Larry Bird vs. Fran Curran Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fran Curran and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Larry Bird

vs.

Fran Curran

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fran Curran: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fran Curran 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fran Curran 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fran Curran 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fran Curran 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fran Curran 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fran Curran 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fran Curran 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fran Curran 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fran Curran 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fran Curran 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Fran Curran 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fran Curran - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fran Curran 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fran Curran - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fran Curran - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fran Curran 602

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fran Curran - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fran Curran 149

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fran Curran - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fran Curran - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fran Curran 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fran Curran .395

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fran Curran - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fran Curran .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fran Curran 6.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fran Curran - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fran Curran 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fran Curran - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fran Curran - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fran Curran 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fran Curran - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fran Curran 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fran Curran - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fran Curran - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fran Curran 9

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fran Curran - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fran Curran 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fran Curran - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fran Curran - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fran Curran 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fran Curran .250

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fran Curran - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fran Curran 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fran Curran 2.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fran Curran - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fran Curran 0.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fran Curran - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fran Curran - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.