Larry Bird vs. Fred Carter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Carter 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.

Fred Carter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fred Carter 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fred Carter 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fred Carter 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fred Carter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fred Carter 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fred Carter 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fred Carter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fred Carter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fred Carter 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fred Carter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Fred Carter 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fred Carter 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fred Carter 3.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fred Carter 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fred Carter 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fred Carter 9,271

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fred Carter 2,381

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fred Carter 2,122

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fred Carter 371 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fred Carter 65 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fred Carter 611

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fred Carter .425

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fred Carter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fred Carter .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fred Carter 21.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fred Carter 6.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fred Carter 5.7 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fred Carter 15.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fred Carter 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fred Carter 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fred Carter 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fred Carter 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fred Carter 446

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fred Carter 123

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fred Carter 75

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fred Carter 4 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fred Carter 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fred Carter 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fred Carter .410

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fred Carter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fred Carter .687

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fred Carter 28.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fred Carter 4.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fred Carter 5.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.