Larry Bird vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Garrett Temple 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Garrett Temple 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Garrett Temple 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Garrett Temple 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Garrett Temple 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Garrett Temple 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Garrett Temple 4,582

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Garrett Temple 1,711

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Garrett Temple 1,260

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Garrett Temple 610

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Garrett Temple 241

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Garrett Temple 771

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Garrett Temple .400

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Garrett Temple .342

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Garrett Temple .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)