Larry Bird vs. Garrison Mathews Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrison Mathews 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.

Garrison Mathews

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Garrison Mathews: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Garrison Mathews 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Garrison Mathews 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Garrison Mathews 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Garrison Mathews 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Garrison Mathews 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Garrison Mathews 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Garrison Mathews 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Garrison Mathews 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Garrison Mathews 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Garrison Mathews 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Garrison Mathews 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Garrison Mathews 1.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Garrison Mathews 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Garrison Mathews 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Garrison Mathews 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Garrison Mathews 1,684

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Garrison Mathews 466

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Garrison Mathews 163

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Garrison Mathews 138

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Garrison Mathews 45

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Garrison Mathews 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Garrison Mathews .407

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Garrison Mathews .381

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Garrison Mathews .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Garrison Mathews 10.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Garrison Mathews 2.9 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Garrison Mathews 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Garrison Mathews 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Garrison Mathews 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Garrison Mathews 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Garrison Mathews 0.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Garrison Mathews 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Garrison Mathews 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Garrison Mathews 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Garrison Mathews 4

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Garrison Mathews 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Garrison Mathews 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Garrison Mathews 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Garrison Mathews 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Garrison Mathews 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Garrison Mathews .000

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Garrison Mathews .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Garrison Mathews .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Garrison Mathews 1.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Garrison Mathews 0.7 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)