Larry Bird vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Gene Vance 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Gene Vance 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Gene Vance 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Gene Vance 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 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.