Larry Bird vs. George Mearns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mearns 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.

George Mearns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
George Mearns: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 George Mearns 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 George Mearns 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 George Mearns 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 George Mearns 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 George Mearns 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 George Mearns 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 George Mearns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 George Mearns 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 George Mearns 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 George Mearns 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 George Mearns 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 George Mearns 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 George Mearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 George Mearns 443

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 George Mearns 45

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 George Mearns 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 George Mearns .255

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 George Mearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 George Mearns .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) George Mearns 6.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) George Mearns 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) George Mearns - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 George Mearns -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 George Mearns -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 George Mearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 George Mearns -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 George Mearns -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 George Mearns - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 George Mearns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 George Mearns -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 George Mearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 George Mearns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) George Mearns -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) George Mearns - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) George Mearns -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) George Mearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) George Mearns - 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.