Larry Bird vs. Howard Komives Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Komives 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.

Howard Komives

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Howard Komives: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Howard Komives 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Howard Komives 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Howard Komives 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Howard Komives 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Howard Komives 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Howard Komives 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Howard Komives 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Howard Komives 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Howard Komives 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Howard Komives 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Howard Komives 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Howard Komives 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Howard Komives 4.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Howard Komives 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Howard Komives 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Howard Komives 7,550

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Howard Komives 1,804

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Howard Komives 2,941

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Howard Komives 32 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Howard Komives 3 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Howard Komives 742

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Howard Komives .388

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Howard Komives - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Howard Komives .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Howard Komives 15.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Howard Komives 3.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Howard Komives 6.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Howard Komives 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Howard Komives 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Howard Komives 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Howard Komives 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Howard Komives 3.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Howard Komives - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Howard Komives - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Howard Komives 76

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Howard Komives 25

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Howard Komives 38

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Howard Komives 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Howard Komives 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Howard Komives 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Howard Komives .301

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Howard Komives - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Howard Komives .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Howard Komives 10.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Howard Komives 2.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Howard Komives 3.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Howard Komives - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Howard Komives - *

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.