Larry Bird vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant 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.

Ja Morant

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ja Morant 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ja Morant 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ja Morant 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ja Morant 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ja Morant 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ja Morant 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ja Morant 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ja Morant 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ja Morant 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ja Morant 4.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ja Morant 5,783

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ja Morant 1,243

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ja Morant 1,903

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ja Morant 254

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ja Morant 74

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ja Morant 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ja Morant .472

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ja Morant .318

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ja Morant .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ja Morant 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ja Morant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ja Morant 6.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ja Morant 8.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ja Morant 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ja Morant 518

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ja Morant 130

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ja Morant 164

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ja Morant 29

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ja Morant 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ja Morant 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ja Morant .449

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ja Morant .357

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ja Morant .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ja Morant 0.4 (2022)