Larry Bird vs. Jack Coleman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Coleman 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.

Jack Coleman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jack Coleman: 1949-50 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jack Coleman 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jack Coleman 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jack Coleman 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jack Coleman 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jack Coleman 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jack Coleman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jack Coleman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jack Coleman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jack Coleman 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jack Coleman 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 Jack Coleman 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jack Coleman 9.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jack Coleman 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jack Coleman 6,721

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jack Coleman 5,186 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jack Coleman 1,749

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jack Coleman 633

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jack Coleman .416

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jack Coleman .695

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jack Coleman 12.8 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jack Coleman 11.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jack Coleman 3.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jack Coleman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jack Coleman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jack Coleman 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jack Coleman 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jack Coleman 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jack Coleman 631

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jack Coleman 621 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jack Coleman 216

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jack Coleman 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jack Coleman .385

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jack Coleman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jack Coleman .646

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jack Coleman 13.8 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jack Coleman 13.3 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jack Coleman 5.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jack Coleman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jack Coleman - 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.