Larry Bird vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Larry Bird 897 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)