Larry Bird vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 James Ray 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 James Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 James Ray 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 James Ray 228

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 James Ray 76

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 James Ray 39

Total Games Larry Bird 897 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 James Ray 3

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 James Ray 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 James Ray 2

Total Games Larry Bird 164 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) James Ray 1.0 (1982)