Larry Bird vs. Jason Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Thompson 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.

Jason Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jason Thompson: 2008-09 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jason Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jason Thompson 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jason Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jason Thompson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jason Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jason Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jason Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jason Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jason Thompson 6.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jason Thompson 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jason Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jason Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jason Thompson 5,210

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jason Thompson 3,880

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jason Thompson 635

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jason Thompson 283

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jason Thompson 414

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jason Thompson 588

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jason Thompson .496

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jason Thompson .143

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jason Thompson .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jason Thompson 12.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jason Thompson 8.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jason Thompson 1.7 (2010)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jason Thompson 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jason Thompson 1.0 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jason Thompson 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jason Thompson 1.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jason Thompson 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jason Thompson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jason Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jason Thompson 8

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jason Thompson 11

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jason Thompson 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jason Thompson 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jason Thompson 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jason Thompson 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jason Thompson .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jason Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jason Thompson .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jason Thompson 0.8 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jason Thompson 1.1 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jason Thompson 0.0 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)