Larry Bird vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jayson Williams 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jayson Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jayson Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)