Larry Bird vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Tucker 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.

Jim Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Tucker 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Tucker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Tucker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jim Tucker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jim Tucker 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Tucker 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Tucker 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Tucker 52

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Tucker .349

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim Tucker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Tucker 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Tucker 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Tucker .344

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.