Larry Bird vs. Jim Ware Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Ware 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 Ware

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Ware: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Ware 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Ware 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Ware 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Ware 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Ware 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Ware 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Ware 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Ware 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Ware 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Ware 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Ware 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Ware 143

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Ware 146

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Ware 13

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Ware 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Ware .284

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Ware .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Ware 2.4 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Ware 2.6 (1968)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Ware 0.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Ware 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Ware 0.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Ware 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Ware 10

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Ware 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Ware 0

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Ware 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Ware .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Ware -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Ware 3.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Ware 0.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Ware 0.0 (1967)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim Ware - 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.