Larry Bird vs. Joe Ingles Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ingles 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.

Joe Ingles

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Joe Ingles: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Joe Ingles 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Joe Ingles 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Joe Ingles 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Joe Ingles 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Joe Ingles 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Joe Ingles 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Joe Ingles 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Joe Ingles 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Joe Ingles 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Joe Ingles 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Joe Ingles 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Joe Ingles 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Joe Ingles 3.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Joe Ingles 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Joe Ingles 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Joe Ingles 5,707

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Joe Ingles 2,184

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Joe Ingles 2,566

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Joe Ingles 620

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Joe Ingles 101

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Joe Ingles 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Joe Ingles .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Joe Ingles .410

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Joe Ingles .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Joe Ingles 12.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Joe Ingles 4.2 (2018)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Joe Ingles 5.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Joe Ingles 1.2 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Joe Ingles 0.2 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Joe Ingles 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Joe Ingles 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Joe Ingles 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Joe Ingles 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Joe Ingles 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Joe Ingles 484

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Joe Ingles 188

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Joe Ingles 188

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Joe Ingles 56

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Joe Ingles 9

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Joe Ingles 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Joe Ingles .442

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Joe Ingles .399

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Joe Ingles .723

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Joe Ingles 14.5 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Joe Ingles 4.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Joe Ingles 5.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Joe Ingles 2.2 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Joe Ingles 0.5 (2017)