Larry Bird vs. Joe Kleine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Kleine 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 Kleine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Joe Kleine 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Joe Kleine 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Joe Kleine 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Joe Kleine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Joe Kleine 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Joe Kleine 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Joe Kleine 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Joe Kleine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Joe Kleine 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Joe Kleine 4.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Joe Kleine 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Joe Kleine 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Joe Kleine 4,666

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Joe Kleine 3,991

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Joe Kleine 622

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Joe Kleine 261

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Joe Kleine 285

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Joe Kleine 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Joe Kleine .453

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Joe Kleine .271

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Joe Kleine .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Joe Kleine 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Joe Kleine 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Joe Kleine 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Joe Kleine 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Joe Kleine 192

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Joe Kleine 133

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Joe Kleine 18

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Joe Kleine 11

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Joe Kleine 15

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Joe Kleine 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Joe Kleine .515

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Joe Kleine .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Joe Kleine .793

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)