Larry Bird vs. Johnny Jorgensen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Jorgensen 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.

Johnny Jorgensen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Johnny Jorgensen: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Johnny Jorgensen 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Johnny Jorgensen 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Johnny Jorgensen 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Johnny Jorgensen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Johnny Jorgensen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Johnny Jorgensen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Johnny Jorgensen 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Johnny Jorgensen 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Johnny Jorgensen 115

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Johnny Jorgensen 33

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Johnny Jorgensen 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Johnny Jorgensen .366

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Johnny Jorgensen .735

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Johnny Jorgensen 3.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Johnny Jorgensen 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Johnny Jorgensen 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Johnny Jorgensen 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Johnny Jorgensen 7

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Johnny Jorgensen 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Johnny Jorgensen 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Johnny Jorgensen .429

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Johnny Jorgensen 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Johnny Jorgensen 1.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Johnny Jorgensen 0.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Johnny Jorgensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Johnny Jorgensen - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.