Larry Bird vs. Jose Calderon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jose Calderon 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.

Jose Calderon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jose Calderon: 2005-06 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jose Calderon 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jose Calderon 14

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jose Calderon 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jose Calderon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jose Calderon 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jose Calderon 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jose Calderon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jose Calderon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jose Calderon 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jose Calderon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jose Calderon 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jose Calderon 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jose Calderon 5.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jose Calderon 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jose Calderon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jose Calderon 7,921

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jose Calderon 2,148

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jose Calderon 5,148

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jose Calderon 716

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jose Calderon 71

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jose Calderon 895

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jose Calderon .472

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jose Calderon .407

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jose Calderon .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jose Calderon 12.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jose Calderon 3.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jose Calderon 8.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jose Calderon 1.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jose Calderon 0.1 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jose Calderon 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jose Calderon 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jose Calderon 3.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jose Calderon 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jose Calderon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jose Calderon 259

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jose Calderon 56

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jose Calderon 125

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jose Calderon 15

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jose Calderon 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jose Calderon 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jose Calderon .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jose Calderon .372

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jose Calderon .929

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jose Calderon 13.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jose Calderon 3.6 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jose Calderon 7.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jose Calderon 0.8 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jose Calderon 0.2 (2017)