Larry Bird vs. Juwan Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Juwan Howard 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.

Juwan Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Juwan Howard 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Juwan Howard 19

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Juwan Howard 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Juwan Howard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Juwan Howard 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Juwan Howard 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Juwan Howard 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Juwan Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Juwan Howard 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Juwan Howard 6.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Juwan Howard 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Juwan Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Juwan Howard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Juwan Howard 16,159

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Juwan Howard 7,428

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Juwan Howard 2,663

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Juwan Howard 818

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Juwan Howard 312

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Juwan Howard 1,208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Juwan Howard .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Juwan Howard .120

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Juwan Howard .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Juwan Howard 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Juwan Howard 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Juwan Howard 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Juwan Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Juwan Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Juwan Howard 270

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Juwan Howard 159

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Juwan Howard 32

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Juwan Howard 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Juwan Howard 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Juwan Howard 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Juwan Howard .393

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Juwan Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Juwan Howard .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997)