Larry Bird vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)