Larry Bird vs. Ken Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ken Murray 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.

Ken Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ken Murray: 1950-51 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ken Murray 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ken Murray 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ken Murray 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ken Murray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ken Murray 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ken Murray 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ken Murray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ken Murray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ken Murray 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ken Murray 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 Ken Murray 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ken Murray 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ken Murray 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ken Murray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ken Murray 1,471

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ken Murray 599

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ken Murray 482

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ken Murray 181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ken Murray .335

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ken Murray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ken Murray .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ken Murray 12.9 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ken Murray 5.4 (1951)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ken Murray 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ken Murray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ken Murray 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ken Murray 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ken Murray 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ken Murray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ken Murray 40

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ken Murray 14

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ken Murray 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ken Murray 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ken Murray .293

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ken Murray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ken Murray .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ken Murray 8.7 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ken Murray 4.7 (1951)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ken Murray 3.3 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ken Murray - 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.