Larry Bird vs. Larry Costello Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Costello 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.

Larry Costello

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Costello: 1954-55 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Costello 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Costello 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Costello 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Costello 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Costello 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Costello 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Costello 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Costello 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Costello 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Costello 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Costello 4.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Costello 8,622

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Costello 2,705

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Costello 3,215

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

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Costello 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Costello .438

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Costello .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Costello 15.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Costello 5.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Costello 6.3 (1960)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Costello 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Costello 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Costello 4.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Costello 592

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Costello 171

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Costello 218

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Costello 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Costello .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Costello .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Costello 17.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Costello 8.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Costello 6.7 (1960)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Costello - 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.