Larry Bird vs. Larry Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Johnson 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 Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Johnson: 1991-92 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Johnson 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Johnson 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Johnson 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Johnson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Johnson 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Johnson 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Johnson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Johnson 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Johnson 7.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Johnson 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Johnson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Johnson 11,450

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Johnson 5,300

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Johnson 2,298

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Johnson 515

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Johnson 258

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Johnson 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Johnson .484

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Johnson .332

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Johnson .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Johnson 22.1 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Johnson 11.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Johnson 4.6 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Johnson 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Johnson 0.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Johnson 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Johnson 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Johnson 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Johnson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Johnson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Johnson 937

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Johnson 351

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Johnson 134

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Johnson 55

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Johnson 11

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Johnson 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Johnson .483

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Johnson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Johnson 20.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Johnson 6.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Johnson 3.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Johnson 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Johnson 0.5 (1995)