Larry Bird vs. LaRue Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaRue Martin 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.

LaRue Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
LaRue Martin: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 LaRue Martin 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 LaRue Martin 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 LaRue Martin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 LaRue Martin 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 LaRue Martin 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 LaRue Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 LaRue Martin 0

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 LaRue Martin 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 LaRue Martin 4.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 LaRue Martin 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 LaRue Martin 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 LaRue Martin 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 LaRue Martin 1,430

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 LaRue Martin 1,258

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 LaRue Martin 203

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 LaRue Martin 46 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 LaRue Martin 98 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 LaRue Martin 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 LaRue Martin .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 LaRue Martin .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) LaRue Martin 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) LaRue Martin 5.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) LaRue Martin 1.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) LaRue Martin 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) LaRue Martin 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 LaRue Martin - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 LaRue Martin -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 LaRue Martin -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 LaRue Martin -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 LaRue Martin - *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 LaRue Martin - *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 LaRue Martin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 LaRue Martin -

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 LaRue Martin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) LaRue Martin - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.