Larry Bird vs. Luke Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luke Walton 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.

Luke Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Luke Walton: 2003-04 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Luke Walton 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Luke Walton 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Luke Walton 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Luke Walton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Luke Walton 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Luke Walton 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Luke Walton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Luke Walton 0

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Luke Walton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Luke Walton 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Luke Walton 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Luke Walton 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Luke Walton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Luke Walton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Luke Walton 2,649

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Luke Walton 1,588

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Luke Walton 1,317

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Luke Walton 313

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Luke Walton 102

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Luke Walton 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Luke Walton .429

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Luke Walton .326

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Luke Walton .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Luke Walton 11.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Luke Walton 5.0 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Luke Walton 4.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Luke Walton 1.0 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Luke Walton 0.4 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Luke Walton 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Luke Walton 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Luke Walton 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Luke Walton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Luke Walton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Luke Walton 376

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Luke Walton 204

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Luke Walton 151

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Luke Walton 47

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Luke Walton 13

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Luke Walton 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Luke Walton .420

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Luke Walton .360

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Luke Walton .701

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Luke Walton 12.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Luke Walton 6.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Luke Walton 2.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Luke Walton 1.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Luke Walton 0.2 (2007)