Larry Bird vs. Matt Guokas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Guokas 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.

Matt Guokas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Matt Guokas: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Matt Guokas 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Matt Guokas 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Matt Guokas 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Matt Guokas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Matt Guokas 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Matt Guokas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Matt Guokas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Matt Guokas 0

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Matt Guokas 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Matt Guokas 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Matt Guokas 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Matt Guokas 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Matt Guokas 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Matt Guokas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Matt Guokas 4,285

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Matt Guokas 1,446

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Matt Guokas 2,174

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Matt Guokas 117 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Matt Guokas 41 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Matt Guokas 735

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Matt Guokas .489

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Matt Guokas .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Matt Guokas 9.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Matt Guokas 3.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Matt Guokas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Matt Guokas 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Matt Guokas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Matt Guokas 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Matt Guokas 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Matt Guokas 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Matt Guokas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Matt Guokas 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Matt Guokas 254

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Matt Guokas 118

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Matt Guokas 98

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Matt Guokas 7 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Matt Guokas 2 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Matt Guokas 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Matt Guokas .417

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Matt Guokas .776

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Matt Guokas 6.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Matt Guokas 3.3 (1968)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Matt Guokas 2.3 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Matt Guokas 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Matt Guokas 0.2 (1974) *

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.