Larry Bird vs. Matt Harpring Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Harpring 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 Harpring

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Matt Harpring 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Matt Harpring 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Matt Harpring 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Matt Harpring 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Matt Harpring 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Matt Harpring 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Matt Harpring 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Matt Harpring 5.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Matt Harpring 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Matt Harpring 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Matt Harpring 7,645

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Matt Harpring 3,366

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Matt Harpring 907

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Matt Harpring 497

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Matt Harpring 112

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Matt Harpring 665

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Matt Harpring .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Matt Harpring .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Matt Harpring .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Matt Harpring 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Matt Harpring 4.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Matt Harpring 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Matt Harpring 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Matt Harpring 419

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Matt Harpring 198

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Matt Harpring 54

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Matt Harpring 27

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Matt Harpring 9

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Matt Harpring 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Matt Harpring .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Matt Harpring .150

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Matt Harpring .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008)