Larry Bird vs. Matt Maloney Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Matt Maloney: 1996-97 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Matt Maloney 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Matt Maloney 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Matt Maloney 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Matt Maloney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Matt Maloney 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Matt Maloney 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Matt Maloney 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Matt Maloney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Matt Maloney 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Matt Maloney 1.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Matt Maloney 2.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Matt Maloney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Matt Maloney 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Matt Maloney 2,177

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Matt Maloney 500

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Matt Maloney 852

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Matt Maloney 240

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Matt Maloney 14

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Matt Maloney 295

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Matt Maloney .408

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Matt Maloney .372

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Matt Maloney .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Matt Maloney 9.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Matt Maloney 2.1 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Matt Maloney 3.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Matt Maloney 1.0 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Matt Maloney 0.1 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Matt Maloney 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Matt Maloney 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Matt Maloney 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Matt Maloney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Matt Maloney 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Matt Maloney 212

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Matt Maloney 27

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Matt Maloney 68

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Matt Maloney 12

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Matt Maloney 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Matt Maloney 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Matt Maloney .388

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Matt Maloney .375

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Matt Maloney .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Matt Maloney 11.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Matt Maloney 1.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Matt Maloney 3.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Matt Maloney 0.6 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Matt Maloney 0.4 (1998)