Larry Bird vs. Maurice Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Lucas 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.

Maurice Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Maurice Lucas: 1976-77 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Maurice Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Maurice Lucas 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Maurice Lucas 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Maurice Lucas 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Maurice Lucas 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Maurice Lucas 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Maurice Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Maurice Lucas 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Maurice Lucas 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Maurice Lucas 2

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Maurice Lucas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Maurice Lucas 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Maurice Lucas 8.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Maurice Lucas 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Maurice Lucas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Maurice Lucas 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Maurice Lucas 12,339

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Maurice Lucas 7,520

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Maurice Lucas 1,987

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Maurice Lucas 639

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Maurice Lucas 538

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Maurice Lucas 855

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Maurice Lucas .473

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Maurice Lucas .111 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Maurice Lucas .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Maurice Lucas 20.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Maurice Lucas 11.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Maurice Lucas 3.3 (1980)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Maurice Lucas 1.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Maurice Lucas 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Maurice Lucas 8.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Maurice Lucas 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Maurice Lucas 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Maurice Lucas 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Maurice Lucas 1,159

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Maurice Lucas 690

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Maurice Lucas 225

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Maurice Lucas 71

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Maurice Lucas 46

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Maurice Lucas 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Maurice Lucas .484

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Maurice Lucas .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Maurice Lucas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Maurice Lucas 21.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Maurice Lucas 12.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Maurice Lucas 6.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Maurice Lucas 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.