Larry Bird vs. Maurice Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Taylor 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 Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Maurice Taylor 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Maurice Taylor 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Maurice Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Maurice Taylor 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Maurice Taylor 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Maurice Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Maurice Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Maurice Taylor 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Maurice Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Maurice Taylor 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Maurice Taylor 4.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Maurice Taylor 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Maurice Taylor 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Maurice Taylor 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Maurice Taylor 5,889

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Maurice Taylor 2,452

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Maurice Taylor 623

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Maurice Taylor 246

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Maurice Taylor 259

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Maurice Taylor 534

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Maurice Taylor .466

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Maurice Taylor .152

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Maurice Taylor .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Maurice Taylor 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Maurice Taylor 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Maurice Taylor 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Maurice Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Maurice Taylor 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Maurice Taylor 49

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Maurice Taylor 16

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Maurice Taylor 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Maurice Taylor 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Maurice Taylor 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Maurice Taylor 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Maurice Taylor .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Maurice Taylor -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Maurice Taylor .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Maurice Taylor 0.2 (2004)