Larry Bird vs. M.L. Carr Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars M.L. Carr 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.

M.L. Carr

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 M.L. Carr 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 M.L. Carr 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 M.L. Carr 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 M.L. Carr 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 M.L. Carr 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 M.L. Carr 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 M.L. Carr 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 M.L. Carr 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 M.L. Carr 1

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 M.L. Carr 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 M.L. Carr 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 M.L. Carr 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 M.L. Carr 4.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 M.L. Carr 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 M.L. Carr 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 M.L. Carr 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 M.L. Carr 5,853

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 M.L. Carr 2,595

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 M.L. Carr 1,112

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 M.L. Carr 812

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 M.L. Carr 226

Total Games Larry Bird 897 M.L. Carr 604

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 M.L. Carr .470

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 M.L. Carr .256 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 M.L. Carr .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 M.L. Carr 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 M.L. Carr 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 M.L. Carr 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 M.L. Carr 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 M.L. Carr 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 M.L. Carr 354

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 M.L. Carr 129

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 M.L. Carr 64

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 M.L. Carr 38

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 M.L. Carr 10

Total Games Larry Bird 164 M.L. Carr 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 M.L. Carr .382

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 M.L. Carr .227 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 M.L. Carr .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977)

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