Larry Bird vs. Rasual Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rasual Butler 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.

Rasual Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rasual Butler 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rasual Butler 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rasual Butler 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rasual Butler 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rasual Butler 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rasual Butler 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rasual Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rasual Butler 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Rasual Butler 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rasual Butler 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rasual Butler 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rasual Butler 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rasual Butler 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rasual Butler 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rasual Butler 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rasual Butler 6,092

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rasual Butler 1,934

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rasual Butler 658

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rasual Butler 288

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rasual Butler 408

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rasual Butler 809

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rasual Butler .403

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rasual Butler .362

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rasual Butler .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rasual Butler 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rasual Butler 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rasual Butler 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rasual Butler 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rasual Butler 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rasual Butler 152

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rasual Butler 52

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rasual Butler 12

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rasual Butler 4

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rasual Butler 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rasual Butler 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rasual Butler .407

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rasual Butler .417

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rasual Butler .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009)