Larry Bird vs. Ron Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Watts 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.

Ron Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ron Watts: 1965-66 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ron Watts 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ron Watts 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ron Watts 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ron Watts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ron Watts 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ron Watts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ron Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ron Watts 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ron Watts 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ron Watts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ron Watts 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ron Watts 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ron Watts 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ron Watts 40

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ron Watts 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ron Watts 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ron Watts 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ron Watts .261

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ron Watts .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ron Watts 2.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ron Watts 1.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ron Watts 1.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ron Watts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ron Watts 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ron Watts 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ron Watts 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ron Watts 3

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ron Watts 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ron Watts 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ron Watts 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ron Watts .167

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ron Watts .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ron Watts 3.0 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ron Watts 2.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ron Watts 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ron Watts - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.