Larry Bird vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rusty LaRue 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Rusty LaRue 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)