Larry Bird vs. Sam Mitchell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Mitchell 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.

Sam Mitchell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Sam Mitchell 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Sam Mitchell 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Sam Mitchell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Sam Mitchell 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Sam Mitchell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Sam Mitchell 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Sam Mitchell 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Sam Mitchell 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Sam Mitchell 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Sam Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Sam Mitchell 8,636

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Sam Mitchell 3,711

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Sam Mitchell 1,089

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Sam Mitchell 548

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Sam Mitchell 301

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Sam Mitchell 994

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Sam Mitchell .447

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Sam Mitchell .223

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Sam Mitchell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Sam Mitchell 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Sam Mitchell 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Sam Mitchell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Sam Mitchell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Sam Mitchell 267

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Sam Mitchell 130

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Sam Mitchell 34

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Sam Mitchell 10

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Sam Mitchell 9

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Sam Mitchell 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Sam Mitchell .398

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Sam Mitchell .207

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Sam Mitchell .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999)