Larry Bird vs. Shannon Brown Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shannon Brown 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.

Shannon Brown

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Shannon Brown: 2006-07 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Shannon Brown 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Shannon Brown 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Shannon Brown 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Shannon Brown 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Shannon Brown 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Shannon Brown 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Shannon Brown 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Shannon Brown 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Shannon Brown 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Shannon Brown 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Shannon Brown 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Shannon Brown 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Shannon Brown 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Shannon Brown 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Shannon Brown 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Shannon Brown 3,118

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Shannon Brown 760

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Shannon Brown 458

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Shannon Brown 284

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Shannon Brown 90

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Shannon Brown 408

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Shannon Brown .420

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Shannon Brown .332

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Shannon Brown .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Shannon Brown 11.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Shannon Brown 2.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Shannon Brown 1.8 (2013)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Shannon Brown 1.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Shannon Brown 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Shannon Brown 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Shannon Brown 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Shannon Brown 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Shannon Brown 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Shannon Brown 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Shannon Brown 288

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Shannon Brown 73

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Shannon Brown 40

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Shannon Brown 26

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Shannon Brown 11

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Shannon Brown 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Shannon Brown .422

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Shannon Brown .341

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Shannon Brown .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Shannon Brown 7.2 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Shannon Brown 1.9 (2011)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Shannon Brown 0.9 (2010)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Shannon Brown 0.6 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Shannon Brown 0.3 (2010)