Larry Bird vs. Shawn Bradley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shawn Bradley 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.

Shawn Bradley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Shawn Bradley: 1993-94 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Shawn Bradley 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Shawn Bradley 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Shawn Bradley 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Shawn Bradley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Shawn Bradley 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Shawn Bradley 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Shawn Bradley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Shawn Bradley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Shawn Bradley 0

Blocks Leader Larry Bird 0 Shawn Bradley 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Shawn Bradley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Shawn Bradley 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Shawn Bradley 6.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Shawn Bradley 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Shawn Bradley 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Shawn Bradley 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Shawn Bradley 6,752

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Shawn Bradley 5,268

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Shawn Bradley 573

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Shawn Bradley 532

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Shawn Bradley 2,119

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Shawn Bradley 832

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Shawn Bradley .457

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Shawn Bradley .103

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Shawn Bradley .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Shawn Bradley 13.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Shawn Bradley 8.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Shawn Bradley 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Shawn Bradley 0.9 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Shawn Bradley 3.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Shawn Bradley 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Shawn Bradley 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Shawn Bradley 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Shawn Bradley 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Shawn Bradley 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Shawn Bradley 128

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Shawn Bradley 147

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Shawn Bradley 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Shawn Bradley 7

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Shawn Bradley 47

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Shawn Bradley 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Shawn Bradley .478

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Shawn Bradley .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Shawn Bradley .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Shawn Bradley 6.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Shawn Bradley 7.1 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Shawn Bradley 0.5 (2001)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Shawn Bradley 0.4 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Shawn Bradley 3.0 (2001)