Larry Bird vs. Skylar Mays Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Skylar Mays 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.

Skylar Mays

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Skylar Mays: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Skylar Mays 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Skylar Mays 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Skylar Mays 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Skylar Mays 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Skylar Mays 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Skylar Mays 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Skylar Mays 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Skylar Mays 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Skylar Mays 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Skylar Mays 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Skylar Mays 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Skylar Mays 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Skylar Mays 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Skylar Mays 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Skylar Mays 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Skylar Mays 451

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Skylar Mays 122

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Skylar Mays 182

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Skylar Mays 48

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Skylar Mays 7

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Skylar Mays 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Skylar Mays .445

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Skylar Mays .345

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Skylar Mays .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Skylar Mays 15.3 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Skylar Mays 3.2 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Skylar Mays 8.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Skylar Mays 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Skylar Mays 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Skylar Mays 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Skylar Mays 0.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Skylar Mays 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Skylar Mays 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Skylar Mays 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Skylar Mays 10

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Skylar Mays 3

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Skylar Mays 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Skylar Mays 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Skylar Mays 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Skylar Mays 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Skylar Mays .833

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Skylar Mays -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Skylar Mays -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Skylar Mays 1.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Skylar Mays 0.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Skylar Mays 0.0 (2022)