Larry Bird vs. Sleepy Floyd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sleepy Floyd 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.

Sleepy Floyd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Sleepy Floyd: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Sleepy Floyd 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Sleepy Floyd 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Sleepy Floyd 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Sleepy Floyd 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Sleepy Floyd 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Sleepy Floyd 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Sleepy Floyd 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Sleepy Floyd 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Sleepy Floyd 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Sleepy Floyd 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Sleepy Floyd 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Sleepy Floyd 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Sleepy Floyd 5.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Sleepy Floyd 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Sleepy Floyd 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Sleepy Floyd 12,260

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Sleepy Floyd 2,494

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Sleepy Floyd 5,175

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Sleepy Floyd 1,120

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Sleepy Floyd 215

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Sleepy Floyd 957

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Sleepy Floyd .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Sleepy Floyd .324

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Sleepy Floyd .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Sleepy Floyd 19.5 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Sleepy Floyd 3.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Sleepy Floyd 1.9 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Sleepy Floyd 0.5 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Sleepy Floyd 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Sleepy Floyd 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Sleepy Floyd 6.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Sleepy Floyd 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Sleepy Floyd 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Sleepy Floyd 467

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Sleepy Floyd 77

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Sleepy Floyd 219

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Sleepy Floyd 43

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Sleepy Floyd 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Sleepy Floyd 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Sleepy Floyd .457

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Sleepy Floyd .414

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Sleepy Floyd .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Sleepy Floyd 21.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Sleepy Floyd 4.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Sleepy Floyd 2.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Sleepy Floyd 0.3 (1991)