Larry Bird vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Slick Watts 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Larry Bird 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 Slick Watts 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Slick Watts 111

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Slick Watts 7

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.