Larry Bird vs. Stephen Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Howard 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.

Stephen Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Stephen Howard 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Stephen Howard 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Stephen Howard 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Stephen Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Stephen Howard 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Stephen Howard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Stephen Howard 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Stephen Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Stephen Howard 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Stephen Howard 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Stephen Howard 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Stephen Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Stephen Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Stephen Howard 336

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Stephen Howard 173

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Stephen Howard 25

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Stephen Howard 38

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Stephen Howard 28

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Stephen Howard 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Stephen Howard .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Stephen Howard .631

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Stephen Howard 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Stephen Howard 0.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Stephen Howard 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Stephen Howard 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Stephen Howard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Stephen Howard 23

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Stephen Howard 11

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Stephen Howard 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Stephen Howard 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Stephen Howard 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Stephen Howard 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Stephen Howard .353

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Stephen Howard .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)