Larry Bird vs. Steve Mix Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Mix 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.

Steve Mix

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Steve Mix: 1969-70 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Steve Mix 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Steve Mix 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Steve Mix 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Steve Mix 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Steve Mix 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Steve Mix 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Steve Mix 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Steve Mix 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Steve Mix 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Steve Mix 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Steve Mix 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Steve Mix 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Steve Mix 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Steve Mix 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Steve Mix 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Steve Mix 8,355

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Steve Mix 4,159

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Steve Mix 1,393

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Steve Mix 884 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Steve Mix 173 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Steve Mix 787

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Steve Mix .498

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Steve Mix .286 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Steve Mix .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Steve Mix 15.6 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Steve Mix 10.9 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Steve Mix 2.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Steve Mix 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Steve Mix 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Steve Mix 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Steve Mix 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Steve Mix 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Steve Mix 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Steve Mix 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Steve Mix 642

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Steve Mix 248

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Steve Mix 137

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Steve Mix 65 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Steve Mix 13 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Steve Mix 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Steve Mix .494

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Steve Mix .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Steve Mix .864

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Steve Mix 14.7 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Steve Mix 6.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Steve Mix 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Steve Mix 3.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Steve Mix 0.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.