Larry Bird vs. Thon Maker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thon Maker 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.

Thon Maker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Thon Maker: 2016-17 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Thon Maker 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Thon Maker 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Thon Maker 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Thon Maker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Thon Maker 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Thon Maker 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Thon Maker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Thon Maker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Thon Maker 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Thon Maker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Thon Maker 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Thon Maker 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Thon Maker 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Thon Maker 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Thon Maker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Thon Maker 1,216

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Thon Maker 726

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Thon Maker 161

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Thon Maker 96

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Thon Maker 173

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Thon Maker 263

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Thon Maker .435

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Thon Maker .327

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Thon Maker .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Thon Maker 5.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Thon Maker 3.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Thon Maker 0.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Thon Maker 0.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Thon Maker 0.8 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Thon Maker 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Thon Maker 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Thon Maker 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Thon Maker 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Thon Maker 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Thon Maker 90

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Thon Maker 51

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Thon Maker 21

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Thon Maker 7

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Thon Maker 26

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Thon Maker 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Thon Maker .353

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Thon Maker .190

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Thon Maker .815

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Thon Maker 5.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Thon Maker 3.8 (2018)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Thon Maker 2.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Thon Maker 0.8 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Thon Maker 1.8 (2018)