Larry Bird vs. Tim Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Thomas 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.

Tim Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tim Thomas: 1997-98 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tim Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tim Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tim Thomas 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tim Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tim Thomas 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tim Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tim Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tim Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tim Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tim Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Tim Thomas 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tim Thomas 4.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tim Thomas 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tim Thomas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tim Thomas 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tim Thomas 9,454

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tim Thomas 3,379

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tim Thomas 1,272

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tim Thomas 609

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tim Thomas 300

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tim Thomas 824

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tim Thomas .437

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tim Thomas .369

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tim Thomas .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tim Thomas 14.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tim Thomas 5.1 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tim Thomas 2.7 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tim Thomas 1.0 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tim Thomas 0.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tim Thomas 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tim Thomas 5.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tim Thomas 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tim Thomas 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tim Thomas 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tim Thomas 731

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tim Thomas 280

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tim Thomas 76

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tim Thomas 32

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tim Thomas 29

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tim Thomas 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tim Thomas .468

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tim Thomas .436

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tim Thomas .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tim Thomas 17.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tim Thomas 6.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tim Thomas 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tim Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tim Thomas 1.0 (2003)