Larry Bird vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.