Larry Bird vs. Wali Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wali Jones 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.

Wali Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Wali Jones: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Wali Jones 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Wali Jones 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Wali Jones 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Wali Jones 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Wali Jones 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Wali Jones 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Wali Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Wali Jones 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Wali Jones 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Wali Jones 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Wali Jones 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Wali Jones 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Wali Jones 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Wali Jones 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Wali Jones 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Wali Jones 6,140

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Wali Jones 1,394

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Wali Jones 1,947

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Wali Jones 6 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Wali Jones 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Wali Jones 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Wali Jones .409

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Wali Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Wali Jones .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Wali Jones 13.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Wali Jones 3.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Wali Jones 3.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Wali Jones 0.4 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Wali Jones 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Wali Jones 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Wali Jones 2.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Wali Jones 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Wali Jones 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Wali Jones 833

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Wali Jones 166

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Wali Jones 202

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Wali Jones 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Wali Jones 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Wali Jones 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Wali Jones .406

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Wali Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Wali Jones .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Wali Jones 17.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Wali Jones 3.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Wali Jones 4.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Wali Jones 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Wali Jones 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.