Larry Bird vs. Wesley Person Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wesley Person 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.

Wesley Person

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Wesley Person: 1994-95 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Wesley Person 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Wesley Person 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Wesley Person 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Wesley Person 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Wesley Person 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Wesley Person 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Wesley Person 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Wesley Person 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Wesley Person 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Wesley Person 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Wesley Person 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Wesley Person 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Wesley Person 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Wesley Person 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Wesley Person 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Wesley Person 8,192

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Wesley Person 2,402

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Wesley Person 1,234

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Wesley Person 579

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Wesley Person 230

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Wesley Person 733

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Wesley Person .457

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Wesley Person .418

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Wesley Person .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Wesley Person 15.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Wesley Person 4.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Wesley Person 2.3 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Wesley Person 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Wesley Person 0.6 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Wesley Person 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Wesley Person 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Wesley Person 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Wesley Person 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Wesley Person 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Wesley Person 278

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Wesley Person 87

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Wesley Person 31

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Wesley Person 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Wesley Person 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Wesley Person 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Wesley Person .417

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Wesley Person .373

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Wesley Person .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Wesley Person 15.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Wesley Person 6.6 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Wesley Person 2.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Wesley Person 0.8 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Wesley Person 0.6 (1997)