Thurl Bailey vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)