Larry Bird vs. Mark Bryant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Bryant and Larry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 2 less than Mark Bryant, who played 15. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Mark Bryant had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Larry Bird 13 12 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mark Bryant 15 12 1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1979-801988-89
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 82 36.0 21.3 2.6 7.8 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.4 8.5 17.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .406 3.7 4.4 .836
Mark Bryant 56 14.3 5.0 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.7 2.6 2.1 4.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 9 41.3 21.3 2.4 8.8 11.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 3.7 3.3 9.2 19.7 .469 0.4 1.7 .267 2.4 2.8 .880
Mark Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1980-811989-90
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 82 39.5 21.2 2.3 8.6 10.9 5.5 2.0 0.8 3.5 2.9 8.8 18.3 .478 0.2 0.9 .270 3.5 4.0 .863
Mark Bryant 58 9.7 2.9 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 1.2 2.6 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 17 44.1 21.9 2.9 11.1 14.0 6.1 2.3 1.0 3.6 3.1 8.6 18.4 .470 0.2 0.5 .375 4.5 5.0 .894
Mark Bryant 13 12.3 3.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 2.1 1.4 2.5 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .750

Season 3
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1981-821990-91
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 77 38.0 22.9 2.6 8.3 10.9 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 18.4 .503 0.1 0.7 .212 4.3 4.9 .863
Mark Bryant 53 14.7 5.1 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.3 1.9 3.8 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 12 40.8 17.8 2.8 9.8 12.5 5.6 1.9 1.4 3.2 3.6 7.3 17.2 .427 0.1 0.5 .167 3.1 3.8 .822
Mark Bryant 14 9.8 2.4 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.8 0.7 1.6 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.1 .875

Season 4
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1982-831991-92
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 79 37.7 23.6 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.5 18.7 .504 0.3 1.0 .286 4.4 5.3 .840
Mark Bryant 56 14.3 4.1 1.6 2.0 3.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.5 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 6 40.0 20.5 3.3 9.2 12.5 6.8 2.2 0.5 3.2 2.5 8.2 19.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .250 4.0 4.8 .828
Mark Bryant 12 9.7 1.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.8 2.4 .345 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 .750

Season 5
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1983-841992-93
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 79 38.3 24.2 2.3 7.8 10.1 6.6 1.8 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.6 19.5 .492 0.2 0.9 .247 4.7 5.3 .888
Mark Bryant 80 17.5 6.0 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.8 2.3 4.6 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 23 41.8 27.5 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 3.1 10.0 19.0 .524 0.3 0.7 .412 7.3 8.3 .879
Mark Bryant 4 20.8 9.8 2.5 2.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 3.5 4.3 9.3 .459 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 6
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1984-851993-94
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 80 39.5 28.7 2.1 8.5 10.5 6.6 1.6 1.2 3.1 2.6 11.5 22.0 .522 0.7 1.6 .427 5.0 5.7 .882
Mark Bryant 79 18.2 5.6 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.4 2.3 4.9 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.3 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 20 40.8 26.0 2.7 6.5 9.1 5.8 1.7 1.0 2.9 2.7 9.8 21.3 .461 0.4 1.3 .280 6.1 6.8 .890
Mark Bryant 4 16.0 2.5 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.3 4.3 .294 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1985-861994-95
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 82 38.0 25.8 2.3 7.5 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 9.7 19.6 .496 1.0 2.4 .423 5.4 6.0 .896
Mark Bryant 49 13.4 5.0 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.2 2.1 3.9 .526 0.0 0.0 .500 0.8 1.3 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 18 42.8 25.9 1.9 7.4 9.3 8.2 2.1 0.6 2.6 3.1 9.5 18.4 .517 1.3 3.1 .411 5.6 6.1 .927
Mark Bryant 2 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 8
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1986-871995-96
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 74 40.6 28.1 1.7 7.5 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 2.5 10.6 20.2 .525 1.2 3.0 .400 5.6 6.1 .910
Mark Bryant 71 22.4 8.6 1.8 3.1 4.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.2 3.3 3.4 6.3 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.5 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 23 44.1 27.0 1.8 8.3 10.0 7.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 2.4 9.4 19.7 .476 0.6 1.8 .341 7.7 8.4 .912
Mark Bryant 8 18.1 6.8 0.9 2.5 3.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.6 2.6 4.4 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .800

Season 9
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1987-881996-97
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 76 39.0 29.9 1.4 7.8 9.3 6.1 1.6 0.8 2.8 2.1 11.6 22.0 .527 1.3 3.1 .414 5.5 6.0 .916
Mark Bryant 41 24.8 9.3 1.6 3.5 5.2 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 3.3 3.7 6.7 .553 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.6 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 17 44.9 24.5 1.7 7.1 8.8 6.8 2.1 0.8 2.9 2.6 8.9 19.9 .450 0.7 1.9 .375 5.9 6.6 .894
Mark Bryant 4 9.0 2.8 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 10
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1988-891997-98
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 6 31.5 19.3 0.2 6.0 6.2 4.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.0 8.2 17.3 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .947
Mark Bryant 70 15.9 4.2 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.6 1.6 3.2 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Mark Bryant 4 23.5 10.0 2.3 3.5 5.8 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.8 4.0 4.3 8.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 11
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1989-901998-99
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 75 39.3 24.3 1.2 8.3 9.5 7.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 2.3 9.6 20.2 .473 0.9 2.6 .333 4.3 4.6 .930
Mark Bryant 45 26.8 9.0 2.0 3.1 5.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.7 7.7 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 5 41.4 24.4 1.4 7.8 9.2 8.8 1.0 1.0 3.6 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 1.0 3.8 .263 5.8 6.4 .906
Mark Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1990-911999-00
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 60 38.0 19.4 0.9 7.6 8.5 7.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.0 7.7 17.0 .454 1.3 3.3 .389 2.7 3.1 .891
Mark Bryant 75 22.8 5.7 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.2 3.3 2.3 4.6 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 10 39.6 17.1 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.8 6.2 15.2 .408 0.3 2.1 .143 4.4 5.1 .863
Mark Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season 1991-922000-01
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 45 36.9 20.2 1.0 8.6 9.6 6.8 0.9 0.7 2.8 1.8 7.8 16.8 .466 1.2 2.8 .406 3.3 3.6 .926
Mark Bryant 18 5.6 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 4 26.8 11.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 10.5 .500 0.0 1.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750
Mark Bryant 4 8.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season -2001-02
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Mark Bryant 30 6.9 1.9 0.8 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Mark Bryant 9 10.1 2.3 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.6 1.0 2.2 .450 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 15
Larry Bird Mark Bryant
Season -2002-03
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Mark Bryant 16 6.3 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.3 1.2 .263 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Mark Bryant 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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