Larry Bird vs. Scott Wedman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Wedman 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 and Scott Wedman both played 13 years in the NBA. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Scott Wedman had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Scott Wedman 13 8 1974-75 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1979-801974-75
Team Boston CelticsKansas City-Omaha Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKings 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 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
Scott Wedman 80 31.9 11.1 2.5 3.6 6.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 - 3.4 4.7 10.1 .465 - - - 1.7 2.1 .818
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
Scott Wedman 6 38.3 11.0 1.7 4.2 5.8 2.7 1.0 0.5 - 2.8 4.5 11.3 .397 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 2
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1980-811975-76
Team Boston CelticsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Scott Wedman 82 36.2 15.5 2.4 5.0 7.4 2.4 1.3 0.4 - 3.4 6.6 14.4 .456 - - - 2.3 3.0 .780
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1981-821976-77
Team Boston CelticsKansas City Kings
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 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 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
Scott Wedman 81 33.9 15.4 2.3 3.9 6.2 2.8 1.2 0.3 - 2.8 6.4 14.0 .460 - - - 2.5 3.0 .855
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1982-831977-78
Team Boston CelticsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 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
Scott Wedman 81 36.6 17.7 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.5 1.2 0.3 2.0 3.0 7.5 14.7 .509 - - - 2.7 3.1 .870
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1983-841978-79
Team Boston CelticsKansas City Kings
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 ChampionKings 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 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
Scott Wedman 73 34.2 18.3 1.8 3.4 5.3 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.5 3.3 7.7 14.4 .534 - - - 3.0 3.7 .797
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
Scott Wedman 5 34.8 19.2 2.6 4.8 7.4 1.8 1.8 0.6 2.8 3.6 7.2 15.6 .462 - - - 4.8 6.4 .750

Season 6
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1984-851979-80
Team Boston CelticsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKings 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
Scott Wedman 68 34.5 19.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 3.4 8.4 16.4 .512 0.1 0.3 .318 2.1 2.7 .801
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
Scott Wedman 3 38.7 22.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 3.0 9.7 21.3 .453 0.7 1.0 .667 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 7
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1985-861980-81
Team Boston CelticsKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings 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 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
Scott Wedman 81 35.8 19.0 1.6 3.8 5.3 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.0 3.6 8.5 17.7 .477 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.5 .686
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
Scott Wedman 15 43.8 20.5 1.1 4.7 5.8 3.9 1.2 0.5 2.6 3.4 8.6 19.8 .434 0.6 2.1 .281 2.7 3.7 .714

Season 8
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1986-871981-82
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA 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 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
Scott Wedman 54 30.3 10.9 2.4 3.3 5.6 2.5 1.4 0.3 1.4 3.5 4.8 10.9 .441 0.1 0.4 .217 1.2 1.7 .733
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1987-881982-83
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 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
Scott Wedman 75 23.9 11.2 1.3 2.5 3.8 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.7 3.0 5.0 10.5 .475 0.1 0.4 .313 1.1 1.4 .794
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
Scott Wedman 6 11.0 4.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.8 2.3 4.0 .583 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 10
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1988-891983-84
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Scott Wedman 68 13.5 4.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 .444 0.0 0.2 .154 0.4 0.5 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Scott Wedman 17 13.3 5.2 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 2.4 5.6 .417 0.2 0.4 .571 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 11
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1989-901984-85
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 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
Scott Wedman 78 14.4 6.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.8 5.9 .478 0.2 0.4 .500 0.5 0.7 .764
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
Scott Wedman 21 16.7 8.7 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.4 3.5 6.4 .545 0.5 1.0 .455 1.2 1.8 .684

Season 12
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1990-911985-86
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Scott Wedman 79 17.7 8.0 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.6 3.6 7.7 .473 0.2 0.6 .354 0.6 0.9 .662
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
Scott Wedman 12 11.8 3.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.3 .392 0.2 0.3 .500 0.3 0.3 .750

Season 13
Larry Bird Scott Wedman
Season 1991-921986-87
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
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 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
Scott Wedman 6 13.0 3.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 4.5 .333 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.3 .500
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
Scott Wedman ------- --- ----------
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