Larry Bird vs. Tyrone Corbin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrone Corbin 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, 3 less than Tyrone Corbin, who played 16. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Tyrone Corbin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Tyrone Corbin 16 11 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1979-801985-86
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
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 FinalsSpurs 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 16 10.9 4.0 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.7 4.0 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .714
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
Tyrone Corbin 1 14.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1980-811986-87
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement 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
Tyrone Corbin 63 18.6 6.4 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 .409 0.0 0.1 .250 1.4 2.0 .734
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
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1981-821987-88
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns
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
Tyrone Corbin 84 20.7 7.4 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.2 3.1 6.3 .490 0.0 0.1 .167 1.3 1.6 .797
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
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1982-831988-89
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 77 21.5 8.2 2.3 2.9 5.2 1.5 1.1 0.2 1.2 2.9 3.2 5.9 .540 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.3 .788
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
Tyrone Corbin 12 25.8 9.1 3.6 3.5 7.1 2.2 2.0 0.3 1.2 3.1 3.8 7.2 .523 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .760

Season 5

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1983-841989-90
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 82 36.7 14.7 2.7 4.7 7.4 2.6 2.1 0.5 1.7 3.5 6.4 13.2 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.5 .770
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
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1984-851990-91
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
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 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
Tyrone Corbin 82 39.0 18.0 2.3 4.9 7.2 4.2 2.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.2 16.0 .448 0.0 0.1 .200 3.6 4.5 .798
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
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1985-861991-92
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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
Tyrone Corbin 80 27.6 9.8 2.0 3.9 5.9 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.4 3.8 7.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.5 .866
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
Tyrone Corbin 16 27.9 11.3 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.8 4.3 8.6 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.4 .778

Season 8

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1986-871992-93
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 82 31.2 11.6 2.4 4.0 6.3 2.1 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.1 4.7 9.3 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.7 .826
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
Tyrone Corbin 5 32.2 11.8 3.2 4.4 7.6 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.4 3.0 4.8 10.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.4 .647

Season 9

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1987-881993-94
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsJazz 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 82 26.2 8.0 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.1 2.6 3.3 7.2 .456 0.1 0.4 .207 1.4 1.8 .813
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
Tyrone Corbin 16 25.8 6.3 1.6 3.4 4.9 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 6.6 .387 0.3 0.8 .333 0.9 0.9 .933

Season 10

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1988-891994-95
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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
Tyrone Corbin 81 17.1 6.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 2.0 2.5 5.7 .442 0.2 0.7 .250 1.0 1.4 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin 3 26.3 11.3 2.0 1.3 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 8.7 .462 0.7 2.0 .333 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 11

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1989-901995-96
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 71 18.1 5.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.1 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.3 .167 1.4 1.7 .833
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
Tyrone Corbin 2 17.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 12

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1990-911996-97
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 70 32.9 9.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.8 1.3 0.1 1.2 2.5 3.6 8.6 .422 1.1 3.0 .356 1.2 1.5 .796
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
Tyrone Corbin 10 36.5 10.6 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.4 2.9 4.2 9.2 .457 1.3 3.7 .351 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 13

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season 1991-921997-98
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 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
Tyrone Corbin 79 34.2 10.2 1.0 3.6 4.6 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.2 9.5 .439 0.6 1.8 .348 1.3 1.6 .789
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
Tyrone Corbin 4 28.3 3.8 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.8 2.5 1.8 6.3 .280 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season -1998-99
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin 47 22.7 7.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.6 2.8 7.1 .391 0.8 2.5 .319 1.1 1.7 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin 9 29.7 7.7 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.9 2.2 3.3 8.0 .417 0.7 2.6 .261 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 15

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season -1999-00
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin 54 17.4 4.1 0.7 2.3 3.1 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.6 4.6 .356 0.2 0.8 .227 0.6 0.7 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin 3 7.7 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 16

Larry Bird Tyrone Corbin
Season -2000-01
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin 15 7.8 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.6 2.5 .237 0.0 0.3 .000 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Corbin ------- --- ----------