Larry Bird vs. Draymond Green: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Draymond Green and Larry Bird to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Larry Bird is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Draymond Green.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Larry Bird has better scoring stats than Draymond Green in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Larry Bird averages 15.6 points more than Draymond Green in his 13 seasons (24.3 points against 8.7), and he also scored a total of 14,126 points more (21,791 vs. 7,665).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Larry Bird	24.3	+15.6	13
Draymond Green	8.7		13

Total Points			Seasons
Larry Bird	21,791	+14,126	13
Draymond Green	7,665		13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Larry Bird has a better career point average than Draymond Green (+12.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,963).

Points Per Game			Playoffs
Larry Bird	23.8	+12.4	12
Draymond Green	11.4		10

Total Points			Playoffs
Larry Bird	3,897	+1,963	12
Draymond Green	1,934		10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games
Larry Bird	1	+1
Draymond Green	0

50+ Point Games
Larry Bird	4	+4
Draymond Green	0

40+ Point Games
Larry Bird	47	+47
Draymond Green	0

30+ Point Games
Larry Bird	223	+222
Draymond Green	1

20+ Point Games
Larry Bird	625	+581
Draymond Green	44

10+ Point Games
Larry Bird	873	+519
Draymond Green	354

1+ Point Games (games with points)
Larry Bird	896	+61
Draymond Green	835

0 Point Games (games without points)
Larry Bird	1
Draymond Green	46	+45

Playoffs

40+ Point Games
Larry Bird	5	+5
Draymond Green	0

30+ Point Games
Larry Bird	43	+41
Draymond Green	2

20+ Point Games
Larry Bird	110	+95
Draymond Green	15

10+ Point Games
Larry Bird	161	+60
Draymond Green	101

1+ Point Games (games with points)
Larry Bird	164
Draymond Green	168	+4

0 Point Games (games without points)
Larry Bird	0
Draymond Green	1	+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

	Pts	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%	Yrs	Gms
Larry Bird	24.3	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	13	897
difference:	+15.6	+6.4	+12.2	+4.6	+0.1	+0.7	+5.6	+3.0	+3.0	+17.6		+16
Draymond Green	8.7	3.2	7.1	44.9	0.8	2.6	32.0	1.4	2.0	71.0	13	881

Total Stats

	Pts	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%	Yrs	Gms
Larry Bird	21,791	8,591	17,334	49.6	649	1,727	37.6	3,960	4,471	88.6	13	897
difference:	+14,126	+5,760	+11,035	+4.6	+93	+591	+5.6	+2,699	+2,696	+17.6		+16
Draymond Green	7,665	2,831	6,299	44.9	742	2,318	32.0	1,261	1,775	71.0	13	881

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

	Pts	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%	Yrs	Gms
Larry Bird	23.8	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	12	164
difference:	+12.4	+4.8	+9.6	+2.7	+0.5	+1.9	+2.1	+3.3	+3.2	+16.4	+2	+5
Draymond Green	11.4	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.0	3.4	30.0	2.2	3.0	72.6	10	169

Total Stats

	Pts	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%	Yrs	Gms
Larry Bird	3,897	1,458	3,090	47.2	80	249	32.1	901	1,012	89.0	12	164
difference:	+1,963	+765	+1,533	+2.7	+94	+331	+2.1	+527	+497	+16.4	+2	+5
Draymond Green	1,934	693	1,557	44.5	174	580	30.0	374	515	72.6	10	169

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	21.3	+18.4	1980	82
Draymond Green	2.9		2013	79

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	21.2	+15.0	1981	82
Draymond Green	6.2		2014	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	22.9	+11.2	1982	77
Draymond Green	11.7		2015	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	23.6	+9.6	1983	79
Draymond Green	14.0		2016	81

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	24.2	+14.0	1984	79
Draymond Green	10.2		2017	76

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	28.7	+17.7	1985	80
Draymond Green	11.0		2018	70

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	25.8	+18.4	1986	82
Draymond Green	7.4		2019	66

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	28.1	+20.1	1987	74
Draymond Green	8.0		2020	43

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	29.9	+22.9	1988	76
Draymond Green	7.0		2021	63

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	19.3	+11.8	1989	6
Draymond Green	7.5		2022	46

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	24.3	+15.8	1990	75
Draymond Green	8.5		2023	73

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	19.4	+10.8	1991	60
Draymond Green	8.6		2024	55

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	20.2	+11.2	1992	45
Draymond Green	9.0		2025	68

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	21.3	+15.5	1980	9
Draymond Green	5.8		2013	12

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	21.9	+10.0	1981	17
Draymond Green	11.9		2014	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	17.8	+4.1	1982	12
Draymond Green	13.7		2015	21

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	20.5	+5.1	1983	6
Draymond Green	15.4		2016	23

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	27.5	+14.4	1984	23
Draymond Green	13.1		2017	17

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	26.0	+15.2	1985	20
Draymond Green	10.8		2018	21

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	25.9	+12.6	1986	18
Draymond Green	13.3		2019	22

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	27.0	+27.0	1987	23
Draymond Green	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	24.5	+24.5	1988	17
Draymond Green	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	-	DNP	1989	0
Draymond Green	8.0	+8.0	2022	22

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	24.4	+15.0	1990	5
Draymond Green	9.4		2023	12

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	17.1	+17.1	1991	10
Draymond Green	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Larry Bird	11.3	+2.2	1992	4
Draymond Green	9.1		2025	12

Larry Bird vs. Draymond Green: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Draymond Green and Larry Bird to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Career NumbersWho has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

Points Per Game

Total Points

Points in the Playoffs

Points Per Game

Total Points

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

50+ Point Games

40+ Point Games

30+ Point Games

20+ Point Games

10+ Point Games

1+ Point Games (games with points)

0 Point Games (games without points)

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

30+ Point Games

20+ Point Games

10+ Point Games

1+ Point Games (games with points)

0 Point Games (games without points)

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Total Stats

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Total Stats

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?