James Anderson vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Larry Bird 755

Total Games James Anderson 247 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Larry Bird 145

Total Games James Anderson 10 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)