Larry Bird vs. Archie Clark Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Archie Clark and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Archie Clark

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Archie Clark: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Archie Clark 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Archie Clark 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Archie Clark 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Archie Clark 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Archie Clark 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Archie Clark 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Archie Clark 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Archie Clark 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Archie Clark 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Archie Clark 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Archie Clark 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Archie Clark 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Archie Clark 4.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Archie Clark 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Archie Clark 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Archie Clark 11,819

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Archie Clark 2,427

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Archie Clark 3,498

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Archie Clark 231 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Archie Clark 15 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Archie Clark 725

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Archie Clark .480

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Archie Clark - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Archie Clark .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Archie Clark 25.2 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Archie Clark 4.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Archie Clark 8.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Archie Clark 1.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Archie Clark 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Archie Clark 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Archie Clark 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Archie Clark 4.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Archie Clark 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Archie Clark 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Archie Clark 1,125

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Archie Clark 229

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Archie Clark 297

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Archie Clark 17 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Archie Clark 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Archie Clark 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Archie Clark .454

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Archie Clark - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Archie Clark .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Archie Clark 26.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Archie Clark 4.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Archie Clark 7.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Archie Clark 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Archie Clark 0.1 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.