Larry Bird vs. Arnie Ferrin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Ferrin 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.

Arnie Ferrin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Arnie Ferrin: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Arnie Ferrin 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Arnie Ferrin 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Arnie Ferrin 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Arnie Ferrin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Arnie Ferrin 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Arnie Ferrin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Arnie Ferrin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Arnie Ferrin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Arnie Ferrin 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Arnie Ferrin 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Arnie Ferrin 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Arnie Ferrin 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Arnie Ferrin 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Arnie Ferrin 1,037

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Arnie Ferrin 271 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Arnie Ferrin 278

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Arnie Ferrin 178

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Arnie Ferrin .332

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Arnie Ferrin .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Arnie Ferrin 7.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Arnie Ferrin 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Arnie Ferrin 1.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Arnie Ferrin 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Arnie Ferrin 4.7 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Arnie Ferrin 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Arnie Ferrin 205

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Arnie Ferrin 33 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Arnie Ferrin 67

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Arnie Ferrin 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Arnie Ferrin .338

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Arnie Ferrin .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Arnie Ferrin 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Arnie Ferrin 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Arnie Ferrin 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Arnie Ferrin - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.