Larry Bird vs. Austin Carr Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Carr 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.

Austin Carr

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Austin Carr 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Austin Carr 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Austin Carr 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Austin Carr 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Austin Carr 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Austin Carr 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Austin Carr 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Austin Carr 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Austin Carr 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Austin Carr 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Austin Carr 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Austin Carr 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Austin Carr 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Austin Carr 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Austin Carr 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Austin Carr 10,473

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Austin Carr 1,990

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Austin Carr 1,878

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Austin Carr 433 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Austin Carr 66 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Austin Carr 682

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Austin Carr .449

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Austin Carr .154 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Austin Carr .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Austin Carr 21.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Austin Carr 4.5 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Austin Carr 3.8 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Austin Carr 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Austin Carr 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Austin Carr 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Austin Carr 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Austin Carr 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Austin Carr 212

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Austin Carr 41

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Austin Carr 41

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Austin Carr 10 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Austin Carr 5 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Austin Carr 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Austin Carr .426

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Austin Carr - *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Austin Carr .691

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Austin Carr 17.5 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Austin Carr 4.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Austin Carr 3.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.