Larry Bird vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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 Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Austin Rivers 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Austin Rivers 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)