Larry Bird vs. Barney Cable Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barney Cable 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.

Barney Cable

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Barney Cable 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Barney Cable 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Barney Cable 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Barney Cable 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Barney Cable 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Barney Cable 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Barney Cable 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Barney Cable 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Barney Cable 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Barney Cable 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 Barney Cable 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Barney Cable 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Barney Cable 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Barney Cable - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Barney Cable 2,372

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Barney Cable 1,884

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Barney Cable 381

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Barney Cable 362

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Barney Cable .420

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Barney Cable - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Barney Cable .665

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Barney Cable 10.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Barney Cable 8.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Barney Cable 1.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Barney Cable - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Barney Cable 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Barney Cable 8.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Barney Cable 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Barney Cable - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Barney Cable 76

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Barney Cable 89

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Barney Cable 8

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Barney Cable - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Barney Cable 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Barney Cable .392

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Barney Cable - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Barney Cable .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Barney Cable 7.8 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Barney Cable 9.3 (1960)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Barney Cable 0.9 (1961)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Barney Cable - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Barney Cable - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.