Larry Bird vs. Bill Cartwright Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Cartwright 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.

Bill Cartwright

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Cartwright 3

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Cartwright 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Cartwright 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Cartwright 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Cartwright 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Cartwright 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Cartwright 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bill Cartwright 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bill Cartwright 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Cartwright 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bill Cartwright 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill Cartwright 6.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Cartwright 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bill Cartwright 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bill Cartwright 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Cartwright 12,713

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill Cartwright 6,106

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Cartwright 1,390

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bill Cartwright 460

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bill Cartwright 668

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Cartwright 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Cartwright .525

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bill Cartwright .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Cartwright .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Cartwright 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill Cartwright 5.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Cartwright 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bill Cartwright 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bill Cartwright 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Cartwright 1,100

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill Cartwright 668

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Cartwright 162

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bill Cartwright 54

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bill Cartwright 57

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Cartwright 124

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Cartwright .482

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bill Cartwright -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Cartwright .725

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984)