Larry Bird vs. Billy Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Owens 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.

Billy Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Billy Owens: 1991-92 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Billy Owens 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Billy Owens 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Billy Owens 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Billy Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Billy Owens 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Billy Owens 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Billy Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Billy Owens 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Billy Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Billy Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Billy Owens 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Billy Owens 6.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Billy Owens 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Billy Owens 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Billy Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Billy Owens 7,026

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Billy Owens 4,016

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Billy Owens 1,704

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Billy Owens 569

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Billy Owens 321

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Billy Owens 600

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Billy Owens .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Billy Owens .291

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Billy Owens .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Billy Owens 16.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Billy Owens 8.1 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Billy Owens 4.1 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Billy Owens 1.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Billy Owens 0.8 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Billy Owens 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Billy Owens 8.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Billy Owens 3.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Billy Owens 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Billy Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Billy Owens 169

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Billy Owens 89

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Billy Owens 40

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Billy Owens 16

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Billy Owens 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Billy Owens 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Billy Owens .496

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Billy Owens .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Billy Owens .644

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Billy Owens 19.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Billy Owens 10.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Billy Owens 4.3 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Billy Owens 2.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Billy Owens 0.7 (1994)