Larry Bird vs. Calbert Cheaney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calbert Cheaney 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.

Calbert Cheaney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Calbert Cheaney: 1993-94 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Calbert Cheaney 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Calbert Cheaney 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Calbert Cheaney 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Calbert Cheaney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Calbert Cheaney 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Calbert Cheaney 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Calbert Cheaney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Calbert Cheaney 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Calbert Cheaney 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Calbert Cheaney 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Calbert Cheaney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Calbert Cheaney 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Calbert Cheaney 7,826

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Calbert Cheaney 2,610

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Calbert Cheaney 1,398

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Calbert Cheaney 659

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Calbert Cheaney 198

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Calbert Cheaney 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Calbert Cheaney .466

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Calbert Cheaney .298

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Calbert Cheaney .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Calbert Cheaney 16.6 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Calbert Cheaney 4.1 (1995)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Calbert Cheaney 2.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Calbert Cheaney 1.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Calbert Cheaney 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Calbert Cheaney 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Calbert Cheaney 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Calbert Cheaney 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Calbert Cheaney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Calbert Cheaney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Calbert Cheaney 67

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Calbert Cheaney 18

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Calbert Cheaney 12

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Calbert Cheaney 5

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Calbert Cheaney 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Calbert Cheaney 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Calbert Cheaney .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Calbert Cheaney .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Calbert Cheaney .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Calbert Cheaney 15.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Calbert Cheaney 3.7 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Calbert Cheaney 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Calbert Cheaney 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Calbert Cheaney 0.7 (1997)