Larry Bird vs. Carl Herrera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Herrera 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.

Carl Herrera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Carl Herrera 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Carl Herrera 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Carl Herrera 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Carl Herrera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Carl Herrera 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Carl Herrera 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Carl Herrera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Carl Herrera 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Carl Herrera 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Carl Herrera 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Carl Herrera 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Carl Herrera 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Carl Herrera 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Carl Herrera 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Carl Herrera 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Carl Herrera 2,481

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Carl Herrera 1,690

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Carl Herrera 261

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Carl Herrera 237

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Carl Herrera 204

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Carl Herrera 465

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Carl Herrera .476

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Carl Herrera .143

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Carl Herrera .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Carl Herrera 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Carl Herrera 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Carl Herrera 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Carl Herrera 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Carl Herrera 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Carl Herrera 137

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Carl Herrera 98

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Carl Herrera 13

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Carl Herrera 10

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Carl Herrera 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Carl Herrera 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Carl Herrera .451

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Carl Herrera .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Carl Herrera .711

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994)