Larry Bird vs. C.J. McCollum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. McCollum 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.

C.J. McCollum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 C.J. McCollum 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 C.J. McCollum 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 C.J. McCollum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 C.J. McCollum 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 C.J. McCollum 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 C.J. McCollum 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 C.J. McCollum 3.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 C.J. McCollum 3.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 C.J. McCollum 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 C.J. McCollum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 C.J. McCollum 14,231

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 C.J. McCollum 2,655

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 C.J. McCollum 2,778

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 C.J. McCollum 658

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 C.J. McCollum 302

Total Games Larry Bird 897 C.J. McCollum 731

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 C.J. McCollum .454

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 C.J. McCollum .399

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 C.J. McCollum .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 C.J. McCollum 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 C.J. McCollum 4.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 C.J. McCollum 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 C.J. McCollum 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 C.J. McCollum 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 C.J. McCollum 1,273

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 C.J. McCollum 278

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 C.J. McCollum 186

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 C.J. McCollum 50

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 C.J. McCollum 30

Total Games Larry Bird 164 C.J. McCollum 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 C.J. McCollum .434

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 C.J. McCollum .377

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 C.J. McCollum .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) C.J. McCollum 1.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022)