Larry Bird vs. Dwight Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Davis 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.

Dwight Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dwight Davis 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dwight Davis 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dwight Davis 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dwight Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dwight Davis 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dwight Davis 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dwight Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Dwight Davis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Dwight Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dwight Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Dwight Davis 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dwight Davis 5.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dwight Davis 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dwight Davis 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dwight Davis 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dwight Davis 2,936

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dwight Davis 1,991

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dwight Davis 529

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dwight Davis 139 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dwight Davis 149 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dwight Davis 340

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dwight Davis .423

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Dwight Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dwight Davis .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dwight Davis 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dwight Davis 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dwight Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dwight Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dwight Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dwight Davis 50

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dwight Davis 28

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dwight Davis 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dwight Davis 3 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dwight Davis 4 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dwight Davis 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dwight Davis .432

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Dwight Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dwight Davis .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Dwight Davis 0.4 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.