Larry Bird vs. Ed Rains Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Rains 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.

Ed Rains

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ed Rains 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ed Rains 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ed Rains 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ed Rains 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ed Rains 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ed Rains 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ed Rains 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ed Rains 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ed Rains 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ed Rains 1.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ed Rains 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ed Rains 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ed Rains 287

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ed Rains 124

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ed Rains 62

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ed Rains 28

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ed Rains 3

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ed Rains 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ed Rains .423

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ed Rains .626

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ed Rains 3.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ed Rains 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ed Rains 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ed Rains 0.0 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ed Rains 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ed Rains 1.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ed Rains 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ed Rains 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ed Rains 14

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ed Rains 9

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ed Rains 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ed Rains 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ed Rains 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ed Rains 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ed Rains .455

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ed Rains .444

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ed Rains 2.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ed Rains 0.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ed Rains 0.2 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ed Rains 0.0 (1983)