Larry Bird vs. Fat Lever Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fat Lever 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.

Fat Lever

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fat Lever: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fat Lever 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fat Lever 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fat Lever 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fat Lever 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fat Lever 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fat Lever 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fat Lever 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fat Lever 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fat Lever 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fat Lever 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Fat Lever 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fat Lever 6.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fat Lever 6.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fat Lever 2.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fat Lever 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fat Lever 10,433

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fat Lever 4,523

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fat Lever 4,696

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fat Lever 1,666

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fat Lever 209

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fat Lever 752

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fat Lever .447

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fat Lever .310

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fat Lever .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fat Lever 19.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fat Lever 9.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fat Lever 8.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fat Lever 2.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fat Lever 0.8 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fat Lever 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fat Lever 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fat Lever 6.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fat Lever 1.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fat Lever 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fat Lever 596

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fat Lever 276

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fat Lever 297

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fat Lever 89

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fat Lever 9

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fat Lever 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fat Lever .414

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fat Lever .409

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fat Lever .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fat Lever 17.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fat Lever 10.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fat Lever 9.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fat Lever 2.7 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fat Lever 0.6 (1988)