Larry Bird vs. Fred Brown Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Brown 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.

Fred Brown

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fred Brown: 1971-72 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fred Brown 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fred Brown 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fred Brown 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fred Brown 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fred Brown 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fred Brown 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fred Brown 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fred Brown 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fred Brown 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fred Brown 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Fred Brown 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fred Brown 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fred Brown 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fred Brown 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fred Brown 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fred Brown 14,018

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fred Brown 2,637

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fred Brown 3,160

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fred Brown 1,149 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fred Brown 166 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fred Brown 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fred Brown .478

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fred Brown .373 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fred Brown .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fred Brown 23.1 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fred Brown 4.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fred Brown 5.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fred Brown 2.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fred Brown 0.3 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fred Brown 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fred Brown 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fred Brown 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fred Brown 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fred Brown 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fred Brown 1,197

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fred Brown 196

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fred Brown 193

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fred Brown 74 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fred Brown 8 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fred Brown 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fred Brown .461

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fred Brown .310 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fred Brown .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fred Brown 28.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fred Brown 4.7 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fred Brown 2.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fred Brown 2.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fred Brown 0.2 (1979) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.