Larry Bird vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Gene James 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Gene James 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Gene James 95

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Gene James 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.