Larry Bird vs. Jim Cleamons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Cleamons 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.

Jim Cleamons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Cleamons 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Cleamons 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Cleamons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Cleamons 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jim Cleamons 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Cleamons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Cleamons 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Cleamons 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Cleamons 3.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim Cleamons 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim Cleamons 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Cleamons 5,412

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Cleamons 1,981

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Cleamons 2,531

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim Cleamons 533 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim Cleamons 120 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Cleamons 652

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Cleamons .460

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim Cleamons .226 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Cleamons .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Cleamons 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim Cleamons 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim Cleamons 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Cleamons 221

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim Cleamons 12 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim Cleamons 3 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Cleamons 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Cleamons .396

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim Cleamons - *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Cleamons .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim Cleamons 0.2 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.