Larry Bird vs. Jim Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Davis 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 Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Davis: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Davis 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Davis 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Davis 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Davis 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Davis 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Davis 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jim Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Davis 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Davis 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Davis 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Davis 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim Davis 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Davis 3,997

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Davis 3,109

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Davis 739

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim Davis 89 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim Davis 66 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Davis 597

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Davis .461

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Davis .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Davis 13.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Davis 9.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Davis 2.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim Davis 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Davis 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Davis 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Davis 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim Davis 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Davis 142

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Davis 92

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Davis 16

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim Davis 3 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim Davis 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Davis 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Davis .430

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Davis .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Davis 11.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Davis 4.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Davis 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim Davis 0.1 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.