Larry Bird vs. Jim King Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim King: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim King 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim King 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim King 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim King 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim King 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim King 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim King 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim King 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 King 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim King 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim King 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim King 4,377

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim King 1,500

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim King 1,412

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim King - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim King - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim King 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim King .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim King .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim King 16.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim King 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim King 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim King - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim King 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim King 3.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim King 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim King - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim King 602

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim King 246

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim King 182

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim King - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim King - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim King 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim King .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim King .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim King 16.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim King 6.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim King 3.9 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim King - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim King - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.