Larry Bird vs. Jim McMillian Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim McMillian: 1970-71 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim McMillian 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim McMillian 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim McMillian 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim McMillian 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim McMillian 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim McMillian 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim McMillian 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim McMillian 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim McMillian 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim McMillian 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim McMillian 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim McMillian 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim McMillian 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim McMillian 8,736

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim McMillian 3,319

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim McMillian 1,557

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim McMillian 435 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim McMillian 80 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim McMillian 631

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim McMillian .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim McMillian .832

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim McMillian 18.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim McMillian 7.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim McMillian 3.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim McMillian 1.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim McMillian 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim McMillian 16.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim McMillian 5.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim McMillian 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim McMillian 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim McMillian 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim McMillian 1,194

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim McMillian 377

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim McMillian 137

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim McMillian 36 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim McMillian 7 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim McMillian 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim McMillian .451

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim McMillian .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim McMillian 20.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim McMillian 8.8 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim McMillian 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim McMillian 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim McMillian 0.4 (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, this player has no data for the stat.