Larry Bird vs. Josh Childress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Childress 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.

Josh Childress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Josh Childress: 2004-05 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Josh Childress 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Josh Childress 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Josh Childress 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Josh Childress 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Josh Childress 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Josh Childress 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Josh Childress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Josh Childress 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Josh Childress 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Josh Childress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Josh Childress 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Josh Childress 4.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Josh Childress 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Josh Childress 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Josh Childress 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Josh Childress 3,548

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Josh Childress 1,850

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Josh Childress 609

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Josh Childress 339

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Josh Childress 184

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Josh Childress 391

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Josh Childress .522

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Josh Childress .329

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Josh Childress .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Josh Childress 13.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Josh Childress 6.2 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Josh Childress 2.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Josh Childress 1.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Josh Childress 0.7 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Josh Childress 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Josh Childress 5.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Josh Childress 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Josh Childress 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Josh Childress 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Josh Childress 50

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Josh Childress 40

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Josh Childress 11

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Josh Childress 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Josh Childress 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Josh Childress 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Josh Childress .524

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Josh Childress .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Josh Childress .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Josh Childress 7.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Josh Childress 5.7 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Josh Childress 1.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Josh Childress 0.1 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Josh Childress 0.7 (2008)