Larry Bird vs. Josh Powell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Powell 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 Powell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Josh Powell: 2005-06 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Josh Powell 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Josh Powell 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Josh Powell 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Josh Powell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Josh Powell 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Josh Powell 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Josh Powell 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Josh Powell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Josh Powell 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Josh Powell 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Josh Powell 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Josh Powell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Josh Powell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Josh Powell 1,226

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Josh Powell 932

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Josh Powell 161

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Josh Powell 49

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Josh Powell 68

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Josh Powell 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Josh Powell .438

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Josh Powell .350

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Josh Powell .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Josh Powell 5.5 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Josh Powell 5.2 (2008)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Josh Powell 0.7 (2008)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Josh Powell 0.2 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Josh Powell 1.0 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Josh Powell 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Josh Powell 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Josh Powell 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Josh Powell 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Josh Powell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Josh Powell 49

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Josh Powell 35

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Josh Powell 7

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Josh Powell 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Josh Powell 2

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Josh Powell 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Josh Powell .404

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Josh Powell .500

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Josh Powell .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Josh Powell 2.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Josh Powell 1.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Josh Powell 0.3 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Josh Powell 0.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Josh Powell 0.3 (2007)