Larry Bird vs. Lamar Green Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Green 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.

Lamar Green

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Lamar Green: 1969-70 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Lamar Green 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Lamar Green 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Lamar Green 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Lamar Green 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Lamar Green 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Lamar Green 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Lamar Green 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Lamar Green 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Lamar Green 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Lamar Green 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Lamar Green 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Lamar Green 6.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Lamar Green 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Lamar Green 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Lamar Green 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Lamar Green 1,863

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Lamar Green 2,295

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Lamar Green 263

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Lamar Green 36 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Lamar Green 43 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Lamar Green 360

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Lamar Green .430

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Lamar Green - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Lamar Green .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Lamar Green 6.7 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Lamar Green 9.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Lamar Green 1.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Lamar Green 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Lamar Green 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Lamar Green 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Lamar Green 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Lamar Green 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Lamar Green - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Lamar Green - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Lamar Green 18

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Lamar Green 23

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Lamar Green 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Lamar Green 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Lamar Green 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Lamar Green 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Lamar Green .286

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Lamar Green - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Lamar Green .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Lamar Green 3.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Lamar Green 3.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Lamar Green 0.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Lamar Green - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Lamar Green - *

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.