Larry Bird vs. Larry Hughes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Hughes 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.

Larry Hughes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Hughes: 1998-99 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Hughes 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Hughes 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Hughes 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Hughes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Hughes 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Hughes 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Hughes 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Larry Hughes 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Larry Hughes 1

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 Larry Hughes 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Hughes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Hughes 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Hughes 4.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Hughes 3.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Hughes 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Hughes 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Hughes 10,242

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Hughes 3,039

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Hughes 2,290

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Hughes 1,092

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Hughes 255

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Hughes 727

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Hughes .406

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Hughes .309

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Hughes .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Hughes 22.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Hughes 6.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Hughes 4.7 (2005)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Hughes 2.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Hughes 0.6 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Hughes 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Hughes 4.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Hughes 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Hughes 1.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Hughes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Hughes 617

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Hughes 219

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Hughes 139

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Hughes 80

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Hughes 25

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Hughes 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Hughes .361

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Hughes .287

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Hughes .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Hughes 20.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Hughes 7.1 (2005)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Hughes 4.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Hughes 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Hughes 1.1 (1999)