Larry Bird vs. Larry Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Sanders 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 Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Sanders: 2010-11 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Sanders 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Sanders 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Sanders 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Sanders 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Sanders 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Sanders 5.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Sanders 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Sanders 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Sanders 1,520

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Sanders 1,345

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Sanders 174

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Sanders 152

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Sanders 429

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Sanders 238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Sanders .480

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Sanders .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Sanders .553

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Sanders 9.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Sanders 9.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Sanders 1.2 (2013)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Sanders 1.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Sanders 2.8 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Sanders 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Sanders 8.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Sanders 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Sanders 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Sanders 43

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Sanders 33

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Sanders 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Sanders 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Sanders 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Sanders 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Sanders .576

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Sanders .455

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Sanders 10.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Sanders 8.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Sanders 1.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Sanders 0.8 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Sanders 1.3 (2013)