Larry Bird vs. Larry Steele Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Steele 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Steele 0

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

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

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 Larry Steele 1 *

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Steele 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.