Larry Bird vs. Mark McNamara Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark McNamara 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.

Mark McNamara

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mark McNamara: 1982-83 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mark McNamara 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mark McNamara 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mark McNamara 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mark McNamara 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mark McNamara 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mark McNamara 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mark McNamara 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mark McNamara 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mark McNamara 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mark McNamara 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mark McNamara 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mark McNamara 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mark McNamara 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mark McNamara 980

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mark McNamara 827

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mark McNamara 77

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mark McNamara 35

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mark McNamara 39

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mark McNamara 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mark McNamara .512

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mark McNamara -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mark McNamara .548

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mark McNamara 5.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mark McNamara 4.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mark McNamara 0.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mark McNamara 0.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mark McNamara 0.3 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mark McNamara 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mark McNamara 0.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mark McNamara 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mark McNamara 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mark McNamara 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mark McNamara 11

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mark McNamara 4

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mark McNamara 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mark McNamara 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mark McNamara 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mark McNamara 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mark McNamara .556

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mark McNamara -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mark McNamara .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mark McNamara 2.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mark McNamara 1.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990)