Larry Bird vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Melvin Turpin 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Melvin Turpin 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)