Larry Bird vs. Morris Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Morris Peterson 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.

Morris Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Morris Peterson 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Morris Peterson 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Morris Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Morris Peterson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Morris Peterson 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Morris Peterson 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Morris Peterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Morris Peterson 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Morris Peterson 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Morris Peterson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Morris Peterson 7,628

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Morris Peterson 2,483

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Morris Peterson 1,090

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Morris Peterson 639

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Morris Peterson 136

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Morris Peterson 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Morris Peterson .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Morris Peterson .373

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Morris Peterson .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Morris Peterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Morris Peterson 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Morris Peterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Morris Peterson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Morris Peterson 222

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Morris Peterson 87

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Morris Peterson 36

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Morris Peterson 20

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Morris Peterson 8

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Morris Peterson 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Morris Peterson .457

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Morris Peterson .387

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Morris Peterson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Morris Peterson 0.6 (2002)