Larry Bird vs. Neal Walk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neal Walk 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.

Neal Walk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Neal Walk: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Neal Walk 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Neal Walk 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Neal Walk 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Neal Walk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Neal Walk 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Neal Walk 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Neal Walk 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Neal Walk 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Neal Walk 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Neal Walk 7.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Neal Walk 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Neal Walk 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Neal Walk 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Neal Walk 7,157

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Neal Walk 4,392

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Neal Walk 1,214

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Neal Walk 140 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Neal Walk 105 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Neal Walk 568

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Neal Walk .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Neal Walk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Neal Walk .758

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Neal Walk 20.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Neal Walk 12.4 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Neal Walk 4.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Neal Walk 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Neal Walk 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Neal Walk 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Neal Walk 5.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Neal Walk 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Neal Walk 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Neal Walk 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Neal Walk 50

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Neal Walk 40

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Neal Walk 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Neal Walk 1 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Neal Walk 2 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Neal Walk 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Neal Walk .415

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Neal Walk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Neal Walk .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Neal Walk 8.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Neal Walk 7.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Neal Walk 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Neal Walk 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Neal Walk 0.7 (1975) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.