Larry Bird vs. Neil Johnston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Neil Johnston 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.

Neil Johnston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Neil Johnston: 1951-52 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Neil Johnston 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Neil Johnston 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Neil Johnston 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Neil Johnston 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Neil Johnston 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Neil Johnston 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Neil Johnston 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Neil Johnston 5

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

Scoring Leader Larry Bird 0 Neil Johnston 3

Rebounds Leader Larry Bird 0 Neil Johnston 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Neil Johnston 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Neil Johnston 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Neil Johnston 11.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Neil Johnston 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Neil Johnston 10,023

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Neil Johnston 5,856

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Neil Johnston 1,269

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Neil Johnston 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Neil Johnston .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Neil Johnston .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Neil Johnston 24.4 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Neil Johnston 15.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Neil Johnston 3.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Neil Johnston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Neil Johnston 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Neil Johnston 11.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Neil Johnston 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Neil Johnston 344

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Neil Johnston 257

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Neil Johnston 75

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Neil Johnston 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Neil Johnston .390

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Neil Johnston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Neil Johnston .734

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Neil Johnston 20.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Neil Johnston 17.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Neil Johnston 5.1 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Neil Johnston - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.