Larry Bird vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)