Larry Bird vs. Patrick McCaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Patrick McCaw 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.

Patrick McCaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Patrick McCaw: 2016-17 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Patrick McCaw 3

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Patrick McCaw 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Patrick McCaw 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Patrick McCaw 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Patrick McCaw 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Patrick McCaw 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Patrick McCaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Patrick McCaw 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Patrick McCaw 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Patrick McCaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Patrick McCaw 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Patrick McCaw 1.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Patrick McCaw 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Patrick McCaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Patrick McCaw 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Patrick McCaw 760

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Patrick McCaw 319

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Patrick McCaw 270

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Patrick McCaw 139

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Patrick McCaw 31

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Patrick McCaw 199

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Patrick McCaw .420

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Patrick McCaw .305

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Patrick McCaw .785

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Patrick McCaw 4.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Patrick McCaw 2.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Patrick McCaw 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Patrick McCaw 1.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Patrick McCaw 0.2 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Patrick McCaw 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Patrick McCaw 1.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Patrick McCaw 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Patrick McCaw 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Patrick McCaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Patrick McCaw 70

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Patrick McCaw 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Patrick McCaw 20

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Patrick McCaw 13

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Patrick McCaw 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Patrick McCaw 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Patrick McCaw .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Patrick McCaw .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Patrick McCaw .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Patrick McCaw 4.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Patrick McCaw 2.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Patrick McCaw 1.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Patrick McCaw 0.6 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Patrick McCaw 0.2 (2017)