Larry Bird vs. Paul Dawkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Dawkins 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.

Paul Dawkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Paul Dawkins: 1979-80 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Paul Dawkins 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Paul Dawkins 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Paul Dawkins 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Paul Dawkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Paul Dawkins 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Paul Dawkins 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Paul Dawkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Paul Dawkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Paul Dawkins 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Paul Dawkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Paul Dawkins 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Paul Dawkins 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Paul Dawkins 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Paul Dawkins 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Paul Dawkins 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Paul Dawkins 316

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Paul Dawkins 125

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Paul Dawkins 77

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Paul Dawkins 33

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Paul Dawkins 9

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Paul Dawkins 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Paul Dawkins .470

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Paul Dawkins .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Paul Dawkins .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Paul Dawkins 5.5 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Paul Dawkins 2.2 (1980)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Paul Dawkins 1.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Paul Dawkins 0.6 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Paul Dawkins 0.2 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Paul Dawkins -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Paul Dawkins -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Paul Dawkins -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Paul Dawkins -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Paul Dawkins -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Paul Dawkins -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Paul Dawkins -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Paul Dawkins -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Paul Dawkins -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Paul Dawkins -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Paul Dawkins 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Paul Dawkins -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Paul Dawkins -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Paul Dawkins -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Paul Dawkins -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Paul Dawkins -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Paul Dawkins -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Paul Dawkins -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Paul Dawkins -