Larry Bird vs. Paul McCracken Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul McCracken 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 McCracken

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Paul McCracken: 1972-73 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Paul McCracken 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Paul McCracken 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Paul McCracken 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Paul McCracken 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Paul McCracken 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Paul McCracken 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Paul McCracken 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Paul McCracken 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Paul McCracken 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Paul McCracken 2.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Paul McCracken 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Paul McCracken 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Paul McCracken 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Paul McCracken 160

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Paul McCracken 73

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Paul McCracken 33

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Paul McCracken 6 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Paul McCracken 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Paul McCracken 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Paul McCracken .450

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Paul McCracken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Paul McCracken .596

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Paul McCracken 5.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Paul McCracken 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Paul McCracken 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Paul McCracken 0.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Paul McCracken 0.0 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Paul McCracken -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Paul McCracken -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Paul McCracken -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Paul McCracken - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Paul McCracken - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Paul McCracken -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Paul McCracken -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Paul McCracken -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Paul McCracken - *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Paul McCracken - *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Paul McCracken 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Paul McCracken -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Paul McCracken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Paul McCracken -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Paul McCracken - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Paul McCracken - *

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.