Larry Bird vs. Red Kerr Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Kerr 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.

Red Kerr

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Red Kerr: 1954-55 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Red Kerr 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Red Kerr 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Red Kerr 12

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Red Kerr 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Red Kerr 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Red Kerr 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Red Kerr 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Red Kerr 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Red Kerr 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Red Kerr 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Red Kerr 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Red Kerr 11.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Red Kerr 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Red Kerr - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Red Kerr 12,480

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Red Kerr 10,092

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Red Kerr 2,004

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Red Kerr 905

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Red Kerr .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Red Kerr - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Red Kerr .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Red Kerr 17.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Red Kerr 14.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Red Kerr 3.4 (1964)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Red Kerr - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Red Kerr 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Red Kerr 10.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Red Kerr 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Red Kerr - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Red Kerr 933

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Red Kerr 827

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Red Kerr 152

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Red Kerr - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Red Kerr 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Red Kerr .386

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Red Kerr - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Red Kerr .687

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Red Kerr 19.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Red Kerr 20.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Red Kerr 3.2 (1964)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Red Kerr - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Red Kerr - 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.