Larry Bird vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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 Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Red Owens 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Red Owens 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Red Owens 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Red Owens 137

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Red Owens .313

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Red Owens 2.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Red Owens 19

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Red Owens .292

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.