Larry Bird vs. Sam Cassell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Cassell 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.

Sam Cassell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Sam Cassell 3

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Sam Cassell 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Sam Cassell 11

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Sam Cassell 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Sam Cassell 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Sam Cassell 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Sam Cassell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Sam Cassell 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Sam Cassell 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Sam Cassell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Sam Cassell 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Sam Cassell 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Sam Cassell 6.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Sam Cassell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Sam Cassell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Sam Cassell 15,635

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Sam Cassell 3,221

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Sam Cassell 5,939

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Sam Cassell 1,058

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Sam Cassell 163

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Sam Cassell 993

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Sam Cassell .454

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Sam Cassell .331

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Sam Cassell .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Sam Cassell 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Sam Cassell 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Sam Cassell 4.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Sam Cassell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Sam Cassell 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Sam Cassell 1,656

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Sam Cassell 349

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Sam Cassell 592

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Sam Cassell 105

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Sam Cassell 19

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Sam Cassell 136

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Sam Cassell .414

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Sam Cassell .363

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Sam Cassell .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998)