Larry Bird vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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.

Slater Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Slater Martin 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Slater Martin 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Slater Martin 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 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Slater Martin - 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.