Larry Bird vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry 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.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Stephen Curry 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Stephen Curry 0

Scoring Leader Larry Bird 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 Stephen Curry 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Stephen Curry 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)