Larry Bird vs. Sterling Brown Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sterling Brown 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.

Sterling Brown

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Sterling Brown 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Sterling Brown 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Sterling Brown 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Sterling Brown 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Sterling Brown 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Sterling Brown 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Sterling Brown 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Sterling Brown 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Sterling Brown 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Sterling Brown 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Sterling Brown 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Sterling Brown 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Sterling Brown 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Sterling Brown 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Sterling Brown 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Sterling Brown 1,431

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Sterling Brown 891

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Sterling Brown 268

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Sterling Brown 140

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Sterling Brown 47

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Sterling Brown 268

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Sterling Brown .419

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Sterling Brown .363

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Sterling Brown .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Sterling Brown 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Sterling Brown 1.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Sterling Brown 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Sterling Brown 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Sterling Brown 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Sterling Brown 63

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Sterling Brown 41

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Sterling Brown 22

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Sterling Brown 11

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Sterling Brown 5

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Sterling Brown 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Sterling Brown .389

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Sterling Brown .276

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Sterling Brown .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019)