Larry Bird vs. Tim Kempton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Kempton 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.

Tim Kempton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tim Kempton: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tim Kempton 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tim Kempton 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tim Kempton 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tim Kempton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tim Kempton 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tim Kempton 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tim Kempton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tim Kempton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tim Kempton 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tim Kempton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Tim Kempton 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tim Kempton 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tim Kempton 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tim Kempton 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tim Kempton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tim Kempton 1,259

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tim Kempton 795

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tim Kempton 307

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tim Kempton 121

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tim Kempton 44

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tim Kempton 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tim Kempton .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tim Kempton .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tim Kempton .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tim Kempton 6.1 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tim Kempton 3.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tim Kempton 1.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tim Kempton 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tim Kempton 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tim Kempton 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tim Kempton 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tim Kempton 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tim Kempton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tim Kempton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tim Kempton 44

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tim Kempton 21

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tim Kempton 12

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tim Kempton 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tim Kempton 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tim Kempton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tim Kempton .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tim Kempton -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tim Kempton 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tim Kempton 8.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tim Kempton 5.3 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tim Kempton 2.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tim Kempton 1.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tim Kempton 0.0 (1994)