Larry Bird vs. Tom Boerwinkle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Boerwinkle 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.

Tom Boerwinkle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tom Boerwinkle 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tom Boerwinkle 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tom Boerwinkle 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tom Boerwinkle 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Tom Boerwinkle 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tom Boerwinkle 9.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tom Boerwinkle 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tom Boerwinkle 4,596

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tom Boerwinkle 5,745

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tom Boerwinkle 2,007

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tom Boerwinkle 110 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tom Boerwinkle 138 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tom Boerwinkle 635

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tom Boerwinkle .453

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tom Boerwinkle - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tom Boerwinkle .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tom Boerwinkle 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tom Boerwinkle 9.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tom Boerwinkle 3.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tom Boerwinkle 250

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tom Boerwinkle 330

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tom Boerwinkle 123

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tom Boerwinkle 4 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tom Boerwinkle 11 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tom Boerwinkle 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tom Boerwinkle .459

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tom Boerwinkle - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tom Boerwinkle .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.