Travis Best vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Travis Best 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Travis Best 708 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Travis Best 63 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)