Larry Bird vs. Jim Price Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Price 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.

Jim Price

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Price: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Price 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Price 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Price 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Price 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Price 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Price 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Price 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jim Price 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jim Price 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Price 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Price 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Price 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Price 3.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim Price 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim Price 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Price 5,088

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Price 1,566

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Price 1,886

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim Price 724 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim Price 126 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Price 510

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Price .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim Price - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Price .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Price 16.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Price 4.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Price 5.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim Price 2.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim Price 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Price 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Price 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Price 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim Price 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim Price 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Price 138

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Price 55

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Price 62

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim Price 25 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim Price 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Price 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Price .351

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim Price - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Price .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Price 11.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Price 4.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Price 4.2 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim Price 2.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jim Price 0.2 (1977) *

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.