Larry Bird vs Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan leads 6 of 8 career categories against Larry Bird, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and shooting efficiency (56.9% TS%). Head to head they met 34 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Larry Bird winning the series 23–11.
The case for Larry Bird: rebounding (10.0 RPG), playmaking (6.3 APG).
The case for Michael Jordan: scoring (30.1 PPG), shooting efficiency (56.9% TS%), per-minute impact (28.1 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
24.330.1
RPG
10.06.2
APG
6.35.3
TS%
56.4%56.9%
PER
24.728.1
Win Shares
67.4197.9
games played
8971072
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 MVP · 2 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Larry Bird | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 23–11 | |
| Meetings | 34 (6 playoff) | |
| PPG | 27.0 | 34.6 |
| RPG | 8.6 | 6.2 |
| APG | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| First meeting | 1984-85 | |
| Last meeting | 1991-92 | |
Per Game
| Larry Bird | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 897 | 1072 |
| MIN | 38.4 | 38.3 |
| PTS | 24.3 | 30.1 |
| REB | 10.0 | 6.2 |
| AST | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| STL | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 49.6 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 38.0 | 32.7 |
| FT% | 88.5 | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Larry Bird | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 24.7 | 28.1 |
| TS% | 56.4 | 56.9 |
| USG% | 27.1 | 33.7 |
| WS | 67.4 | 197.9 |
| WS/48 | 0.200 | 0.251 |
| BPM | 6.8 | 8.8 |
| VORP | 36.0 | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Larry Bird | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 3 | 5 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | 6 |
| All-NBA | 10 | 11 |
| All-Star | 12 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 3 | 9 |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive POY | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9799
Efficiency7678
Playmaking9490
Rebounding9682
Defense9195
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