Jerry West vs Larry Bird

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Jerry West and Larry Bird compared on their NBA careers: Jerry West played 14 seasons, 1960-61 to 1973-74, Larry Bird 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92. Jerry West averaged 27 points a game to Larry Bird's 24.3. Jerry West won 1 title, Larry Bird won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry West leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Larry Bird in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jerry West and Larry Bird career per game

932	GP	—
39.2	MIN	—
27, better	PTS	24.3
4.9	REB	10, better
6.7, better	AST	6.3
0.1	STL	—
0	BLK	—
47.4	FG%	—
0	3P%	—
81.4	FT%	—
55	TS%	—

Career totals

Jerry West and Larry Bird career totals

25,192, better	PTS	21,791
4,600	REB	8,974, better
6,238, better	AST	5,695
81	STL	—
23	BLK	—
47.4	FG%	—
0	3P%	—
81.4	FT%	—
55	TS%	—

Where each stands all time

Jerry West and Larry Bird all-time places

27th (25,192), better	Points	40th (21,791)
283rd (4,600)	Rebounds	57th (8,974), better
35th (6,238), better	Assists	48th (5,695)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jerry West and Larry Bird titles and awards

1	Championships	3, better
10, better	All-NBA First Team	9
2, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
1	Finals MVP	2, better
1	All-Defensive Second Team	3, better
4, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
1	All-Star MVP	1
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	MVP	3, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jerry West and Larry Bird season by season

1st	1960-61	17.6	5.5	4.2	1979-80	21.3, better	10.4, better	4.5, better
2nd	1961-62	30.8, better	5.9	5.4	1980-81	21.2	10.9, better	5.5, better
3rd	1962-63	27.1, better	4.9	5.6	1981-82	22.9	10.9, better	5.8, better
4th	1963-64	28.7, better	4.8	5.6	1982-83	23.6	11.0, better	5.8, better
5th	1964-65	31.0, better	5.1	4.9	1983-84	24.2	10.1, better	6.6, better
6th	1965-66	31.3, better	7.0	6.1	1984-85	28.7	10.5, better	6.6, better
7th	1966-67	28.7, better	4.9	6.8	1985-86	25.8	9.8, better	6.8
8th	1967-68	26.3	4.9	6.1	1986-87	28.1, better	9.2, better	7.6, better
9th	1968-69	25.9	3.9	6.9, better	1987-88	29.9, better	9.3, better	6.1
10th	1969-70	31.2, better	4.5	7.5, better	1988-89	19.3	6.2, better	4.8
11th	1970-71	26.9, better	4.6	9.5, better	1989-90	24.3	9.5, better	7.5
12th	1971-72	25.8, better	4.2	9.7, better	1990-91	19.4	8.5, better	7.2
13th	1972-73	22.8, better	4.1	8.8, better	1991-92	20.2	9.6, better	6.8
14th	1973-74	20.3	3.7	6.6	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST