Larry Bird vs Scottie Pippen

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Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen compared on their NBA careers: Larry Bird played 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92, Scottie Pippen 17 seasons, 1987-88 to 2003-04. Larry Bird averaged 24.3 points a game to Scottie Pippen's 16.1. They have faced each other 14 times: Larry Bird's team won 6, Scottie Pippen's 8. Larry Bird won 3 titles, Scottie Pippen won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Larry Bird leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Scottie Pippen in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen career per game
—GP1,178
—MIN34.9
24.3, betterPTS16.1
10, betterREB6.4
6.3, betterAST5.2
—STL2
—BLK0.8
—FG%47.3
—3P%32.6
—FT%70.4
—TS%53.6

Larry Bird vs Scottie Pippen head to head

They have faced each other 14 times: Larry Bird's team won 6, Scottie Pippen's 8.

Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen, record against each other
GamesPlayedLarry Bird wonScottie Pippen won
Regular season1468, better
Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen, averages in their games against each other
25.9, betterPTS19.5
8.3, betterREB4.9
6.1AST6.1
39.4MIN31.5

Every game against each other

Larry Bird vs Scottie Pippen, every game
Mar 11, 1992BOS at CHIL 119-8510 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN24 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 30 MIN
Dec 25, 1991BOS at CHIL 121-998 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN27 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN
Nov 6, 1991CHI at BOSL 132-11330 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN19 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 31, 1991CHI at BOSW 135-13234 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 52 MIN35 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 52 MIN
Feb 26, 1991BOS at CHIL 129-9912 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 25 MIN33 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN
Nov 9, 1990CHI at BOSL 120-10023 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN10 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 31 MIN
Nov 6, 1990BOS at CHIW 110-10824 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 30 MIN
Apr 17, 1990BOS at CHIL 111-10523 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 45 MIN12 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 4, 1990CHI at BOSL 118-11438 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN22 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 4, 1989BOS at CHIW 102-10027 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 21, 1988CHI at BOSW 126-11944 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN17 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 27 MIN
Mar 20, 1988CHI at BOSW 137-10733 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN17 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 25 MIN
Mar 18, 1988BOS at CHIL 113-10319 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN4 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 15 MIN
Jan 12, 1988BOS at CHIW 104-9738 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 44 MIN2 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 7 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen career totals
21,791, betterPTS18,940
8,974, betterREB7,494
5,695AST6,135, better
—STL2,307
—BLK947
—FG%47.3
—3P%32.6
—FT%70.4
—TS%53.6

Where each stands all time

Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen all-time places
40th (21,791), betterPoints69th (18,940)
57th (8,974), betterRebounds86th (7,494)
48th (5,695)Assists36th (6,135), better
—3-pointers made194th (978), better
—Steals8th (2,307), better
—Blocks103rd (947), better

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

Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen titles and awards
3Championships6, better
1, betterRookie of the Year—
1, betterAll-Rookie First Team—
9, betterAll-NBA First Team3
3, betterAll-Defensive Second Team2
1All-Star MVP1
3, betterMVP—
2, betterFinals MVP—
1All-NBA Second Team2, better
—All-Defensive First Team7, better
—All-NBA Third Team2, 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.

Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1979-8021.3, better10.4, better4.5, better1987-887.93.82.1
2nd1980-8121.2, better10.9, better5.5, better1988-8914.46.13.5
3rd1981-8222.9, better10.9, better5.8, better1989-9016.56.75.4
4th1982-8323.6, better11.0, better5.81990-9117.87.36.2, better
5th1983-8424.2, better10.1, better6.61991-9221.07.77.0, better
6th1984-8528.7, better10.5, better6.6, better1992-9318.67.76.3
7th1985-8625.8, better9.8, better6.8, better1993-9422.08.75.6
8th1986-8728.1, better9.2, better7.6, better1994-9521.48.15.2
9th1987-8829.9, better9.3, better6.1, better1995-9619.46.45.9
10th1988-8919.36.24.81996-9720.2, better6.5, better5.7, better
11th1989-9024.3, better9.5, better7.5, better1997-9819.15.25.8
12th1990-9119.4, better8.5, better7.2, better1998-9914.56.55.9
13th1991-9220.2, better9.6, better6.8, better1999-0012.56.35.0
14th————2000-0111.35.24.6
15th————2001-0210.65.25.9
16th————2002-0310.84.34.5
17th————2003-045.93.02.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST