Larry Bird vs. C.J. Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. Watson 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.

C.J. Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
C.J. Watson: 2007-08 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 C.J. Watson 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 C.J. Watson 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 C.J. Watson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 C.J. Watson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 C.J. Watson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 C.J. Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 C.J. Watson 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 C.J. Watson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 C.J. Watson 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 C.J. Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 C.J. Watson 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 C.J. Watson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 C.J. Watson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 C.J. Watson 4,344

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 C.J. Watson 1,156

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 C.J. Watson 1,485

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 C.J. Watson 559

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 C.J. Watson 67

Total Games Larry Bird 897 C.J. Watson 600

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 C.J. Watson .419

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 C.J. Watson .373

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 C.J. Watson .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) C.J. Watson 10.3 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) C.J. Watson 2.9 (2015)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) C.J. Watson 4.1 (2012)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) C.J. Watson 1.6 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) C.J. Watson 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 C.J. Watson 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 C.J. Watson 1.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 C.J. Watson 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 C.J. Watson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 C.J. Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 C.J. Watson 262

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 C.J. Watson 84

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 C.J. Watson 95

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 C.J. Watson 34

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 C.J. Watson 2

Total Games Larry Bird 164 C.J. Watson 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 C.J. Watson .363

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 C.J. Watson .314

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 C.J. Watson .701

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) C.J. Watson 8.6 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) C.J. Watson 2.4 (2013)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) C.J. Watson 5.5 (2012)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) C.J. Watson 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) C.J. Watson 0.1 (2013)