Larry Bird vs. Mario West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mario West 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.

Mario West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mario West: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mario West 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mario West 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mario West 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mario West 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mario West 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mario West 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mario West 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mario West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mario West 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mario West 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mario West 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mario West 0.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mario West 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mario West 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mario West 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mario West 154

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mario West 142

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mario West 51

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mario West 45

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mario West 8

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mario West 162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mario West .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mario West .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mario West .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mario West 3.7 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mario West 1.8 (2011)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mario West 1.7 (2011)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mario West 1.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mario West 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mario West 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mario West 0.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mario West 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mario West 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mario West 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mario West 13

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mario West 9

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mario West 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mario West 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mario West 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mario West 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mario West .353

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mario West .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mario West .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mario West 0.9 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mario West 0.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mario West 0.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mario West 0.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mario West 0.0 (2010)