Larry Bird vs. Mike Muscala Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Muscala 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.

Mike Muscala

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mike Muscala: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mike Muscala 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mike Muscala 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mike Muscala 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mike Muscala 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mike Muscala 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mike Muscala 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mike Muscala 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mike Muscala 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mike Muscala 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mike Muscala 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mike Muscala 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mike Muscala 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mike Muscala 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mike Muscala 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mike Muscala 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mike Muscala 3,206

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mike Muscala 1,699

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mike Muscala 464

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mike Muscala 174

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mike Muscala 248

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mike Muscala 548

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mike Muscala .451

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mike Muscala .373

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mike Muscala .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mike Muscala 9.7 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mike Muscala 4.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mike Muscala 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mike Muscala 0.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mike Muscala 0.6 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mike Muscala 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mike Muscala 1.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mike Muscala 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mike Muscala 0.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mike Muscala 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mike Muscala 95

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mike Muscala 59

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mike Muscala 8

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mike Muscala 2

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mike Muscala 7

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mike Muscala 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mike Muscala .481

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mike Muscala .304

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mike Muscala .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mike Muscala 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mike Muscala 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mike Muscala 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mike Muscala 0.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mike Muscala 0.5 (2017)