Matt Barnes vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 Larry Bird 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Larry Bird 755

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Larry Bird 145

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)