Dick Barnett vs. Larry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Bird and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

Larry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Larry Bird 3

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Larry Bird 13

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Larry Bird 12

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Larry Bird 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 Larry Bird 3

Finals MVP Dick Barnett 0 * Larry Bird 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 Larry Bird 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Larry Bird 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Larry Bird 3

Rookie of The Year Dick Barnett 0 Larry Bird 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Larry Bird 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Larry Bird 10.0

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Larry Bird 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Larry Bird 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Larry Bird 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Larry Bird 21,791

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Larry Bird 8,974

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Larry Bird 5,695

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Larry Bird 1,556

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Larry Bird 755

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Larry Bird 897

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Larry Bird .496

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Larry Bird .376

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Larry Bird .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Larry Bird 29.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Larry Bird 11.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Larry Bird 7.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Larry Bird 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Larry Bird 1.2 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Larry Bird 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Larry Bird 10.3

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Larry Bird 6.5

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Larry Bird 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Larry Bird 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Larry Bird 3,897

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Larry Bird 1,683

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Larry Bird 1,062

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Larry Bird 296

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Larry Bird 145

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Larry Bird 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Larry Bird .472

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Larry Bird .321

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Larry Bird .890

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Larry Bird 27.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Larry Bird 14.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Larry Bird 8.8 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Larry Bird 2.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Larry Bird 1.4 (1982)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.