Larry Bird vs. Armen Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Armen Gilliam 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.

Armen Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Armen Gilliam: 1987-88 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Armen Gilliam 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Armen Gilliam 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Armen Gilliam 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Armen Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Armen Gilliam 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Armen Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Armen Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Armen Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Armen Gilliam 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Armen Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Armen Gilliam 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Armen Gilliam 6.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Armen Gilliam 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Armen Gilliam 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Armen Gilliam 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Armen Gilliam 12,700

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Armen Gilliam 6,401

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Armen Gilliam 1,088

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Armen Gilliam 676

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Armen Gilliam 607

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Armen Gilliam 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Armen Gilliam .489

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Armen Gilliam .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Armen Gilliam .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Armen Gilliam 18.3 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Armen Gilliam 9.1 (1996)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Armen Gilliam 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Armen Gilliam 4.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Armen Gilliam 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Armen Gilliam 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Armen Gilliam 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Armen Gilliam 302

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Armen Gilliam 156

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Armen Gilliam 18

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Armen Gilliam 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Armen Gilliam 20

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Armen Gilliam 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Armen Gilliam .444

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Armen Gilliam .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Armen Gilliam .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Armen Gilliam 16.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Armen Gilliam 6.5 (1991)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Armen Gilliam 1.3 (1991)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Armen Gilliam 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1994)