Larry Bird vs. Art Spector Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spector 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.

Art Spector

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Art Spector: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Art Spector 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Art Spector 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Art Spector 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Art Spector 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Art Spector 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Art Spector 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Art Spector 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Art Spector 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Art Spector 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Art Spector 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Art Spector 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Art Spector 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Art Spector 852

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Art Spector 143

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Art Spector 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Art Spector .280

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Art Spector - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Art Spector .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Art Spector 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Art Spector 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Art Spector - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Art Spector 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Art Spector 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Art Spector 6

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Art Spector 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Art Spector 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Art Spector .222

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Art Spector - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Art Spector .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Art Spector 2.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Art Spector 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Art Spector - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.