Larry Bird vs. Bill Bridges Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Bridges 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.

Bill Bridges

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Bridges 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Bridges 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Bridges 12

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Bridges 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Bridges 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Bridges 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Bridges 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bill Bridges 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bill Bridges 2

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Bridges 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bill Bridges 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill Bridges 11.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Bridges 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bill Bridges 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bill Bridges 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Bridges 11,012

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill Bridges 11,054

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Bridges 2,553

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bill Bridges 69 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bill Bridges 36 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Bridges 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Bridges .442

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bill Bridges - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Bridges .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Bridges 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill Bridges 11.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Bridges 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bill Bridges 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bill Bridges 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Bridges 1,185

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill Bridges 1,305

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Bridges 219

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bill Bridges 16 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bill Bridges 4 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Bridges 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Bridges .419

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bill Bridges - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Bridges .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) *

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.