Larry Bird vs. Bill Hosket Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Hosket 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 Hosket

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Hosket: 1968-69 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Hosket 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Hosket 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Hosket 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Hosket 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Hosket 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Hosket 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Hosket 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bill Hosket 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Hosket 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bill Hosket 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill Hosket 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Hosket 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Hosket 573

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill Hosket 355

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Hosket 94

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Hosket 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Hosket .485

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Hosket .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Hosket 8.1 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill Hosket 5.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Hosket 1.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bill Hosket - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Hosket 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill Hosket 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Hosket 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Hosket 17

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill Hosket 12

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Hosket 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bill Hosket - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Hosket 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Hosket .438

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Hosket .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Hosket 2.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill Hosket 1.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Hosket 0.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bill Hosket - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bill Hosket - 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.