Larry Bird vs. Bob Davies Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Davies 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.

Bob Davies

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Davies: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bob Davies 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bob Davies 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bob Davies 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bob Davies 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bob Davies 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bob Davies 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bob Davies 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bob Davies 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bob Davies 0

Assists Leader Larry Bird 0 Bob Davies 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bob Davies 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 Bob Davies 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bob Davies 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bob Davies 4.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bob Davies - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bob Davies - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bob Davies 6,594

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bob Davies 980 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bob Davies 2,250

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bob Davies - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bob Davies - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bob Davies 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bob Davies .378

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bob Davies - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bob Davies .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bob Davies 16.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bob Davies 3.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bob Davies 6.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bob Davies - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bob Davies - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bob Davies 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bob Davies 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bob Davies 4.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bob Davies - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bob Davies - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bob Davies 506

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bob Davies 78 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bob Davies 162

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bob Davies - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bob Davies - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bob Davies 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bob Davies .341

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bob Davies - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bob Davies .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bob Davies 19.8 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bob Davies 3.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bob Davies 5.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bob Davies - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bob Davies - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.