Larry Bird vs. Bob Doll Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Doll 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 Doll

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bob Doll 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bob Doll 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bob Doll 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bob Doll 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bob Doll 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bob Doll 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bob Doll 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bob Doll 0

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bob Doll 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 Doll 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bob Doll - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bob Doll 1.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bob Doll 1,653

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bob Doll - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bob Doll 273

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bob Doll 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bob Doll .286

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bob Doll .662

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bob Doll 10.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bob Doll - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bob Doll 2.5 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bob Doll 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bob Doll - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bob Doll 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bob Doll 70

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bob Doll - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bob Doll 5

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bob Doll 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bob Doll .185

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bob Doll .579

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bob Doll 7.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bob Doll - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bob Doll 0.7 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bob Doll - 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.