Larry Bird vs. Bruce Hale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Hale 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.

Bruce Hale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bruce Hale 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bruce Hale 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bruce Hale 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bruce Hale 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bruce Hale 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bruce Hale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bruce Hale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bruce Hale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bruce Hale 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bruce Hale 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 Bruce Hale 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bruce Hale 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bruce Hale 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bruce Hale 1,297

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bruce Hale 49 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bruce Hale 424

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bruce Hale 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bruce Hale .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bruce Hale .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bruce Hale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bruce Hale 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bruce Hale 0.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bruce Hale 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bruce Hale 43

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bruce Hale 0 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bruce Hale 17

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bruce Hale 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bruce Hale .350

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bruce Hale .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bruce Hale - 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.