Larry Bird vs. Cliff Hagan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Hagan 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.

Cliff Hagan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Cliff Hagan: 1956-57 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Cliff Hagan 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Cliff Hagan 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Cliff Hagan 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Cliff Hagan 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Cliff Hagan 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Cliff Hagan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Cliff Hagan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Cliff Hagan 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Cliff Hagan 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Cliff Hagan 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 Cliff Hagan 18.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Cliff Hagan 6.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Cliff Hagan 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Cliff Hagan 13,447

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Cliff Hagan 5,116

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Cliff Hagan 2,242

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Cliff Hagan 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Cliff Hagan .450

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Cliff Hagan .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Cliff Hagan 24.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Cliff Hagan 10.9 (1959)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Cliff Hagan 4.9 (1961)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Cliff Hagan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Cliff Hagan 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Cliff Hagan 8.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Cliff Hagan 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Cliff Hagan 1,834

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Cliff Hagan 744

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Cliff Hagan 305

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Cliff Hagan 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Cliff Hagan .454

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Cliff Hagan .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Cliff Hagan 28.5 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Cliff Hagan 12.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Cliff Hagan 4.8 (1964)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Cliff Hagan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Cliff Hagan - 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.