Larry Bird vs. Dick Schnittker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Schnittker 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.

Dick Schnittker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dick Schnittker: 1950-51 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dick Schnittker 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dick Schnittker 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dick Schnittker 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dick Schnittker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dick Schnittker 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dick Schnittker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dick Schnittker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Dick Schnittker 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Dick Schnittker 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dick Schnittker 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 Dick Schnittker 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dick Schnittker 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dick Schnittker 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dick Schnittker 3,030

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dick Schnittker 1,372

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dick Schnittker 479

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dick Schnittker 364

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dick Schnittker .379

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dick Schnittker .825

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dick Schnittker 11.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dick Schnittker 5.3 (1951)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dick Schnittker 2.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dick Schnittker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dick Schnittker 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dick Schnittker 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dick Schnittker 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dick Schnittker 166

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dick Schnittker 83

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dick Schnittker 25

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dick Schnittker 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dick Schnittker .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dick Schnittker .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dick Schnittker 14.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dick Schnittker 5.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dick Schnittker 1.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dick Schnittker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Dick Schnittker - 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.