Larry Bird vs. Dick Snyder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Snyder 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 Snyder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dick Snyder: 1966-67 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dick Snyder 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dick Snyder 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dick Snyder 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dick Snyder 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dick Snyder 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dick Snyder 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dick Snyder 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dick Snyder 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 Dick Snyder 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dick Snyder 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dick Snyder 2.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dick Snyder 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dick Snyder 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dick Snyder 11,755

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dick Snyder 2,732

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dick Snyder 2,767

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dick Snyder 300 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dick Snyder 157 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dick Snyder 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dick Snyder .488

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dick Snyder .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dick Snyder 19.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dick Snyder 4.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dick Snyder 4.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dick Snyder 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dick Snyder 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dick Snyder 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dick Snyder 1.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dick Snyder 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dick Snyder 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dick Snyder 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dick Snyder 224

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dick Snyder 50

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dick Snyder 49

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dick Snyder 16 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dick Snyder 11 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dick Snyder 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dick Snyder .416

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dick Snyder .732

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dick Snyder 12.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dick Snyder 2.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dick Snyder 2.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dick Snyder 0.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Dick Snyder 0.7 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.