Larry Bird vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Sheffield 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.

Fred Sheffield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fred Sheffield 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fred Sheffield 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fred Sheffield 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fred Sheffield 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fred Sheffield 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fred Sheffield 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fred Sheffield 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fred Sheffield 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fred Sheffield 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 Fred Sheffield 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fred Sheffield 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fred Sheffield 74

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fred Sheffield 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fred Sheffield 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fred Sheffield .199

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fred Sheffield .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fred Sheffield -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fred Sheffield -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fred Sheffield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fred Sheffield -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fred Sheffield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fred Sheffield -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fred Sheffield -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fred Sheffield - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fred Sheffield - 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.