Larry Bird vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Garfield Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Garfield Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Garfield Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Garfield Smith - 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.