Larry Bird vs. Jack Garfinkel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Garfinkel 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.

Jack Garfinkel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jack Garfinkel: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jack Garfinkel 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jack Garfinkel 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jack Garfinkel 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jack Garfinkel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jack Garfinkel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jack Garfinkel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jack Garfinkel 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jack Garfinkel 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 Jack Garfinkel 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jack Garfinkel 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jack Garfinkel 476

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jack Garfinkel 134

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jack Garfinkel 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jack Garfinkel .275

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jack Garfinkel .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jack Garfinkel 6.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jack Garfinkel 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jack Garfinkel 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jack Garfinkel 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jack Garfinkel 22

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jack Garfinkel 7

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jack Garfinkel 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jack Garfinkel .304

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jack Garfinkel .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jack Garfinkel 7.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jack Garfinkel 2.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jack Garfinkel - 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.