Larry Bird vs. Larry Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry 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.

Larry Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Smith: 1980-81 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Smith 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Smith 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Smith 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Smith 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Smith 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Smith 9.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Smith 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Smith 5,904

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Smith 8,125

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Smith 941

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Smith 699

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Smith 457

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Smith 883

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Smith .531

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Smith .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Smith 11.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Smith 12.1 (1981)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Smith 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Smith 0.8 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Smith 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Smith 7.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Smith 132

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Smith 219

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Smith 43

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Smith 27

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Smith 20

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Smith 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Smith .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Smith 10.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Smith 13.7 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Smith 2.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Smith 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Smith 1.4 (1989)