Larry Bird vs. Larry Spriggs Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Spriggs: 1981-82 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Spriggs 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Spriggs 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Spriggs 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Spriggs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Spriggs 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Spriggs 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Spriggs 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Spriggs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Spriggs 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Spriggs 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Spriggs 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Spriggs 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Spriggs 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Spriggs 873

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Spriggs 384

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Spriggs 218

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Spriggs 80

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Spriggs 28

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Spriggs 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Spriggs .517

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Spriggs .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Spriggs 6.7 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Spriggs 3.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Spriggs 1.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Spriggs 0.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Spriggs 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Spriggs 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Spriggs 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Spriggs 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Spriggs 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Spriggs 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Spriggs 149

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Spriggs 68

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Spriggs 40

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Spriggs 5

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Spriggs 6

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Spriggs 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Spriggs .519

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Spriggs .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Spriggs 6.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Spriggs 3.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Spriggs 2.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Spriggs 0.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Spriggs 0.3 (1985)