Larry Bird vs. Leo Gottlieb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leo Gottlieb 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.

Leo Gottlieb

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Leo Gottlieb: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Leo Gottlieb 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Leo Gottlieb 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Leo Gottlieb 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Leo Gottlieb 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Leo Gottlieb 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Leo Gottlieb 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 Leo Gottlieb 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Leo Gottlieb 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Leo Gottlieb 465

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Leo Gottlieb 36

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Leo Gottlieb 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Leo Gottlieb .266

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Leo Gottlieb .645

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Leo Gottlieb 5.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Leo Gottlieb 0.4 (1948)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Leo Gottlieb 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Leo Gottlieb 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Leo Gottlieb 24

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Leo Gottlieb 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Leo Gottlieb 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Leo Gottlieb .256

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Leo Gottlieb .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Leo Gottlieb 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Leo Gottlieb 0.3 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Leo Gottlieb - 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.