Larry Bird vs. Milt Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Milt Williams 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.

Milt Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Milt Williams: 1970-71 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Milt Williams 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Milt Williams 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Milt Williams 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Milt Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Milt Williams 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Milt Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Milt Williams 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Milt Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Milt Williams 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Milt Williams 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Milt Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Milt Williams 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Milt Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Milt Williams 236

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Milt Williams 51

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Milt Williams 125

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Milt Williams 25 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Milt Williams 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Milt Williams 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Milt Williams .424

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Milt Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Milt Williams .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Milt Williams 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Milt Williams 0.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Milt Williams 2.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Milt Williams 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Milt Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Milt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Milt Williams -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Milt Williams -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Milt Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Milt Williams - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Milt Williams -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Milt Williams -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Milt Williams -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Milt Williams - *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Milt Williams - *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Milt Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Milt Williams -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Milt Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Milt Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Milt Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Milt Williams -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Milt Williams -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Milt Williams - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Milt Williams - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.