Larry Bird vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rod Strickland 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rod Strickland 1

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

Assists Leader Larry Bird 0 Rod Strickland 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rod Strickland 215

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rod Strickland 11

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992)