Larry Bird vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Sonny Hertzberg 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.