Larry Bird vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Steve Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Steve Smith 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)