Larry Bird vs. Tex Ritter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tex Ritter 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.

Tex Ritter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tex Ritter: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tex Ritter 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tex Ritter 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tex Ritter 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tex Ritter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tex Ritter 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tex Ritter 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tex Ritter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tex Ritter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tex Ritter 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tex Ritter 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 Tex Ritter 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tex Ritter 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tex Ritter 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tex Ritter 789

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tex Ritter 65 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tex Ritter 145

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tex Ritter 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tex Ritter .348

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tex Ritter .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tex Ritter 6.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tex Ritter 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tex Ritter 1.1 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tex Ritter - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tex Ritter 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tex Ritter 0.7 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tex Ritter 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tex Ritter 79

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tex Ritter 2 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tex Ritter 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tex Ritter 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tex Ritter .296

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tex Ritter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tex Ritter .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tex Ritter 9.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tex Ritter 0.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tex Ritter 1.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tex Ritter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tex Ritter - 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.