Larry Bird vs. Tom Hammonds Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hammonds 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.

Tom Hammonds

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Tom Hammonds 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Tom Hammonds 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Tom Hammonds 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Tom Hammonds 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Tom Hammonds 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Tom Hammonds 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Tom Hammonds 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Tom Hammonds 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Tom Hammonds 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Tom Hammonds 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Tom Hammonds 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Tom Hammonds 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Tom Hammonds 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Tom Hammonds 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Tom Hammonds 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Tom Hammonds 3,617

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Tom Hammonds 2,243

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Tom Hammonds 378

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Tom Hammonds 167

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Tom Hammonds 136

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Tom Hammonds 687

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Tom Hammonds .480

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Tom Hammonds .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Tom Hammonds .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Tom Hammonds 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Tom Hammonds 2.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Tom Hammonds 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Tom Hammonds 0.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Tom Hammonds 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Tom Hammonds 69

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Tom Hammonds 44

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Tom Hammonds 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Tom Hammonds 0

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Tom Hammonds 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Tom Hammonds 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Tom Hammonds .451

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Tom Hammonds -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Tom Hammonds .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995)