Larry Bird vs. Detlef Schrempf Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Detlef Schrempf and Larry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Detlef Schrempf, who played 16. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Detlef Schrempf had his rookie season in 1985-86. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Larry Bird 13 12 1979-80 to 1991-92
Detlef Schrempf 16 14 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1979-801985-86
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 82 36.0 21.3 2.6 7.8 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.4 8.5 17.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .406 3.7 4.4 .836
Detlef Schrempf 64 15.1 6.2 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.2 4.9 .451 0.0 0.1 .429 1.7 2.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 9 41.3 21.3 2.4 8.8 11.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 3.7 3.3 9.2 19.7 .469 0.4 1.7 .267 2.4 2.8 .880
Detlef Schrempf 10 12.0 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 2.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .647

Season 2
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1980-811986-87
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 82 39.5 21.2 2.3 8.6 10.9 5.5 2.0 0.8 3.5 2.9 8.8 18.3 .478 0.2 0.9 .270 3.5 4.0 .863
Detlef Schrempf 81 21.1 9.3 1.1 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.8 3.3 6.9 .472 0.4 0.9 .478 2.4 3.2 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 17 44.1 21.9 2.9 11.1 14.0 6.1 2.3 1.0 3.6 3.1 8.6 18.4 .470 0.2 0.5 .375 4.5 5.0 .894
Detlef Schrempf 4 24.3 7.8 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.3 3.3 8.8 .371 0.0 0.8 .000 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 3
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1981-821987-88
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 77 38.0 22.9 2.6 8.3 10.9 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 18.4 .503 0.1 0.7 .212 4.3 4.9 .863
Detlef Schrempf 82 19.4 8.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 6.6 .456 0.1 0.4 .156 2.5 3.2 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 12 40.8 17.8 2.8 9.8 12.5 5.6 1.9 1.4 3.2 3.6 7.3 17.2 .427 0.1 0.5 .167 3.1 3.8 .822
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.3 7.8 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.7 5.7 .465 0.1 0.2 .333 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1982-831988-89
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 79 37.7 23.6 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.5 18.7 .504 0.3 1.0 .286 4.4 5.3 .840
Detlef Schrempf 69 26.8 12.0 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.2 4.0 8.4 .474 0.1 0.5 .200 4.0 5.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 6 40.0 20.5 3.3 9.2 12.5 6.8 2.2 0.5 3.2 2.5 8.2 19.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .250 4.0 4.8 .828
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1983-841989-90
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 79 38.3 24.2 2.3 7.8 10.1 6.6 1.8 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.6 19.5 .492 0.2 0.9 .247 4.7 5.3 .888
Detlef Schrempf 78 33.0 16.2 1.9 6.0 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.5 5.4 10.5 .516 0.2 0.6 .354 5.2 6.3 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 23 41.8 27.5 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 3.1 10.0 19.0 .524 0.3 0.7 .412 7.3 8.3 .879
Detlef Schrempf 3 41.7 20.3 1.7 5.7 7.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 1.0 .000 5.0 5.3 .938

Season 6
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1984-851990-91
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 80 39.5 28.7 2.1 8.5 10.5 6.6 1.6 1.2 3.1 2.6 11.5 22.0 .522 0.7 1.6 .427 5.0 5.7 .882
Detlef Schrempf 82 32.1 16.1 2.2 5.9 8.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 10.1 .520 0.2 0.5 .375 5.4 6.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 20 40.8 26.0 2.7 6.5 9.1 5.8 1.7 1.0 2.9 2.7 9.8 21.3 .461 0.4 1.3 .280 6.1 6.8 .890
Detlef Schrempf 5 35.8 15.8 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 3.4 5.4 11.4 .474 0.0 0.8 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 7
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1985-861991-92
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 82 38.0 25.8 2.3 7.5 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 9.7 19.6 .496 1.0 2.4 .423 5.4 6.0 .896
Detlef Schrempf 80 32.6 17.3 2.5 7.1 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.6 6.2 11.6 .536 0.3 0.9 .324 4.6 5.5 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 18 42.8 25.9 1.9 7.4 9.3 8.2 2.1 0.6 2.6 3.1 9.5 18.4 .517 1.3 3.1 .411 5.6 6.1 .927
Detlef Schrempf 3 40.0 21.0 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.3 6.0 15.7 .383 0.7 1.3 .500 8.3 9.3 .893

Season 8
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1986-871992-93
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 74 40.6 28.1 1.7 7.5 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 2.5 10.6 20.2 .525 1.2 3.0 .400 5.6 6.1 .910
Detlef Schrempf 82 37.8 19.1 2.6 7.0 9.5 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.7 6.3 13.2 .476 0.1 0.6 .154 6.4 8.0 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 23 44.1 27.0 1.8 8.3 10.0 7.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 2.4 9.4 19.7 .476 0.6 1.8 .341 7.7 8.4 .912
Detlef Schrempf 4 41.3 19.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 7.3 0.3 0.5 4.3 3.5 6.3 13.5 .463 0.0 0.5 .000 7.0 9.0 .778

Season 9
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1987-881993-94
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 76 39.0 29.9 1.4 7.8 9.3 6.1 1.6 0.8 2.8 2.1 11.6 22.0 .527 1.3 3.1 .414 5.5 6.0 .916
Detlef Schrempf 81 33.7 15.0 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.4 5.5 11.1 .493 0.3 0.8 .324 3.7 4.8 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 17 44.9 24.5 1.7 7.1 8.8 6.8 2.1 0.8 2.9 2.6 8.9 19.9 .450 0.7 1.9 .375 5.9 6.6 .894
Detlef Schrempf 5 34.8 18.6 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 4.2 5.2 10.0 .520 0.4 1.2 .333 7.8 9.0 .867

Season 10
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1988-891994-95
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 6 31.5 19.3 0.2 6.0 6.2 4.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.0 8.2 17.3 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .947
Detlef Schrempf 82 35.2 19.2 1.6 4.5 6.2 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.4 12.2 .523 1.1 2.2 .514 5.3 6.4 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 4 38.3 18.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.0 5.8 14.3 .404 2.5 4.5 .556 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 11
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1989-901995-96
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 75 39.3 24.3 1.2 8.3 9.5 7.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 2.3 9.6 20.2 .473 0.9 2.6 .333 4.3 4.6 .930
Detlef Schrempf 63 34.9 17.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 2.8 5.7 11.7 .486 1.2 2.8 .408 4.6 5.9 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 5 41.4 24.4 1.4 7.8 9.2 8.8 1.0 1.0 3.6 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 1.0 3.8 .263 5.8 6.4 .906
Detlef Schrempf 21 37.6 16.0 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.2 0.7 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.9 12.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .368 3.3 4.4 .750

Season 12
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1990-911996-97
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 60 38.0 19.4 0.9 7.6 8.5 7.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.0 7.7 17.0 .454 1.3 3.3 .389 2.7 3.1 .891
Detlef Schrempf 61 35.9 16.8 1.4 5.0 6.5 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.8 11.9 .492 0.9 2.6 .354 4.1 5.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 10 39.6 17.1 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.8 6.2 15.2 .408 0.3 2.1 .143 4.4 5.1 .863
Detlef Schrempf 12 38.1 16.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.5 3.3 5.6 11.8 .472 1.3 2.4 .552 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 13
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season 1991-921997-98
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 45 36.9 20.2 1.0 8.6 9.6 6.8 0.9 0.7 2.8 1.8 7.8 16.8 .466 1.2 2.8 .406 3.3 3.6 .926
Detlef Schrempf 78 35.2 15.8 1.7 5.4 7.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.6 5.6 11.5 .487 0.8 1.9 .415 3.8 4.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 4 26.8 11.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 10.5 .500 0.0 1.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.4 16.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.1 6.4 12.5 .512 0.2 1.4 .143 3.1 3.8 .816

Season 14
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season -1998-99
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 50 35.3 15.0 1.5 5.9 7.4 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.1 3.0 5.2 11.0 .472 0.7 1.7 .395 4.0 4.9 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season -1999-00
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 77 21.6 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 5.6 .432 0.3 0.7 .404 2.3 2.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.4 5.6 0.7 2.9 3.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.7 .393 0.1 0.4 .167 2.6 3.1 .830

Season 16
Larry Bird Detlef Schrempf
Season -2000-01
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 26 15.3 4.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.7 .411 0.1 0.3 .375 0.9 1.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 3 10.7 4.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 .667 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.0 .667
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