Larry Bird vs. Gale Bishop Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gale Bishop 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.

Gale Bishop

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Gale Bishop 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Gale Bishop 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Gale Bishop 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Gale Bishop 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Gale Bishop 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Gale Bishop 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Gale Bishop 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Gale Bishop 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Gale Bishop 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Gale Bishop 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 Gale Bishop 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Gale Bishop 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Gale Bishop 467

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Gale Bishop 92

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Gale Bishop 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Gale Bishop .325

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Gale Bishop .651

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Gale Bishop - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Gale Bishop - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Gale Bishop - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Gale Bishop 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Gale Bishop 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Gale Bishop 18

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Gale Bishop 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Gale Bishop 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Gale Bishop .269

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Gale Bishop - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Gale Bishop .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Gale Bishop - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Gale Bishop - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Gale Bishop - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.