Larry Bird vs. Dick Gibbs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Gibbs 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.

Dick Gibbs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dick Gibbs: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dick Gibbs 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dick Gibbs 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dick Gibbs 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dick Gibbs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dick Gibbs 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dick Gibbs 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dick Gibbs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Dick Gibbs 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Dick Gibbs 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dick Gibbs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Dick Gibbs 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dick Gibbs 1.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dick Gibbs 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dick Gibbs 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dick Gibbs 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dick Gibbs 1,739

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dick Gibbs 624

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dick Gibbs 260

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dick Gibbs 67 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dick Gibbs 35 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dick Gibbs 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dick Gibbs .402

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Dick Gibbs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dick Gibbs .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dick Gibbs 10.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dick Gibbs 3.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dick Gibbs 1.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dick Gibbs 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dick Gibbs 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dick Gibbs 0.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dick Gibbs 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dick Gibbs 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dick Gibbs 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dick Gibbs 18

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dick Gibbs 2

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dick Gibbs 4

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dick Gibbs 3 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dick Gibbs 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dick Gibbs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dick Gibbs .368

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Dick Gibbs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dick Gibbs 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dick Gibbs 2.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dick Gibbs 0.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dick Gibbs 0.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dick Gibbs 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Dick Gibbs 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.