Larry Bird vs. Earl Lloyd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Lloyd 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.

Earl Lloyd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Earl Lloyd: 1950-51 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Earl Lloyd 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Earl Lloyd 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Earl Lloyd 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Earl Lloyd 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Earl Lloyd 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Earl Lloyd 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Earl Lloyd 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Earl Lloyd 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Earl Lloyd 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Earl Lloyd 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 Earl Lloyd 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Earl Lloyd 6.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Earl Lloyd 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Earl Lloyd 4,682

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Earl Lloyd 3,609

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Earl Lloyd 810

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Earl Lloyd 560

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Earl Lloyd .356

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Earl Lloyd .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Earl Lloyd 10.2 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Earl Lloyd 7.7 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Earl Lloyd 2.1 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Earl Lloyd - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Earl Lloyd 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Earl Lloyd 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Earl Lloyd 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Earl Lloyd 358

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Earl Lloyd 254

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Earl Lloyd 82

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Earl Lloyd 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Earl Lloyd .337

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Earl Lloyd .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Earl Lloyd 11.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Earl Lloyd 8.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Earl Lloyd 3.2 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Earl Lloyd - 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.