Larry Bird vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Fred Schaus 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Fred Schaus 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Fred Schaus 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Fred Schaus 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 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Fred Schaus .352

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Fred Schaus .339

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.