Larry Bird vs. Harry Gallatin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Harry Gallatin 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.

Harry Gallatin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Harry Gallatin: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Harry Gallatin 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Harry Gallatin 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Harry Gallatin 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Harry Gallatin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Harry Gallatin 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Harry Gallatin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Harry Gallatin 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Harry Gallatin 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Harry Gallatin 0

Rebounds Leader Larry Bird 0 Harry Gallatin 1 *

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Harry Gallatin 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Harry Gallatin 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Harry Gallatin 11.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Harry Gallatin 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Harry Gallatin 8,843

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Harry Gallatin 6,684 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Harry Gallatin 1,208

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Harry Gallatin 682

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Harry Gallatin .398

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Harry Gallatin .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Harry Gallatin 15.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Harry Gallatin 15.3 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Harry Gallatin 2.7 (1951)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Harry Gallatin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Harry Gallatin 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Harry Gallatin 11.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Harry Gallatin 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Harry Gallatin 768

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Harry Gallatin 592 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Harry Gallatin 100

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Harry Gallatin 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Harry Gallatin .390

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Harry Gallatin .761

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Harry Gallatin 18.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Harry Gallatin 15.3 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Harry Gallatin 2.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Harry Gallatin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Harry Gallatin - 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.