Larry Bird vs. Richard Hamilton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Hamilton 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.

Richard Hamilton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Richard Hamilton: 1999-00 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Richard Hamilton 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Richard Hamilton 14

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Richard Hamilton 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Richard Hamilton 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Richard Hamilton 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Richard Hamilton 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Richard Hamilton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Richard Hamilton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Richard Hamilton 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Richard Hamilton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Richard Hamilton 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Richard Hamilton 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Richard Hamilton 3.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Richard Hamilton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Richard Hamilton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Richard Hamilton 15,708

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Richard Hamilton 2,852

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Richard Hamilton 3,125

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Richard Hamilton 714

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Richard Hamilton 131

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Richard Hamilton 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Richard Hamilton .449

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Richard Hamilton .346

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Richard Hamilton .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Richard Hamilton 20.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Richard Hamilton 3.9 (2005)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Richard Hamilton 4.9 (2005)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Richard Hamilton 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Richard Hamilton 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Richard Hamilton 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Richard Hamilton 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Richard Hamilton 3.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Richard Hamilton 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Richard Hamilton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Richard Hamilton 2,571

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Richard Hamilton 506

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Richard Hamilton 467

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Richard Hamilton 122

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Richard Hamilton 24

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Richard Hamilton 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Richard Hamilton .439

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Richard Hamilton .340

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Richard Hamilton .860

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Richard Hamilton 22.5 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Richard Hamilton 4.6 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Richard Hamilton 5.0 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Richard Hamilton 1.4 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Richard Hamilton 0.5 (2008)