Larry Bird vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Alex Groza 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Alex Groza 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Alex Groza 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 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Alex Groza - 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.