Larry Bird vs. Alex Hannum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Hannum 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 Hannum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Alex Hannum 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Alex Hannum 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Alex Hannum 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Alex Hannum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Alex Hannum 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Alex Hannum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Alex Hannum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Alex Hannum 0

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Alex Hannum 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 Hannum 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Alex Hannum 4.5 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Alex Hannum 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Alex Hannum 3,078

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Alex Hannum 2,013 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Alex Hannum 857

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Alex Hannum 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Alex Hannum .354

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Alex Hannum .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Alex Hannum 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Alex Hannum 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Alex Hannum 1.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Alex Hannum 286

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Alex Hannum 128 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Alex Hannum 52

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Alex Hannum 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Alex Hannum .394

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Alex Hannum .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951)

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

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