Larry Bird vs. Art Hillhouse Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Hillhouse 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.

Art Hillhouse

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Art Hillhouse: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Art Hillhouse 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Art Hillhouse 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Art Hillhouse 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Art Hillhouse 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Art Hillhouse 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Art Hillhouse 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Art Hillhouse 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Art Hillhouse 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Art Hillhouse 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Art Hillhouse 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 Art Hillhouse 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Art Hillhouse 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Art Hillhouse 418

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Art Hillhouse 44

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Art Hillhouse 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Art Hillhouse .277

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Art Hillhouse .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Art Hillhouse 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Art Hillhouse 0.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Art Hillhouse - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Art Hillhouse 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Art Hillhouse 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Art Hillhouse 87

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Art Hillhouse 8

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Art Hillhouse 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Art Hillhouse .264

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Art Hillhouse .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Art Hillhouse 8.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Art Hillhouse 0.8 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Art Hillhouse - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.