Larry Bird vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams 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 Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Art Williams 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Art Williams 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Art Williams 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Art Williams 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Art Williams .409

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Art Williams .417

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.