Larry Bird vs. Bill McGill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill McGill 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.

Bill McGill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill McGill: 1962-63 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill McGill 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill McGill 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill McGill 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill McGill 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill McGill 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill McGill 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill McGill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bill McGill 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bill McGill 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill McGill 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 Bill McGill 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill McGill 3.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill McGill 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bill McGill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bill McGill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill McGill 1,613

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill McGill 611

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill McGill 168

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bill McGill - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bill McGill - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill McGill 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill McGill .486

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bill McGill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill McGill .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill McGill 15.1 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill McGill 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill McGill 1.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bill McGill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bill McGill - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill McGill 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill McGill 1.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill McGill 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bill McGill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bill McGill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill McGill 11

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill McGill 9

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill McGill 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bill McGill - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bill McGill - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill McGill 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill McGill .556

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bill McGill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill McGill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill McGill 2.2 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill McGill 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill McGill 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bill McGill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bill McGill - 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.