Larry Bird vs. Bill Miller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Miller 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 Miller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Miller: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Miller 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Miller 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Miller 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Miller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Miller 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Miller 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Miller 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Miller 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 Bill Miller 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bill Miller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Miller 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Miller 53

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bill Miller - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Miller 20

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Miller 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Miller .292

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Miller .550

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Miller 1.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bill Miller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Miller 0.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Miller 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bill Miller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Miller 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Miller 0

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bill Miller - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Miller 0

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Miller 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Miller -

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Miller .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Miller 0.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bill Miller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Miller 0.0 (1949)

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

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