Larry Bird vs. Bill Roberts Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Roberts: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bill Roberts 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bill Roberts 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bill Roberts 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bill Roberts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bill Roberts 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bill Roberts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bill Roberts 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bill Roberts 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 Roberts 3.5

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

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bill Roberts 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bill Roberts 404

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

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bill Roberts 65

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bill Roberts 117

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bill Roberts .339

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bill Roberts .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bill Roberts 4.4 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bill Roberts 0.8 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bill Roberts 11.0

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

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bill Roberts 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bill Roberts 22

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

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bill Roberts 2

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bill Roberts 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bill Roberts .345

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bill Roberts .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bill Roberts 11.0 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bill Roberts 1.0 (1949)

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

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