Larry Bird vs. Bingo Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bingo Smith 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.

Bingo Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bingo Smith: 1969-70 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bingo Smith 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bingo Smith 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bingo Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bingo Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bingo Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bingo Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bingo Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bingo Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bingo Smith 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bingo Smith 4.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bingo Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bingo Smith 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bingo Smith 10,882

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bingo Smith 3,630

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bingo Smith 1,734

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bingo Smith 431 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bingo Smith 167 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bingo Smith 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bingo Smith .449

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bingo Smith .284 *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bingo Smith .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bingo Smith 15.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bingo Smith 6.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bingo Smith 3.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bingo Smith 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bingo Smith 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bingo Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bingo Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bingo Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bingo Smith 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bingo Smith 201

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bingo Smith 54

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bingo Smith 35

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bingo Smith 14 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bingo Smith 4 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bingo Smith 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bingo Smith .407

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bingo Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bingo Smith .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bingo Smith 12.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bingo Smith 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bingo Smith 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bingo Smith 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bingo Smith 0.3 (1977) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.