Larry Bird vs. Clyde Lovellette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Lovellette 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.

Clyde Lovellette

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Clyde Lovellette: 1953-54 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Clyde Lovellette 3

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Clyde Lovellette 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Clyde Lovellette 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Clyde Lovellette 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Clyde Lovellette 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Clyde Lovellette 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Clyde Lovellette 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Clyde Lovellette 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Clyde Lovellette 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Clyde Lovellette 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Clyde Lovellette 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Clyde Lovellette 9.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Clyde Lovellette 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Clyde Lovellette 11,947

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Clyde Lovellette 6,663

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Clyde Lovellette 1,165

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Clyde Lovellette 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Clyde Lovellette .443

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Clyde Lovellette .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Clyde Lovellette 23.4 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Clyde Lovellette 14.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Clyde Lovellette 2.6 (1961)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Clyde Lovellette 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Clyde Lovellette 8.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Clyde Lovellette 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Clyde Lovellette 963

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Clyde Lovellette 557

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Clyde Lovellette 89

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Clyde Lovellette 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Clyde Lovellette .416

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Clyde Lovellette .684

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Clyde Lovellette 24.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Clyde Lovellette 10.8 (1960)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Clyde Lovellette 2.8 (1960)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Clyde Lovellette - 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.