Larry Bird vs. Deb Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Deb 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.

Deb Smith

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Deb Smith 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Deb Smith 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Deb Smith 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Deb Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Deb Smith 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Deb Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Deb Smith 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Deb Smith 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 Deb Smith 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Deb Smith 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Deb Smith 73

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Deb Smith 6

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Deb Smith 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Deb Smith .269

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Deb Smith .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Deb Smith 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Deb Smith 0.1 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Deb Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Deb Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Deb Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Deb Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Deb Smith 0

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Deb Smith 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Deb Smith - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Deb Smith 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Deb Smith -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Deb Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Deb Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Deb Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Deb Smith 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Deb Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Deb Smith - 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.