Larry Bird vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff 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.

Ed Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ed Ratleff 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ed Ratleff 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Ed Ratleff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ed Ratleff 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ed Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ed Ratleff .454

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ed Ratleff .414

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.