Larry Bird vs. Greg Smith Comparison

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

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Greg Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Greg Smith 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Greg Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Greg Smith .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Greg Smith .527

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Greg Smith - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.