Larry Bird vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Herb Williams 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Herb Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Herb Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Herb Williams 25

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)