Larry Bird vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Herm Gilliam 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Herm Gilliam 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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.