Larry Bird vs. Herm Klotz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Klotz 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 Klotz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Herm Klotz: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Herm Klotz 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Herm Klotz 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Herm Klotz 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Herm Klotz 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Herm Klotz 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Herm Klotz 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Herm Klotz 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Herm Klotz 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 Herm Klotz 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Herm Klotz 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Herm Klotz 15

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Herm Klotz 7

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Herm Klotz 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Herm Klotz .226

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Herm Klotz .333

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Herm Klotz 1.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Herm Klotz 0.6 (1948)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Herm Klotz - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Herm Klotz 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Herm Klotz 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Herm Klotz 6

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Herm Klotz 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Herm Klotz 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Herm Klotz .222

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Herm Klotz .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Herm Klotz 1.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Herm Klotz 0.2 (1948)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Herm Klotz - 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.