Larry Bird vs. Howie Schultz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Schultz 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.

Howie Schultz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Howie Schultz: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Howie Schultz 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Howie Schultz 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Howie Schultz 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Howie Schultz 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Howie Schultz 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Howie Schultz 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Howie Schultz 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Howie Schultz 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Howie Schultz 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Howie Schultz 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 Howie Schultz 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Howie Schultz 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Howie Schultz 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Howie Schultz 913

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Howie Schultz 326 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Howie Schultz 300

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Howie Schultz 173

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Howie Schultz .271

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Howie Schultz .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Howie Schultz 8.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Howie Schultz 3.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Howie Schultz 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Howie Schultz - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Howie Schultz 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Howie Schultz 1.6 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Howie Schultz 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Howie Schultz 61

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Howie Schultz 19 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Howie Schultz 9

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Howie Schultz 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Howie Schultz .266

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Howie Schultz - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Howie Schultz .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Howie Schultz 10.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Howie Schultz 1.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Howie Schultz 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Howie Schultz - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.