Larry Bird vs. Jerry Rullo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Rullo 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.

Jerry Rullo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry Rullo: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jerry Rullo 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jerry Rullo 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jerry Rullo 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jerry Rullo 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jerry Rullo 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jerry Rullo 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jerry Rullo 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jerry Rullo 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jerry Rullo 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jerry Rullo 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 Jerry Rullo 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jerry Rullo 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jerry Rullo 271

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jerry Rullo 70

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jerry Rullo 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jerry Rullo .292

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jerry Rullo .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jerry Rullo 3.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jerry Rullo 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jerry Rullo 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jerry Rullo 0.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jerry Rullo 13

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jerry Rullo 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jerry Rullo 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jerry Rullo .238

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jerry Rullo 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jerry Rullo 3.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jerry Rullo 0.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jerry Rullo - 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.