Larry Bird vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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 Sichting

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jerry Sichting 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jerry Sichting 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jerry Sichting 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)