Larry Bird vs. Joe Graboski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Graboski 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.

Joe Graboski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Joe Graboski: 1948-49 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Joe Graboski 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Joe Graboski 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Joe Graboski 10

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Joe Graboski 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Joe Graboski 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Joe Graboski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Joe Graboski 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Joe Graboski 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Joe Graboski 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Joe Graboski 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 Joe Graboski 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Joe Graboski 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Joe Graboski 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Joe Graboski 9,280

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Joe Graboski 5,999 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Joe Graboski 1,502

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Joe Graboski 845

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Joe Graboski .352

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Joe Graboski .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Joe Graboski 14.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Joe Graboski 10.4 (1959) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Joe Graboski 2.6 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Joe Graboski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Joe Graboski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Joe Graboski 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Joe Graboski 7.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Joe Graboski 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Joe Graboski 389

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Joe Graboski 271 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Joe Graboski 73

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Joe Graboski 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Joe Graboski .328

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Joe Graboski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Joe Graboski .735

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Joe Graboski 23.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Joe Graboski 11.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Joe Graboski 3.8 (1958)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Joe Graboski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Joe Graboski - 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.