Larry Bird vs. Kleggie Hermsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kleggie Hermsen 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.

Kleggie Hermsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Kleggie Hermsen: 1946-47 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Kleggie Hermsen 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Kleggie Hermsen 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Kleggie Hermsen 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Kleggie Hermsen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Kleggie Hermsen 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Kleggie Hermsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Kleggie Hermsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Kleggie Hermsen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Kleggie Hermsen 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Kleggie Hermsen 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 Kleggie Hermsen 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Kleggie Hermsen 5.8 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Kleggie Hermsen 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Kleggie Hermsen 2,669

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Kleggie Hermsen 467 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Kleggie Hermsen 366

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Kleggie Hermsen 288

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Kleggie Hermsen .297

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Kleggie Hermsen .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Kleggie Hermsen 12.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Kleggie Hermsen 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Kleggie Hermsen 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Kleggie Hermsen 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Kleggie Hermsen 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Kleggie Hermsen 276

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Kleggie Hermsen 3 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Kleggie Hermsen 29

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Kleggie Hermsen 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Kleggie Hermsen .261

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Kleggie Hermsen .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Kleggie Hermsen 12.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Kleggie Hermsen 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Kleggie Hermsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Kleggie Hermsen - 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.