Larry Bird vs. Larry Hennessy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Hennessy 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.

Larry Hennessy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Hennessy: 1955-56 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Hennessy 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Hennessy 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Hennessy 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Hennessy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Hennessy 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Hennessy 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Hennessy 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Hennessy 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Hennessy 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Hennessy 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Hennessy 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Hennessy 331

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Hennessy 94

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Hennessy 73

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

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Hennessy 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Hennessy .334

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Hennessy .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Hennessy 6.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Hennessy 2.1 (1957)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Hennessy 1.3 (1957)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Hennessy 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Hennessy 0.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Hennessy 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Hennessy 0

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Hennessy 1

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Hennessy 2

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Hennessy 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Hennessy .000

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Hennessy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Hennessy 0.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Hennessy 0.3 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Hennessy 0.7 (1956)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Hennessy - 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.