Larry Bird vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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.

Lew Hitch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Lew Hitch 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Lew Hitch 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Lew Hitch 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Lew Hitch 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 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Lew Hitch 499

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

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Lew Hitch .376

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Lew Hitch .360

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Lew Hitch - 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.