Larry Bird vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mel Riebe 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mel Riebe 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mel Riebe 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 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mel Riebe 212

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

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.