Larry Bird vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mickey Rottner 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mickey Rottner 139

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

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mickey Rottner .290

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mickey Rottner .138

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mickey Rottner - 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.