Larry Bird vs. Milt Palacio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Milt Palacio 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.

Milt Palacio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Milt Palacio: 1999-00 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Milt Palacio 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Milt Palacio 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Milt Palacio 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Milt Palacio 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Milt Palacio 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Milt Palacio 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Milt Palacio 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Milt Palacio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Milt Palacio 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Milt Palacio 1.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Milt Palacio 2.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Milt Palacio 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Milt Palacio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Milt Palacio 2,243

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Milt Palacio 831

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Milt Palacio 1,194

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Milt Palacio 302

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Milt Palacio 58

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Milt Palacio 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Milt Palacio .419

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Milt Palacio .235

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Milt Palacio .719

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Milt Palacio 6.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Milt Palacio 2.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Milt Palacio 3.5 (2005)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Milt Palacio 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Milt Palacio 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Milt Palacio -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Milt Palacio -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Milt Palacio -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Milt Palacio -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Milt Palacio -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Milt Palacio -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Milt Palacio -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Milt Palacio -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Milt Palacio -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Milt Palacio -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Milt Palacio 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Milt Palacio -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Milt Palacio -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Milt Palacio -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Milt Palacio -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Milt Palacio -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Milt Palacio -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Milt Palacio -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Milt Palacio -