Larry Bird vs. Milt Schoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Milt Schoon 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 Schoon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Milt Schoon: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Milt Schoon 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Milt Schoon 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Milt Schoon 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Milt Schoon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Milt Schoon 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Milt Schoon 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Milt Schoon 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Milt Schoon 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 Milt Schoon 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Milt Schoon 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Milt Schoon 616

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Milt Schoon 96

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

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Milt Schoon 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Milt Schoon .342

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Milt Schoon .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Milt Schoon 8.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Milt Schoon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Milt Schoon 1.4 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Milt Schoon 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Milt Schoon 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Milt Schoon 17

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Milt Schoon 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Milt Schoon - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Milt Schoon 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Milt Schoon .294

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Milt Schoon .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Milt Schoon 5.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Milt Schoon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Milt Schoon 1.0 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Milt Schoon - 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.