Larry Bird vs. Otis Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Smith 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.

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Otis Smith 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Otis Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Otis Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Otis Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Otis Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Otis Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Otis Smith 188

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Otis Smith 3

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)