Larry Bird vs. Red Holzman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Holzman 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.

Red Holzman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Red Holzman: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Red Holzman 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Red Holzman 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Red Holzman 5

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Red Holzman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Red Holzman 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Red Holzman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Red Holzman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Red Holzman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Red Holzman 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Red Holzman 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 Red Holzman 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Red Holzman 1.5 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Red Holzman 2.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Red Holzman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Red Holzman 2,166

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Red Holzman 344 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Red Holzman 721

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Red Holzman 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Red Holzman .317

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Red Holzman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Red Holzman .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Red Holzman 9.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Red Holzman 2.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Red Holzman 2.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Red Holzman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Red Holzman 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Red Holzman 1.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Red Holzman 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Red Holzman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Red Holzman 143

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Red Holzman 26 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Red Holzman 36

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Red Holzman 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Red Holzman .386

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Red Holzman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Red Holzman .596

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Red Holzman 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Red Holzman 1.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Red Holzman 3.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Red Holzman - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.