Larry Bird vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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 Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Red Rocha 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Red Rocha 0

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

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

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Red Rocha 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 Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Red Rocha 2.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Red Rocha 1,153

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Red Rocha .370

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Red Rocha 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Red Rocha 58

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

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

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Red Rocha .360

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Red Rocha - 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.