Larry Bird vs. Rowland Garrett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rowland Garrett 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.

Rowland Garrett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Rowland Garrett: 1972-73 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Rowland Garrett 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Rowland Garrett 5

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Rowland Garrett 4

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Rowland Garrett 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Rowland Garrett 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Rowland Garrett 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Rowland Garrett 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Rowland Garrett 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Rowland Garrett 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Rowland Garrett 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Rowland Garrett 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Rowland Garrett 2.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Rowland Garrett 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Rowland Garrett 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Rowland Garrett 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Rowland Garrett 1,337

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Rowland Garrett 607

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Rowland Garrett 106

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Rowland Garrett 75 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Rowland Garrett 39 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Rowland Garrett 263

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Rowland Garrett .441

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Rowland Garrett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Rowland Garrett .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Rowland Garrett 7.6 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Rowland Garrett 3.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Rowland Garrett 0.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Rowland Garrett 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Rowland Garrett 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Rowland Garrett 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Rowland Garrett 1.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Rowland Garrett 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Rowland Garrett 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Rowland Garrett 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Rowland Garrett 46

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Rowland Garrett 30

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Rowland Garrett 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Rowland Garrett 4 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Rowland Garrett 4 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Rowland Garrett 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Rowland Garrett .350

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Rowland Garrett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Rowland Garrett .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Rowland Garrett 3.7 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Rowland Garrett 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Rowland Garrett 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Rowland Garrett 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Rowland Garrett 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.