Larry Bird vs. Swede Halbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swede Halbrook 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.

Swede Halbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Swede Halbrook: 1960-61 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Swede Halbrook 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Swede Halbrook 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Swede Halbrook 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Swede Halbrook 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Swede Halbrook 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Swede Halbrook 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Swede Halbrook 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Swede Halbrook 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Swede Halbrook 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Swede Halbrook 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Swede Halbrook 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Swede Halbrook 6.6

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Swede Halbrook 0.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Swede Halbrook 786

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Swede Halbrook 949

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Swede Halbrook 64

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Swede Halbrook 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Swede Halbrook .347

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Swede Halbrook .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Swede Halbrook 6.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Swede Halbrook 7.0 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Swede Halbrook 0.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Swede Halbrook - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Swede Halbrook 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Swede Halbrook 10.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Swede Halbrook 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Swede Halbrook 62

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Swede Halbrook 83

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Swede Halbrook 12

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Swede Halbrook 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Swede Halbrook .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Swede Halbrook .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Swede Halbrook 7.8 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Swede Halbrook 10.4 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Swede Halbrook 1.5 (1961)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Swede Halbrook - 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.