Larry Bird vs Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson leads 4 of 6 career categories against Larry Bird, including scoring (25.7 PPG) and playmaking (9.0 APG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Oscar Robertson's last season was 1973-74, and Larry Bird debuted in 1979-80.
The case for Larry Bird
rebounding (10.0 RPG), accolades (3 MVP · 2 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for Oscar Robertson
scoring (25.7 PPG), playmaking (9.0 APG), shooting efficiency (56.5% TS%), and 1 more.
Tale of the tape
24.3PPG25.7
10.0RPG7.4
6.3APG9.0
56.4%TS%56.5%
897games played1040
Per Game
| Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson | |
|---|---|---|
| 897 | G | 1040 |
| 38.4 | MIN | 31.1 |
| 24.3 | PTS | 25.7 |
| 10.0 | REB | 7.4 |
| 6.3 | AST | 9.0 |
| 1.6 | STL | 0.0 |
| 0.8 | BLK | 0.0 |
| 49.6 | FG% | 48.5 |
| 38.0 | 3P% | — |
| 88.5 | FT% | 83.8 |
Advanced
| Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson | |
|---|---|---|
| 24.7 | PER | — |
| 56.4 | TS% | 56.5 |
| 27.1 | USG% | — |
| 67.4 | WS | — |
| 0.200 | WS/48 | — |
| 6.8 | BPM | — |
| 36.0 | VORP | — |
Accolades
| Larry Bird | Oscar Robertson | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | MVP | 1 |
| 2 | Finals MVP | — |
| 10 | All-NBA | 11 |
| 12 | All-Star | 12 |
| 3 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| 1 | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | — |
Career percentiles
97Scoring92
76Efficiency61
94Playmaking99
96Rebounding79
91Defense5
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