Jerry Bird vs. Adrian Dantley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adrian Dantley and Jerry 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Adrian Dantley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Adrian Dantley: 1976-77 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Adrian Dantley 15

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 7

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 2

Scoring Leader Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 2

Rookie of The Year Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Adrian Dantley 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Adrian Dantley 5.7

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Adrian Dantley 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Adrian Dantley 23,177

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Adrian Dantley 5,455

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Adrian Dantley 2,830

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 944

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 150

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Adrian Dantley 955

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Adrian Dantley .540

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley .171 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Adrian Dantley .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Adrian Dantley 30.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Adrian Dantley 7.8 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Adrian Dantley 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 5.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 2.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 1,558

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 395

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 169

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 69

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 6

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Adrian Dantley 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley .525

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 32.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 8.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Adrian Dantley 4.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.0 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.