Jerry Bird vs. Clyde Drexler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Drexler 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.

Clyde Drexler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Clyde Drexler 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Clyde Drexler 15

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Clyde Drexler 15

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Clyde Drexler 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Bird 0 Clyde Drexler 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Clyde Drexler 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Clyde Drexler 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Clyde Drexler 6.1

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Clyde Drexler 5.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 2.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Clyde Drexler 22,195

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Clyde Drexler 6,677

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Clyde Drexler 6,125

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 2,207

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 719

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Clyde Drexler 1,086

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Clyde Drexler .472

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler .318

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Clyde Drexler .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 6.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 6.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 1.9

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 2,963

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 1,002

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 891

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 278

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 108

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Clyde Drexler 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler .447

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler .288

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993)

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.