Jerry Bird vs. Glen Rice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Glen Rice 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.

Glen Rice

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Glen Rice: 1989-90 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Glen Rice 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Glen Rice 15

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Glen Rice 7

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Glen Rice 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Glen Rice 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Glen Rice 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Glen Rice 4.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Glen Rice 2.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Glen Rice 18,336

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Glen Rice 4,387

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Glen Rice 2,097

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 958

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 265

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Glen Rice 1,000

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Glen Rice .456

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice .400

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Glen Rice .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Glen Rice 26.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Glen Rice 5.4 (1994)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Glen Rice 2.9 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 1.4 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 4.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 1.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 884

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 249

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 101

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 45

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 12

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Glen Rice 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Glen Rice .433

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice .362

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Glen Rice .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 27.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 7.2 (1994)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Glen Rice 3.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 2.2 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Glen Rice 0.4 (1994)

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.