Jerry Bird vs. Jermaine O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Jermaine O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Jermaine O'Neal 18

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Jermaine O'Neal 14

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Jermaine O'Neal 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Jermaine O'Neal 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Jermaine O'Neal 7.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Jermaine O'Neal 1.4

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Jermaine O'Neal 13,309

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Jermaine O'Neal 7,261

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Jermaine O'Neal 1,369

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 470

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 1,820

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Jermaine O'Neal 1,011

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Jermaine O'Neal .467

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .147

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Jermaine O'Neal .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 6.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 1,124

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 631

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 99

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 35

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 167

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Jermaine O'Neal 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal .426

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .000

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003)

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.