Jim Burns vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Burns 0 * David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Burns 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader Jim Burns 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 2,954

Total Games Jim Burns 3 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists Jim Burns - David Robinson 280

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 151

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 312

Total Games Jim Burns 0 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

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.