Jim Burns vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Jim Burns 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Jim Burns 3 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - John Stockton 608

Total Assists Jim Burns - John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Jim Burns 0 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.