Larry Bird vs. Jerome Kersey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Kersey and Larry 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jerome Kersey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jerome Kersey 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jerome Kersey 17

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jerome Kersey 15

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jerome Kersey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jerome Kersey 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jerome Kersey 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jerome Kersey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jerome Kersey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jerome Kersey 5.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jerome Kersey 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jerome Kersey 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jerome Kersey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jerome Kersey 11,825

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jerome Kersey 6,339

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jerome Kersey 2,134

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jerome Kersey 1,439

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jerome Kersey 799

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jerome Kersey 1,153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jerome Kersey .465

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jerome Kersey .201

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jerome Kersey .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jerome Kersey 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jerome Kersey 5.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jerome Kersey 1.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jerome Kersey 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jerome Kersey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jerome Kersey 1,557

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jerome Kersey 717

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jerome Kersey 233

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jerome Kersey 168

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jerome Kersey 80

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jerome Kersey 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jerome Kersey .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jerome Kersey .095

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jerome Kersey .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998)