RJ Barrett vs. Jerry Bird Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Bird and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Jerry Bird

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Jerry Bird 1

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Jerry Bird 0

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Jerry Bird 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Jerry Bird 2.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Jerry Bird 1.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jerry Bird 0.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Jerry Bird 25

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Jerry Bird 12

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Jerry Bird 4

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Jerry Bird 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Jerry Bird .375

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Jerry Bird 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Jerry Bird - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Jerry Bird -

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Jerry Bird -

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Jerry Bird -

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Jerry Bird 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Jerry Bird -

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Jerry Bird - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Jerry Bird -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Jerry Bird -

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Jerry Bird -

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Jerry Bird -

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Jerry Bird - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Jerry Bird - n/a **

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.