Jerry Bird vs. Danny Green Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Green and Jerry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jerry Bird played 1 years in the NBA, 14 less than Danny Green, who played 15. Jerry Bird had his first NBA Season in 1958-59, while Danny Green had his rookie season in 2009-10. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Jerry Bird |
1 |
0 |
1958-59 |
Danny Green |
15 |
13 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Jerry Bird |
Danny Green |
Season |
1958-59 | 2009-10 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
11 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
Danny Green |
20 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.385 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.273 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
8 |
11.5 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
.486 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
4 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
66 |
23.1 |
9.1 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
.442 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.436 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
14 |
20.6 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
.418 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.345 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
80 |
27.5 |
10.5 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.448 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
.429 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.848 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
21 |
31.9 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
.446 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
.482 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
68 |
24.3 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.415 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
23 |
23.0 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
6.9 |
.491 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
.475 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
81 |
28.5 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.436 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
.418 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.874 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
7 |
29.1 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
.344 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.300 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
79 |
26.1 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.376 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.332 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
10 |
26.7 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
.462 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
68 |
26.6 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.392 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.379 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
16 |
27.3 |
7.8 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
.405 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.342 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.571 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
70 |
25.6 |
8.6 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
.387 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.363 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
5 |
20.6 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
.267 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
80 |
27.7 |
10.3 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
.465 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
.455 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.841 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
24 |
28.5 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
.342 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.328 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.913 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
68 |
24.8 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.416 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.367 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.688 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
21 |
25.0 |
8.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
8.1 |
.347 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.339 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
69 |
28.0 |
9.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
.412 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.405 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
8 |
24.9 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.438 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.378 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
62 |
21.8 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.394 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.380 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
12 |
26.6 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.404 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
11 |
12.6 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.449 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.432 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
4 |
10.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.200 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
2 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jerry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danny Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |