Larry Bird vs. Mark Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Jackson and Larry 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Mark Jackson, who played 17. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Mark Jackson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 achievements, 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
Larry Bird	13	12	1979-80 to 1991-92
Mark Jackson	17	14	1987-88 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1979-80	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	82	36.0	21.3	2.6	7.8	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	3.2	3.4	8.5	17.8	.474	0.7	1.7	.406	3.7	4.4	.836
difference:		+3.6	+7.7	+1.1	+4.4	+5.6	+6.1	+0.8	+0.5	-0.1	-0.4	+3.2	+5.4	+.042	+0.3	+0.2	+.152	+1.2	+1.2	+.062
Mark Jackson	82	39.6	13.6	1.5	3.4	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	3.1	3.0	5.3	12.4	.432	0.4	1.5	.254	2.5	3.2	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	9	41.3	21.3	2.4	8.8	11.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	3.7	3.3	9.2	19.7	.469	0.4	1.7	.267	2.4	2.8	.880
difference:	+5	+1.5	+7.0	+0.9	+5.5	+6.4	+5.1	+0.9	+0.9	-0.2		+3.7	+4.7	+.102	+0.9	+1.3	+.150	+0.4		+.153
Mark Jackson	4	42.8	14.3	1.5	3.3	4.8	9.8	2.5	0.0	3.5	3.3	5.5	15.0	.367	1.3	3.0	.417	2.0	2.8	.727


Season 2
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1980-81	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	82	39.5	21.2	2.3	8.6	10.9	5.5	2.0	0.8	3.5	2.9	8.8	18.3	.478	0.2	0.9	.270	3.5	4.0	.863
difference:	+10	+5.1	+4.3	+0.8	+5.3	+6.2	+3.1	+0.1	+0.7	-0.4	-0.6	+2.1	+4.1	+.011	+0.9	+2.4	+.068	+1.0	+0.4	+.165
Mark Jackson	72	34.4	16.9	1.5	3.3	4.7	8.6	1.9	0.1	3.1	2.3	6.7	14.2	.467	1.1	3.3	.338	2.5	3.6	.698

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	17	44.1	21.9	2.9	11.1	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	3.6	3.1	8.6	18.4	.470	0.2	0.5	.375	4.5	5.0	.894
difference:	+8	+6.8	+7.2	+2.1	+8.4	+10.6	+4.0	+1.2	+0.7	-0.5	-2.1	+2.9	+7.3	+.040	+1.0	+2.6	+.018	+2.4	+1.9	+.215
Mark Jackson	9	37.3	14.7	0.8	2.7	3.4	10.1	1.1	0.3	3.1	1.0	5.7	11.1	.510	1.2	3.1	.393	2.1	3.1	.679


Season 3
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1981-82	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	77	38.0	22.9	2.6	8.3	10.9	5.8	1.9	0.9	3.3	3.2	9.2	18.4	.503	0.1	0.7	.212	4.3	4.9	.863
difference:	+5	+8.4	+13.0	+1.3	+5.7	+7.0	+1.6	+0.6	+0.9	-0.7	-1.7	+5.2	+9.3	+.066	+0.3	+0.9	+.055	+2.8	+2.9	+.136
Mark Jackson	82	29.6	9.9	1.3	2.6	3.9	7.4	1.3	0.0	2.6	1.5	4.0	9.1	.437	0.4	1.6	.267	1.5	2.0	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	12	40.8	17.8	2.8	9.8	12.5	5.6	1.9	1.4	3.2	3.6	7.3	17.2	.427	0.1	0.5	.167	3.1	3.8	.822
difference:	+3	+31.8	+14.0	+2.7	+9.4	+11.9	+3.3	+1.7	+1.4	-2.4	-3.0	+5.9	+13.8	+.008	+0.1	+0.3	+.167	+2.2	+2.6	+.095
Mark Jackson	9	9.0	3.8	0.1	0.4	0.6	2.3	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.6	1.4	3.4	.419	0.0	0.2	.000	0.9	1.2	.727


Season 4
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1982-83	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	79	37.7	23.6	2.4	8.6	11.0	5.8	1.9	0.9	3.0	2.5	9.5	18.7	.504	0.3	1.0	.286	4.4	5.3	.840
difference:	+7	+15.5	+14.8	+1.5	+6.7	+8.3	+0.5	+1.1	+0.8	-1.1	-1.4	+6.0	+11.6	+.012	+0.1	+0.3	+.031	+2.8	+3.1	+.109
Mark Jackson	72	22.2	8.8	0.9	1.9	2.7	6.3	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.1	3.5	7.1	.492	0.2	0.7	.255	1.6	2.2	.731

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	6	40.0	20.5	3.3	9.2	12.5	6.8	2.2	0.5	3.2	2.5	8.2	19.3	.422	0.2	0.7	.250	4.0	4.8	.828
difference:	+3	+28.0	+19.8	+3.3	+9.2	+12.5	+4.1	+1.9	+0.2	-1.5	-2.2	+7.9	+18.3	+.089	+0.2	+0.7		+4.0	+4.8
Mark Jackson	3	12.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0	2.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	0.3	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 5
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1983-84	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	79	38.3	24.2	2.3	7.8	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	3.0	2.5	9.6	19.5	.492	0.2	0.9	.247	4.7	5.3	.888
difference:	+2	+7.9	+12.9	+1.1	+5.2	+6.3	+2.0	+0.4	+0.7	-0.4	-0.6	+5.1	+10.3	+.001	+0.1	+0.4	+.009	+2.6	+2.6	+.118
Mark Jackson	81	30.4	11.3	1.2	2.6	3.8	8.6	1.4	0.2	2.6	1.9	4.5	9.2	.491	0.1	0.5	.256	2.1	2.7	.770

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	23	41.8	27.5	2.7	8.3	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	3.8	3.1	10.0	19.0	.524	0.3	0.7	.412	7.3	8.3	.879
difference:	+11	+11.1	+19.2	+1.7	+7.0	+8.7	+1.3	+1.5	+1.2	-1.3	-0.9	+6.9	+11.3	+.122		+1.1	+.222	+5.5	+6.0	+.064
Mark Jackson	12	30.7	8.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	7.2	0.8	0.0	2.5	2.2	3.1	7.7	.402	0.3	1.8	.190	1.8	2.3	.815


Season 6
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1984-85	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	80	39.5	28.7	2.1	8.5	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	3.1	2.6	11.5	22.0	.522	0.7	1.6	.427	5.0	5.7	.882
difference:	+2	+1.5	+14.3	+0.5	+5.3	+5.8	+2.2	+0.1	+1.1	-0.4	-0.7	+5.9	+10.5	+.036	+0.4	+0.6	+.159	+2.1	+2.0	+.079
Mark Jackson	82	38.0	14.4	1.6	3.2	4.7	8.8	1.7	0.1	2.7	1.9	5.6	11.5	.486	0.3	1.0	.268	2.9	3.7	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	20	40.8	26.0	2.7	6.5	9.1	5.8	1.7	1.0	2.9	2.7	9.8	21.3	.461	0.4	1.3	.280	6.1	6.8	.890
difference:	+15	+3.2	+10.8	+1.1	+2.3	+3.3	+1.8	+0.1	+0.8	-0.3	-1.1	+4.2	+8.5	+.023	+0.2	+0.9	+.220	+2.3	+2.4	+.026
Mark Jackson	5	37.6	15.2	1.6	4.2	5.8	7.6	1.6	0.2	2.6	1.6	5.6	12.8	.438	0.2	0.4	.500	3.8	4.4	.864


Season 7
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1985-86	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	82	38.0	25.8	2.3	7.5	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	9.7	19.6	.496	1.0	2.4	.423	5.4	6.0	.896
difference:	+3	+3.7	+14.9	+0.9	+4.4	+5.4	+1.8	+0.5	+0.5	-0.3	-0.7	+5.5	+10.3	+.044	+0.5	+0.8	+.140	+3.3	+3.3	+.105
Mark Jackson	79	34.3	10.9	1.4	3.1	4.4	8.6	1.5	0.1	2.9	1.5	4.2	9.3	.452	0.5	1.6	.283	2.1	2.7	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	18	42.8	25.9	1.9	7.4	9.3	8.2	2.1	0.6	2.6	3.1	9.5	18.4	.517	1.3	3.1	.411	5.6	6.1	.927
Mark Jackson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1986-87	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	74	40.6	28.1	1.7	7.5	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	3.2	2.5	10.6	20.2	.525	1.2	3.0	.400	5.6	6.1	.910
difference:	+8	+11.3	+20.5	+0.8	+4.7	+5.5	+0.1	+0.5	+0.7	-0.6	-0.7	+7.7	+13.3	+.103	+0.9	+1.9	+.090	+4.1	+4.2	+.132
Mark Jackson	82	29.3	7.6	0.9	2.8	3.7	7.5	1.3	0.2	2.6	1.8	2.9	6.9	.422	0.3	1.1	.310	1.5	1.9	.778

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	23	44.1	27.0	1.8	8.3	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	3.1	2.4	9.4	19.7	.476	0.6	1.8	.341	7.7	8.4	.912
difference:	+6	+11.5	+17.1	+0.2	+4.7	+4.8		+0.3	+0.8	-0.7	-0.4	+5.9	+12.1	+.022	+0.3	+0.6	+.059	+5.7	+5.7	+.173
Mark Jackson	17	32.6	9.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	7.2	0.9	0.0	2.4	2.0	3.5	7.6	.454	0.9	2.4	.400	2.0	2.7	.739


Season 9
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1987-88	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	76	39.0	29.9	1.4	7.8	9.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	2.8	2.1	11.6	22.0	.527	1.3	3.1	.414	5.5	6.0	.916
difference:	+5	+6.4	+19.9	+0.6	+4.8	+5.5	+1.7	+0.4	+0.7	-0.3	-0.2	+7.9	+14.3	+.054	+0.5	+1.3	+.016	+3.6	+3.6	+.131
Mark Jackson	81	32.6	10.0	0.8	3.0	3.8	7.8	1.2	0.1	2.5	1.9	3.7	7.7	.473	0.8	1.8	.430	1.9	2.4	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	17	44.9	24.5	1.7	7.1	8.8	6.8	2.1	0.8	2.9	2.6	8.9	19.9	.450	0.7	1.9	.375	5.9	6.6	.894
difference:	+12	+7.7	+13.9	+1.1	+2.7	+3.8	+0.8	+0.9	+0.8	-0.3	-0.8	+5.3	+9.7	+.097	+0.1	+1.7	+.153	+3.3	+3.2	+.129
Mark Jackson	5	37.2	10.6	0.6	4.4	5.0	6.0	1.2	0.0	2.6	1.8	3.6	10.2	.353	0.8	3.6	.222	2.6	3.4	.765


Season 10
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1988-89	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	6	31.5	19.3	0.2	6.0	6.2	4.8	1.0	0.8	1.8	3.0	8.2	17.3	.471	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.2	.947
difference:	+76	+5.7	+9.4	+0.9	+2.3	+1.4	+6.6	+0.2	+0.7	-1.5	-1.0	+4.7	+9.0	+.045	+0.8	+2.2		+1.0	+0.6	+.158
Mark Jackson	82	37.2	9.9	1.1	3.7	4.8	11.4	1.2	0.1	3.3	2.0	3.5	8.3	.426	0.8	2.2	.371	2.0	2.6	.789

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Larry Bird nor Mark Jackson played in the postseason in their season 10


Season 11
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1989-90	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	75	39.3	24.3	1.2	8.3	9.5	7.5	1.4	0.8	3.2	2.3	9.6	20.2	.473	0.9	2.6	.333	4.3	4.6	.930
difference:	+7	+9.9	+16.0	+0.4	+5.2	+5.6	+1.2	+0.4	+0.8	-1.1	-0.7	+6.6	+12.9	+.057	+0.4	+0.9	+.019	+2.6	+2.4	+.169
Mark Jackson	82	29.4	8.3	0.8	3.1	3.9	8.7	1.0	0.0	2.1	1.6	3.0	7.3	.416	0.5	1.7	.314	1.7	2.2	.761

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	5	41.4	24.4	1.4	7.8	9.2	8.8	1.0	1.0	3.6	2.0	8.8	19.8	.444	1.0	3.8	.263	5.8	6.4	.906
difference:	+11	+10.5	+15.2	+0.3	+4.4	+4.6	+0.5	+0.4	+1.0	-0.7	-0.2	+5.5	+11.9	+.027	+0.1	+1.5	+.115	+4.1	+4.3	+.112
Mark Jackson	16	30.9	9.2	1.1	3.4	4.6	8.3	1.4	0.0	2.9	1.8	3.3	7.9	.417	0.9	2.3	.378	1.7	2.1	.794


Season 12
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1990-91	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	60	38.0	19.4	0.9	7.6	8.5	7.2	1.8	1.0	3.1	2.0	7.7	17.0	.454	1.3	3.3	.389	2.7	3.1	.891
difference:	+11	+9.8	+11.8	+0.2	+4.5	+4.7	+0.7	+0.9	+0.9	-1.1	-0.8	+4.9	+10.3	+.035	+0.6	+1.2	+.078	+1.4	+1.5	+.068
Mark Jackson	49	28.2	7.6	0.7	3.1	3.8	7.9	0.9	0.1	2.0	1.2	2.8	6.7	.419	0.7	2.1	.311	1.3	1.6	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	10	39.6	17.1	0.8	6.4	7.2	6.5	1.3	0.3	1.9	2.8	6.2	15.2	.408	0.3	2.1	.143	4.4	5.1	.863
difference:	+3	+4.8	+5.9	+0.3	+2.9	+2.7	+2.1	+0.2	+0.2	-0.8	-0.3	+2.3	+7.3	+.087	+0.8	+0.5	+.269	+2.1	+1.9	+.149
Mark Jackson	13	34.8	11.2	1.1	3.5	4.5	8.6	1.1	0.1	2.7	2.5	3.9	7.9	.495	1.1	2.6	.412	2.3	3.2	.714


Season 13
	Larry Bird	Mark Jackson
Season	1991-92	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	45	36.9	20.2	1.0	8.6	9.6	6.8	0.9	0.7	2.8	1.8	7.8	16.8	.466	1.2	2.8	.406	3.3	3.6	.926
difference:	+36	+9.9	+12.1	+0.2	+5.7	+5.9	+1.2		+0.6	-0.7	-0.4	+4.8	+9.8	+.034	+0.1	+0.1	+.003	+2.3	+2.4	+.120
Mark Jackson	81	27.0	8.1	0.8	2.9	3.7	8.0	0.9	0.1	2.1	1.4	3.0	7.0	.432	1.1	2.7	.403	1.0	1.2	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Larry Bird	4	26.8	11.3	0.5	4.0	4.5	5.3	0.3	0.5	1.5	1.8	5.3	10.5	.500	0.0	1.3	.000	0.8	1.0	.750
difference:	+19	+0.8	+3.2		+0.8	+0.8	+2.4	+0.5	+0.4	-0.4	-0.1	+2.3	+2.8	+.108	+0.9	+1.6	+.313	+0.4	+0.3	+.153
Mark Jackson	23	27.6	8.1	0.5	3.2	3.7	7.7	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.9	3.0	7.7	.392	0.9	2.9	.313	1.2	1.3	.903

Additional Years

* Mark Jackson played 4 seasons more than Larry Bird in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2001 to 2004—Mark Jackson played in 3 Playoffs.

Larry Bird vs. Mark Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Jackson and Larry 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

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Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years