Larry Bird vs. Jerry Stackhouse Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry Stackhouse 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

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, 5 less than Jerry Stackhouse, who played 18. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Jerry Stackhouse had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Larry Bird 13 12 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry Stackhouse 18 9 1995-96 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1979-801995-96
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jerry Stackhouse 72 37.5 19.2 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.9 1.1 1.1 3.5 2.5 6.3 15.2 .414 1.3 4.1 .318 5.4 7.2 .747
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1980-811996-97
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Jerry Stackhouse 81 39.1 20.7 1.9 2.2 4.2 3.1 1.1 0.8 3.9 2.7 6.6 16.1 .407 1.3 4.2 .298 6.3 8.2 .766
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1981-821997-98
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jerry Stackhouse 79 32.2 15.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 3.1 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.2 5.4 12.3 .435 0.6 2.5 .241 4.5 5.7 .787
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1982-831998-99
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Jerry Stackhouse 42 28.3 14.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.9 1.9 4.3 11.6 .371 0.8 3.0 .278 5.0 5.9 .850
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
Jerry Stackhouse 5 24.6 10.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 3.6 9.2 .391 0.4 1.6 .250 2.4 2.8 .857

Season 5

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1983-841999-00
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Jerry Stackhouse 82 38.4 23.6 1.4 2.4 3.8 4.5 1.3 0.4 3.8 2.3 7.5 17.6 .428 1.0 3.5 .288 7.5 9.2 .815
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
Jerry Stackhouse 3 40.0 24.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 0.7 0.0 4.7 1.3 8.0 19.7 .407 1.0 2.3 .429 7.7 10.3 .742

Season 6

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1984-852000-01
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jerry Stackhouse 80 40.2 29.8 1.2 2.7 3.9 5.1 1.2 0.7 4.1 2.0 9.7 24.1 .402 2.1 5.9 .351 8.3 10.1 .822
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1985-862001-02
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Jerry Stackhouse 76 35.3 21.4 1.0 3.1 4.1 5.3 1.0 0.5 3.5 2.1 6.9 17.4 .397 1.1 3.9 .287 6.5 7.6 .858
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
Jerry Stackhouse 10 36.0 17.6 0.9 3.4 4.3 4.3 0.6 0.6 2.7 2.6 5.3 16.5 .321 1.8 5.3 .340 5.2 6.3 .825

Season 8

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1986-872002-03
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jerry Stackhouse 70 39.2 21.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.0 17.2 .409 1.0 3.5 .290 6.5 7.4 .878
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1987-882003-04
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Jerry Stackhouse 26 29.8 13.9 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.0 0.9 0.1 3.4 1.9 4.9 12.3 .399 0.9 2.5 .354 3.2 4.0 .806
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
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1988-892004-05
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Jerry Stackhouse 56 28.9 14.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.9 1.9 4.9 11.8 .414 0.6 2.1 .267 4.5 5.3 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 13 31.1 16.1 1.5 2.5 4.1 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.7 5.2 13.5 .386 1.2 3.1 .400 4.4 5.1 .864

Season 11

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1989-902005-06
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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
Jerry Stackhouse 55 27.7 13.0 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.7 4.4 11.0 .401 0.7 2.4 .277 3.5 4.0 .882
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
Jerry Stackhouse 22 32.3 13.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.0 12.5 .402 1.0 3.0 .338 2.6 3.4 .784

Season 12

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1990-912006-07
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Jerry Stackhouse 67 24.1 12.0 0.6 1.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.2 4.2 9.8 .428 0.9 2.4 .383 2.7 3.2 .847
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
Jerry Stackhouse 6 28.2 14.3 0.8 2.8 3.7 2.5 0.7 0.2 3.0 1.5 3.8 11.0 .348 1.8 5.2 .355 4.8 5.5 .879

Season 13

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season 1991-922007-08
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Jerry Stackhouse 58 24.3 10.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.5 0.5 0.2 1.5 1.4 3.7 9.1 .405 1.0 3.2 .326 2.3 2.6 .892
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
Jerry Stackhouse 5 20.4 6.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 7.6 .316 0.4 2.4 .167 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 14

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2008-09
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 10 16.2 4.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.6 6.0 .267 0.3 1.9 .158 0.7 0.7 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2009-10
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 42 20.4 8.5 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.3 3.1 7.5 .408 1.1 3.1 .346 1.3 1.6 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 7 20.6 7.3 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.6 2.0 6.1 .326 0.7 2.1 .333 2.6 2.9 .900

Season 16

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2010-11
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 7 7.1 1.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 .250 0.1 0.6 .250 0.7 1.0 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2011-12
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 30 9.1 3.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.2 3.3 .370 0.4 1.3 .342 0.7 0.8 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Larry Bird Jerry Stackhouse
Season -2012-13
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 37 14.7 4.9 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.8 4.6 .384 0.8 2.4 .337 0.5 0.6 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Jerry Stackhouse 4 7.0 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.5 .100 0.0 1.8 .000 0.8 1.0 .750