“What are you smoking? What stats are you talking about? In terms of stats, Bird doesn’t come close to Jordan.”
Jordan was a scoring machine which is a given. Bird had better rebound and assist stats. Jordan better steal stats. Bird played 12 years, Jordan 15. Just sayin.
It’s easy to forget what a great defensive player Jordan was.
Jordan had more points (regular season) 32,292 to 21,791.
Jordan had 6672 rebounds to Bird's 8974. But Bird was a power forward.
Jordan had 5633 assists to Bird's 5695, a virtual wash.
In terms of statistics, there really is no comparison. Jordan was a fantastic offensive and defensive player.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, ten scoring titles (both all-time records), five MVP Awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game selections, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, three steals titles, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press' list of athletes of the century.