Bird VS Jorden stats

[Jim Hill <jahill@leasingservice.com>]

Someone sent me these stats.  I'm not sure where they are from but
thought the listers may appreciate them.  (I also sent them to a Bulls
fan I know!)

> Jordan completed 10962 of 21686 shots.....50%
> Bird completed 8591 of 17334 shots........50%
>
> Jordan completed 6798 of 8115 free throws...84%
> Bird completed 3960 of 4471 free throws.......89%
>
> Jordan only played 33 more games than Larry.  He just must have a
knack for drawing the foul since he went to the line 8 times a game,
while Larry only went 4 times.  I am  certain the referees did not favor
Jordan  (ha, ha).
>
> Jordan completed 555 of 1670 from 3 point land.....33%
> Bird completed 649 of 1727 from 3 point land.........38%
>
> Jordan tallied a total of 5836 rebounds over his 930
> games.....6 per game.
> Bird corralled a total of 8974 rebounds over his 897
> games.....10 per game.
>
> Jordan astonishingly managed to dish out 5012
> assists.....5 per game.
> Bird surprisingly only dished out 5695 assists
> lifetime.......6 per game.
>
> Note that even with Joe Kline missing easy lay-ups, Bird betters
Jordan in this category as well.
>
> One last stat that should be relayed in order to
> portray the high standard and respect that Larry established and
demanded for himself and the league:  Bird only retired once.......n

<Jim