RE: Who had better career magic or bird??,
This is closer than you think. You can't just limit it to head-to-head when the OP is asking for the better career. Let's dig down further in the weeds and look at some specific career numbers and awards.
HOF - Magic & Bird
NBA MVP - Magic 3x, Bird 3x
All Star - Magic 12x, Bird 12x
All-NBA - Magic 10x, Bird 10x
All Star MVP - Magic 2x, Bird 1x
All-Rookie - Magic & Bird
ROY - Bird
NBA Chip - Magic 5x, Bird 3x
Finals MVP - Magic 3x, Bird 2x
All-Defensive - Bird 3x
STL Champ - Magic 2x
AST Champ - Magic 4x
Games - Magic 906, Bird 897
PPG - Magic 19.5, Bird 24.3
RPG - Magic 7.2, Bird 10.0
APG - Magic 11.2, Bird 6.3
FG% - Magic 52.0, Bird 49.6
FG3% - Magic 30.3, Bird 37.6
FT% - Magic 84.8, Bird 88.6
Totals
Points - Magic 17,707, Bird 21,791
Rebounds - Magic 6,559, Bird 8,974
Assists - Magic 10,141, Bird 5,695
Steals - Magic 1,724, Bird 1,556
Blocks - Magic 374, Bird 755
3-Pointers - Magic 325, Bird 649
Free Throws - Magic 4,960, Bird 3,960
Turnovers - Magic 3,506, Bird 2,816
|