Larry Bird vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Larry Bird

vs.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Bob Nash 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Bob Nash 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.