Larry Bird vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jack Nichols 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jack Nichols 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jack Nichols 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jack Nichols 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jack Nichols 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.