Larry Bird vs. Larry Nance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Nance 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.

Larry Nance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Nance: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Nance 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Nance 13

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Nance 8

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Nance 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Nance 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Nance 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Nance 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Larry Nance 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Larry Nance 3

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Nance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Nance 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Nance 8.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Nance 2.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Nance 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Nance 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Nance 15,687

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Nance 7,352

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Nance 2,393

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Nance 872

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Nance 2,027

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Nance 920

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Nance .546

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Nance .145

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Nance .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Nance 22.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Nance 9.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Nance 3.4 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Nance 1.4 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Nance 3.0 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Nance 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Nance 7.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Nance 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Nance 0.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Nance 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Nance 1,070

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Nance 535

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Nance 160

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Nance 59

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Nance 144

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Nance 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Nance .541

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Nance .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Nance .742

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Nance 19.4 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Nance 9.2 (1992)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Nance 3.6 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Nance 1.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Nance 2.7 (1992)