Larry Bird vs. Larry Nance Jr. Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Larry Nance Jr. 9

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Larry Nance Jr. 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Larry Nance Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Larry Nance Jr. 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Larry Nance Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Larry Nance Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Larry Nance Jr. 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Larry Nance Jr. 6.2

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Larry Nance Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Larry Nance Jr. 1.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Larry Nance Jr. 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Larry Nance Jr. 4,001

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Larry Nance Jr. 3,238

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Larry Nance Jr. 979

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Larry Nance Jr. 601

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Larry Nance Jr. 255

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Larry Nance Jr. 522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Larry Nance Jr. .540

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Larry Nance Jr. .342

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Larry Nance Jr. .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Larry Nance Jr. 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Larry Nance Jr. 4.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Larry Nance Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Larry Nance Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Larry Nance Jr. 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Larry Nance Jr. 159

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Larry Nance Jr. 133

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Larry Nance Jr. 29

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Larry Nance Jr. 19

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Larry Nance Jr. 16

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Larry Nance Jr. 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Larry Nance Jr. .638

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Larry Nance Jr. .200

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Larry Nance Jr. .535

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Larry Nance Jr. 8.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018)