Larry Bird vs. Lee Nailon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Nailon 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.

Lee Nailon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Lee Nailon: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Lee Nailon 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Lee Nailon 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Lee Nailon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Lee Nailon 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Lee Nailon 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Lee Nailon 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Lee Nailon 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Lee Nailon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Lee Nailon 3.1

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Lee Nailon 1.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Lee Nailon 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Lee Nailon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Lee Nailon 2,622

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Lee Nailon 936

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Lee Nailon 298

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Lee Nailon 133

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Lee Nailon 53

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Lee Nailon 306

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Lee Nailon .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Lee Nailon .111

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Lee Nailon .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Lee Nailon 14.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Lee Nailon 4.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Lee Nailon 1.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Lee Nailon 0.2 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Lee Nailon 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Lee Nailon 2.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Lee Nailon 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Lee Nailon 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Lee Nailon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Lee Nailon 69

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Lee Nailon 24

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Lee Nailon 6

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Lee Nailon 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Lee Nailon 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Lee Nailon 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Lee Nailon .458

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Lee Nailon .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Lee Nailon .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Lee Nailon 7.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Lee Nailon 2.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Lee Nailon 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Lee Nailon 0.0 (2002)