Larry Bird vs. Nate McMillan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate McMillan 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.

Nate McMillan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nate McMillan 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nate McMillan 12

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nate McMillan 11

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nate McMillan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nate McMillan 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nate McMillan 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nate McMillan 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Nate McMillan 2

Steals Leader Larry Bird 0 Nate McMillan 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nate McMillan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Nate McMillan 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nate McMillan 4.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nate McMillan 6.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nate McMillan 1.9

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nate McMillan 4,733

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nate McMillan 3,222

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nate McMillan 4,893

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nate McMillan 1,544

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nate McMillan 356

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nate McMillan 796

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nate McMillan .443

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nate McMillan .343

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nate McMillan .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nate McMillan 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nate McMillan 3.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nate McMillan 5.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nate McMillan 1.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nate McMillan 489

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nate McMillan 343

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nate McMillan 505

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nate McMillan 131

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nate McMillan 43

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nate McMillan 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nate McMillan .381

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nate McMillan .289

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nate McMillan .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987)