Larry Bird vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid and Larry Bird to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Larry Bird is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Naz Reid.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Larry Bird has better scoring stats than Naz Reid in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Larry Bird averages 12.7 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (24.3 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 17,042 points more (21,791 vs. 4,749).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Larry Bird 24.3
+12.7
13
Naz Reid 11.6
7

Total Points

Seasons
Larry Bird 21,791
+17,042
13
Naz Reid 4,749
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Larry Bird has a better career point average than Naz Reid (+13.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,540).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Larry Bird 23.8
+13.9
12
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Larry Bird 3,897
+3,540
12
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Larry Bird 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

50+ Point Games

Larry Bird 4
+4
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Larry Bird 47
+47
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Larry Bird 223
+219
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Larry Bird 625
+577
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Larry Bird 873
+634
Naz Reid 239

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Larry Bird 896
+492
Naz Reid 404

0 Point Games (games without points)

Larry Bird 1
Naz Reid 7
+6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Larry Bird 5
+5
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Larry Bird 43
+43
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Larry Bird 110
+108
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Larry Bird 161
+141
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Larry Bird 164
+130
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Larry Bird 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Bird 24.3 9.6 19.3 49.6 0.7 1.9 37.6 4.4 5.0 88.6 13 897
difference:+12.7+5.2+10.3+0.9+0.7+1.9+0.4+3.0+3.1+16.0+6+486
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.6 1.4 3.8 37.2 1.4 1.9 72.6 7 411

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Bird 21,791 8,591 17,334 49.6 649 1,727 37.6 3,960 4,471 88.6 13 897
difference:+17,042+6,793+13,636+0.9+75+183+0.4+3,381+3,673+16.0+6+486
Naz Reid 4,749 1,798 3,698 48.6 574 1,544 37.2 579 798 72.6 7 411

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Bird 23.8 8.9 18.8 47.2 0.5 1.5 32.1 5.5 6.2 89.0 12 164
difference:+13.9+5.3+11.3+0.4+1.0+2.4+6.0+4.2+4.4+12.8+9+128
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Bird 3,897 1,458 3,090 47.2 80 249 32.1 901 1,012 89.0 12 164
difference:+3,540+1,330+2,821+0.4+27+110+6.0+853+949+12.8+9+128
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 21.3
+12.3
198082
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 21.2
+10.0
1981NBA Champion82
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 22.9
+14.6
198277
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 23.6
+12.1
198379
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 24.2
+10.7
1984NBA Champion79
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 28.7
+14.5
198580
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 25.8
+15.8
1986NBA Champion82
Naz Reid 10.0
20265

Larry Bird's additional seasons:

* Larry Bird played 6 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 1987 to 1992—he averaged 24.9 points in a total of 336 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.9 ppg and his lowest 19.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 21.3
+21.3
19809
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 21.9
+21.9
1981NBA Champion17
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 17.8
+13.0
198212
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 20.5
+20.5
19836
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 27.5
+16.4
1984NBA Champion23
Naz Reid 11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 26.0
+15.6
198520
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Bird 25.9
+25.9
1986NBA Champion18
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Larry Bird's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Larry Bird played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 59 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 11.3.

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