Larry Bird vs. Ed Nealy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Nealy 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.

Ed Nealy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Ed Nealy: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Ed Nealy 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Ed Nealy 10

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Ed Nealy 6

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Ed Nealy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Ed Nealy 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Ed Nealy 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Ed Nealy 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Ed Nealy 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Ed Nealy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Ed Nealy 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Ed Nealy 3.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Ed Nealy 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Ed Nealy 0.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Ed Nealy 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Ed Nealy 1,451

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Ed Nealy 1,799

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Ed Nealy 392

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Ed Nealy 256

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Ed Nealy 51

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Ed Nealy 540

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Ed Nealy .498

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Ed Nealy .292

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Ed Nealy .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Ed Nealy 4.4 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Ed Nealy 5.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Ed Nealy 1.4 (1987)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Ed Nealy 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Ed Nealy 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Ed Nealy 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Ed Nealy 2.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Ed Nealy 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Ed Nealy 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Ed Nealy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Ed Nealy 84

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Ed Nealy 91

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Ed Nealy 15

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Ed Nealy 14

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Ed Nealy 1

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Ed Nealy 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Ed Nealy .441

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Ed Nealy .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Ed Nealy .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Ed Nealy 3.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Ed Nealy 3.5 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Ed Nealy 2.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Ed Nealy 0.7 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Ed Nealy 0.1 (1990)