Larry Bird vs. Gaylon Nickerson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gaylon Nickerson 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.

Gaylon Nickerson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Gaylon Nickerson 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Gaylon Nickerson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Gaylon Nickerson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Gaylon Nickerson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Gaylon Nickerson 1.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Gaylon Nickerson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Gaylon Nickerson 15

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Gaylon Nickerson 5

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Gaylon Nickerson 1

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Gaylon Nickerson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Gaylon Nickerson .333

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Gaylon Nickerson .000

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Gaylon Nickerson 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Gaylon Nickerson -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Gaylon Nickerson -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Gaylon Nickerson -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Gaylon Nickerson -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Gaylon Nickerson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Gaylon Nickerson -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Gaylon Nickerson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Gaylon Nickerson -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Gaylon Nickerson -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Gaylon Nickerson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Gaylon Nickerson -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Gaylon Nickerson -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Gaylon Nickerson -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Gaylon Nickerson -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Gaylon Nickerson -