Larry Bird vs. Jerry Nagel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Nagel 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.

Jerry Nagel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry Nagel: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jerry Nagel 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jerry Nagel 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jerry Nagel 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jerry Nagel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jerry Nagel 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jerry Nagel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jerry Nagel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jerry Nagel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jerry Nagel 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jerry Nagel 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jerry Nagel 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jerry Nagel 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jerry Nagel 13

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jerry Nagel 18

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jerry Nagel 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jerry Nagel .214

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jerry Nagel .250

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jerry Nagel 0.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jerry Nagel 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jerry Nagel -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jerry Nagel -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jerry Nagel -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jerry Nagel -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jerry Nagel 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jerry Nagel -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jerry Nagel -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jerry Nagel -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jerry Nagel -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.