Larry Bird vs. Lloyd Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lloyd Neal 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.

Lloyd Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Lloyd Neal: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Lloyd Neal 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Lloyd Neal 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Lloyd Neal 2

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Lloyd Neal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Lloyd Neal 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Lloyd Neal 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Lloyd Neal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Lloyd Neal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Lloyd Neal 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Lloyd Neal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Lloyd Neal 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Lloyd Neal 7.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Lloyd Neal 1.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Lloyd Neal 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Lloyd Neal 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Lloyd Neal 4,846

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Lloyd Neal 3,370

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Lloyd Neal 632

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Lloyd Neal 178 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Lloyd Neal 324 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Lloyd Neal 435

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Lloyd Neal .485

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Lloyd Neal - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Lloyd Neal .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Lloyd Neal 15.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Lloyd Neal 11.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Lloyd Neal 1.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Lloyd Neal 0.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Lloyd Neal 1.6 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Lloyd Neal 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Lloyd Neal 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Lloyd Neal 0.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Lloyd Neal 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Lloyd Neal 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Lloyd Neal 92

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Lloyd Neal 81

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Lloyd Neal 19

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Lloyd Neal 2 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Lloyd Neal 12 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Lloyd Neal 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Lloyd Neal .440

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Lloyd Neal - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Lloyd Neal .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Lloyd Neal 5.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Lloyd Neal 3.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Lloyd Neal 0.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Lloyd Neal 0.1 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Lloyd Neal 1.3 (1978) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.