Larry Bird vs. Nick Shaback Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Shaback 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.

Nick Shaback

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Nick Shaback: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Nick Shaback 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Nick Shaback 1

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Nick Shaback 1

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Nick Shaback 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Nick Shaback 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Nick Shaback 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Nick Shaback 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Nick Shaback 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Nick Shaback 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Nick Shaback 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 Nick Shaback 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Nick Shaback 0.5

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Nick Shaback 242

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Nick Shaback 29

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Nick Shaback 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Nick Shaback .265

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Nick Shaback .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Nick Shaback 4.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Nick Shaback 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Nick Shaback - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Nick Shaback 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Nick Shaback 0.0

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Nick Shaback 15

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Nick Shaback 0

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Nick Shaback 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Nick Shaback .273

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Nick Shaback .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Nick Shaback 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Nick Shaback 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Nick Shaback - 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.