Larry Nance debuted in the NBA in 1981, appearing in 920 games over 13 seasons. He scored 15,687 points, delivered 2,393 assists, and grabbed 7,352 rebounds, ranking 131th in scoring and 356th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Larry Nance |
Date of Birth | February 12, 1959 |
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Position | Power Forward |
Height | 208cm |
Weight | 93kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1981 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 920 games (Ranked 236 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 15,687 points (Ranked 131) |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 8 (Ranked 1853) |
Assists (AST) | 2,393 (Ranked 356) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 7,352 (Ranked 100) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 2,299 (Ranked 64) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 5,053 (Ranked 87) |
Blocks (BLK) | 2,027 (Ranked 19) |
Steals (STL) | 872 (Ranked 256) |
Turnovers (TOV) | 1,711 (Ranked 203) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 2,703 (Ranked 135) |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 3 (Ranked 155) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 54.6% (Ranked 220) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 75.5% (Ranked 1737) |
3-Point % (3P%) | 14.5% (Ranked 2440) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 33.4 minutes (Ranked 141) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1994)
Games Played (G) | 33 |
Points (PTS) | 370 |
3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 0 |
Assists (AST) | 49 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 227 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 77 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 150 |
Blocks (BLK) | 55 |
Steals (STL) | 27 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 38 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 96 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 48.7% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 75.3% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 909 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1987, 1,552 points
- Most 3P in a Season: 1988, 2
- Most Assists in a Season: 1986, 240
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1983, 710
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1992, 243
- Most Steals in a Season: 1983, 99
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1985, 1
- Best FG% in a Season: 1985, 58.7%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1992, 82.2%
- Best 3P% in a Season: 1990, 100%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1991, 2,927 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
Larry Nance appeared in 63 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 986 |
Assists (AST) | 142 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 499 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 174 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 325 |
Blocks (BLK) | 133 |
Steals (STL) | 57 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 94 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 207 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 54.2% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 73.1% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 2,228 |
Larry Nance Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1982 | 80 | 1186 | 529 | 227 | 0.521 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 0.522 | 435 | 0.521 | 75 | 0.641 | 117 | 256 | 95 | 161 | 82 | 42 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 169 |
1983 | 82 | 2914 | 1370 | 588 | 0.55 | 1069 | 1 | 0.333 | 3 | 587 | 0.551 | 1066 | 0.551 | 193 | 0.672 | 287 | 710 | 239 | 471 | 197 | 99 | 217 | 0 | 82 | 190 | 254 |
1984 | 82 | 2899 | 1451 | 601 | 0.576 | 1044 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 601 | 0.58 | 1037 | 0.576 | 249 | 0.707 | 352 | 678 | 227 | 451 | 214 | 86 | 174 | 0 | 82 | 177 | 274 |
1985 | 61 | 2202 | 1211 | 515 | 0.587 | 877 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 514 | 0.587 | 875 | 0.588 | 180 | 0.709 | 254 | 536 | 195 | 341 | 159 | 88 | 104 | 1 | 55 | 136 | 185 |
1986 | 73 | 2484 | 1474 | 582 | 0.581 | 1001 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 582 | 0.586 | 993 | 0.581 | 310 | 0.698 | 444 | 618 | 169 | 449 | 240 | 70 | 130 | 0 | 69 | 210 | 247 |
1987 | 69 | 2569 | 1552 | 585 | 0.551 | 1062 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 584 | 0.553 | 1057 | 0.551 | 381 | 0.773 | 493 | 599 | 188 | 411 | 233 | 86 | 148 | 0 | 67 | 149 | 223 |
1988 | 67 | 2383 | 1280 | 487 | 0.529 | 920 | 2 | 0.333 | 6 | 485 | 0.531 | 914 | 0.53 | 304 | 0.779 | 390 | 607 | 193 | 414 | 207 | 63 | 159 | 1 | 60 | 155 | 242 |
1989 | 73 | 2526 | 1259 | 496 | 0.539 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 496 | 0.541 | 916 | 0.539 | 267 | 0.799 | 334 | 581 | 156 | 425 | 159 | 57 | 206 | 0 | 72 | 117 | 186 |
1990 | 62 | 2065 | 1011 | 412 | 0.511 | 807 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 411 | 0.51 | 806 | 0.511 | 186 | 0.778 | 239 | 516 | 162 | 354 | 161 | 54 | 122 | 0 | 53 | 110 | 185 |
1991 | 80 | 2927 | 1537 | 635 | 0.524 | 1211 | 2 | 0.25 | 8 | 633 | 0.526 | 1203 | 0.525 | 265 | 0.803 | 330 | 686 | 201 | 485 | 237 | 66 | 200 | 0 | 78 | 131 | 219 |
1992 | 81 | 2880 | 1375 | 556 | 0.539 | 1032 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 556 | 0.542 | 1026 | 0.539 | 263 | 0.822 | 320 | 670 | 213 | 457 | 232 | 80 | 243 | 1 | 81 | 87 | 200 |
1993 | 77 | 2753 | 1268 | 533 | 0.549 | 971 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 533 | 0.551 | 967 | 0.549 | 202 | 0.818 | 247 | 668 | 184 | 484 | 223 | 54 | 198 | 0 | 77 | 107 | 223 |
1994 | 33 | 909 | 370 | 153 | 0.487 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0.487 | 314 | 0.487 | 64 | 0.753 | 85 | 227 | 77 | 150 | 49 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 96 |