Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981Rd 1, Pk 20
- College
- Clemson
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 2x
- All-Defensive First Team
- 1988-89
Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981Rd 1, Pk 20
- College
- Clemson
- All-Defensive Second Team
- 2x
- All-Defensive First Team
- 1988-89
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17.1
- REB
- 8.0
- AST
- 2.6
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 2.2
- TS%
- 58.6
- MIN
- 33.4
- GP
- 920
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  PHX | 6.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 54.3 | 14.8 | 80 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 16.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 57.3 | 35.5 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 17.7 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 60.5 | 35.4 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 19.9 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 61.2 | 36.1 | 61 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 20.2 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 61.6 | 34 | 73 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 22.5 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 60.7 | 37.2 | 69 |
| 1987-88 | CLE/PHX | 19.1 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 58.6 | 35.6 | 67 |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 17.2 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 59.0 | 34.6 | 73 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 16.3 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 55.4 | 33.3 | 62 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 19.2 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 56.7 | 36.6 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 17.0 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 58.6 | 35.6 | 81 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 16.5 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 58.7 | 35.8 | 77 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 11.2 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 52.6 | 27.5 | 33 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 15.7
- REB
- 7.9
- AST
- 2.4
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 2.1
- TS%
- 57.8
- MIN
- 35.7
- GP
- 68
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 15,687
- REB
- 7,352
- AST
- 2,393
- STL
- 872
- BLK
- 2,027
- TO
- 1,711
- FGM
- 6,370
- 3PTM
- 8
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | PHX | 529 | 256 | 82 | 42 | 71 | 104 | 227 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 1,370 | 710 | 197 | 99 | 217 | 190 | 588 | 1 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 1,451 | 678 | 214 | 86 | 174 | 177 | 601 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 1,211 | 536 | 159 | 88 | 104 | 136 | 515 | 1 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 1,474 | 618 | 240 | 70 | 130 | 210 | 582 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 1,552 | 599 | 233 | 86 | 148 | 149 | 585 | 1 |
| 1987-88 | CLE/PHX | 1,280 | 607 | 207 | 63 | 159 | 155 | 487 | 2 |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 1,259 | 581 | 159 | 57 | 206 | 117 | 496 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 1,011 | 516 | 161 | 54 | 122 | 110 | 412 | 1 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 1,537 | 686 | 237 | 66 | 200 | 131 | 635 | 2 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 1,375 | 670 | 232 | 80 | 243 | 87 | 556 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 1,268 | 668 | 223 | 54 | 198 | 107 | 533 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 370 | 227 | 49 | 27 | 55 | 38 | 153 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 18.4
- REB
- 8.6
- AST
- 2.8
- STL
- 1.0
- BLK
- 2.4
- TS%
- 58.6
- MIN
- 33.4
- GP
- 920
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | PHX | 16.1 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 54.3 | 14.8 | 80 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 16.9 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 57.3 | 35.5 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 18.0 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 60.5 | 35.4 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 19.8 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 61.2 | 36.1 | 61 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 21.4 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 61.6 | 34 | 73 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 21.8 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 60.7 | 37.2 | 69 |
| 1987-88 | CLE/PHX | 19.3 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 58.6 | 35.6 | 67 |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 17.9 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 59.0 | 34.6 | 73 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 17.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 55.4 | 33.3 | 62 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 18.9 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 56.7 | 36.6 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 17.2 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 58.6 | 35.6 | 81 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 16.6 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 58.7 | 35.8 | 77 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 14.7 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 52.6 | 27.5 | 33 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Larry Nance's career stats?
Larry Nance played 13 seasons for the Suns and the Cavaliers. He scored 15,687 points with 7,352 rebounds and 2,393 assists in 920 games — 17.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. His best season was 1986-87: 1,552 points, 599 rebounds and 233 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94
Awards
All-time career rank
- 122nd in points (15,687)
- 69th in rebounds (7,352)
- 280th in assists (2,393)
- 210th in steals (872)
- 19th in blocks (2,027)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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