Larry Nance stats

Last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 1993-94

Forward

Age 67 · 6' 10"

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Larry Nance played 13 NBA seasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94.

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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.

Per game by season
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.
1981-82PHX6.63.21.00.50.954.314.880
1982-83PHX16.78.72.41.22.657.335.582
1983-84PHX17.78.32.61.02.160.535.482
1984-85PHX19.98.82.61.41.761.236.161
1985-86PHX20.28.53.31.01.861.634.073
1986-87PHX22.58.73.41.22.160.737.269
1987-88CLE/PHX19.19.13.10.92.458.635.667
1988-89CLE17.28.02.20.82.859.034.673
1989-90CLE16.38.32.60.92.055.433.362
1990-91CLE19.28.63.00.82.556.736.680
1991-92CLE17.08.32.91.03.058.635.681
1992-93CLE16.58.72.90.72.658.735.877
1993-94CLE11.26.91.50.81.752.627.533

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
Totals by season
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.
1981-82PHX5292568242711042270
1982-83PHX1,370710197992171905881
1983-84PHX1,451678214861741776010
1984-85PHX1,211536159881041365151
1985-86PHX1,474618240701302105820
1986-87PHX1,552599233861481495851
1987-88CLE/PHX1,280607207631591554872
1988-89CLE1,259581159572061174960
1989-90CLE1,011516161541221104121
1990-91CLE1,537686237662001316352
1991-92CLE1,37567023280243875560
1992-93CLE1,268668223541981075330
1993-94CLE370227492755381530

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.

Per 36 min by season
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.
1981-82PHX16.17.82.41.22.254.314.880
1982-83PHX16.98.82.41.22.657.335.582
1983-84PHX18.08.42.61.02.160.535.482
1984-85PHX19.88.82.61.41.761.236.161
1985-86PHX21.49.03.51.11.961.634.073
1986-87PHX21.88.43.31.22.060.737.269
1987-88CLE/PHX19.39.23.10.92.458.635.667
1988-89CLE17.98.32.30.82.959.034.673
1989-90CLE17.69.02.81.02.255.433.362
1990-91CLE18.98.53.00.82.556.736.680
1991-92CLE17.28.42.91.03.058.635.681
1992-93CLE16.68.72.90.72.658.735.877
1993-94CLE14.79.02.01.02.252.627.533

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
920
ESPN
36,130.0
YAHOO
35,084.9
ESPN/G
39.3
YAHOO/G
38.1

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Ranked among NBA players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1981-82PHX801,169.01,194.214.614.9
1982-83PHX823,372.03,275.541.139.9
1983-84PHX823,298.03,188.640.238.9
1984-85PHX612,641.02,532.743.341.5
1985-86PHX732,981.02,965.640.840.6
1986-87PHX693,252.03,173.347.146.0
1987-88CLE/PHX672,849.02,829.942.542.2
1988-89CLE732,981.02,866.740.839.3
1989-90CLE622,298.02,289.737.136.9
1990-91CLE803,495.03,382.743.742.3
1991-92CLE813,650.03,409.045.142.1
1992-93CLE773,226.03,053.141.939.7
1993-94CLE33918.0923.927.828.0

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
67 yearsFeb 12, 1959
Height
6' 10"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Anderson, SC
Draft
1981Rd 1, Pk 20
College
Clemson
All-Defensive Second Team
2x
All-Defensive First Team
1988-89

Father of Larry Nance Jr. and Pete Nance · All NBA fathers and sons

Latest performance

Larry Nance

Mar 12 · @ NY · L 96-86

MIN
25
PTS
13
REB
8
AST
1
STL
0
BLK
1
FG%
40.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sat, Mar 12atNYL 96-86138125
Fri, Mar 11atDETL 98-9683120
Tue, Mar 08vsSACW 103-82124124
Sun, Mar 06vsCHIW 99-95108120
Wed, Feb 23atWSHW 106-9684120
Tue, Feb 22vsMINW 114-81229424

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

Larry Nance finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 138th in points (15,687)
  • 91st in rebounds (7,352)
  • 221st in steals (872)
  • 19th in blocks (2,027)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Larry Nance

Playoff series

Larry Nance played 68 games across 8 NBA postseasons in 14 series — 6 won, 8 lost.

Larry Nance's line in each playoff series
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.
1992-93BKNWon 3-2515.29.82.4
1992-93CHILost 0-4417.36.32.3
1991-92BKNWon 3-1417.810.32.0
1991-92BOSWon 4-3718.38.92.6
1991-92CHILost 2-4617.89.02.8
1989-90PHILost 2-3512.24.82.4
1988-89CHILost 2-3519.47.83.2
1987-88CHILost 2-3516.87.23.6
1983-84PORWon 3-2516.68.02.2
1983-84UTAHWon 4-2612.57.52.3
1983-84LALLost 2-4621.510.52.5
1982-83DENLost 1-2312.08.31.0
1981-82DENWon 2-136.03.30.7
1981-82LALLost 0-449.05.51.3

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Larry Nance’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.