Larry Nance
PF · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons 1981-82–1993-94 · 13 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1959
3× All-Star3× All-Defense
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #22 (also #6) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1959-02-12 |
| College | Clemson |
| Drafted | 1981 · Round 1, Pick 20 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1993-94 (13) |
Career averages
17.1 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.6 APG · 920 games · .546 FG% · .145 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | PHX | 22 | 80 | 14.8 | .521 | 0.000 | .641 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 14.7 | .543 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 23 | 82 | 35.5 | .550 | .333 | .672 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 18.7 | .573 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 24 | 82 | 35.4 | .576 | 0.000 | .707 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 17.7 | 19.4 | .605 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 25 | 61 | 36.1 | .587 | .500 | .709 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 19.9 | 20.6 | .612 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 26 | 73 | 34.0 | .581 | 0.000 | .698 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 20.2 | 20.5 | .616 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 27 | 69 | 37.2 | .551 | .200 | .773 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 22.5 | 22.2 | .607 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 28 | 67 | 35.6 | .529 | .333 | .779 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 19.1 | 20.3 | .586 |
| PHX | 28 | 40 | 36.9 | .531 | .400 | .751 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 21.1 | 20.5 | .581 | |
| CLE | 28 | 27 | 33.6 | .526 | 0.000 | .830 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 16.2 | 19.9 | .597 | |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 29 | 73 | 34.6 | .539 | 0.000 | .799 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 17.2 | 19.9 | .590 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 30 | 62 | 33.3 | .511 | 1.000 | .778 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 19.1 | .554 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 31 | 80 | 36.6 | .524 | .250 | .803 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 19.2 | 20.6 | .567 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 32 | 81 | 35.6 | .539 | 0.000 | .822 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 21.4 | .586 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 33 | 77 | 35.8 | .549 | 0.000 | .818 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 16.5 | 19.8 | .587 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 34 | 33 | 27.5 | .487 | — | .753 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 11.2 | 17.1 | .526 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | PHX | 80 | 0 | 1,186 | 227 | 436 | .521 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 117 | 256 | 82 | 42 | 71 | 104 | 529 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 82 | 82 | 2,914 | 588 | 1,069 | .550 | 1 | 3 | 193 | 287 | 710 | 197 | 99 | 217 | 190 | 1,370 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 82 | 82 | 2,899 | 601 | 1,044 | .576 | 0 | 7 | 249 | 352 | 678 | 214 | 86 | 174 | 177 | 1,451 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 61 | 55 | 2,202 | 515 | 877 | .587 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 254 | 536 | 159 | 88 | 104 | 136 | 1,211 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 73 | 69 | 2,484 | 582 | 1,001 | .581 | 0 | 8 | 310 | 444 | 618 | 240 | 70 | 130 | 210 | 1,474 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 69 | 67 | 2,569 | 585 | 1,062 | .551 | 1 | 5 | 381 | 493 | 599 | 233 | 86 | 148 | 149 | 1,552 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 67 | 60 | 2,383 | 487 | 920 | .529 | 2 | 6 | 304 | 390 | 607 | 207 | 63 | 159 | 155 | 1,280 |
| PHX | 40 | 34 | 1,477 | 327 | 616 | .531 | 2 | 5 | 187 | 249 | 394 | 123 | 45 | 96 | 106 | 843 | |
| CLE | 27 | 26 | 906 | 160 | 304 | .526 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 141 | 213 | 84 | 18 | 63 | 49 | 437 | |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 73 | 72 | 2,526 | 496 | 920 | .539 | 0 | 4 | 267 | 334 | 581 | 159 | 57 | 206 | 117 | 1,259 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 62 | 53 | 2,065 | 412 | 807 | .511 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 239 | 516 | 161 | 54 | 122 | 110 | 1,011 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 80 | 78 | 2,927 | 635 | 1,211 | .524 | 2 | 8 | 265 | 330 | 686 | 237 | 66 | 200 | 131 | 1,537 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 81 | 81 | 2,880 | 556 | 1,032 | .539 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 320 | 670 | 232 | 80 | 243 | 87 | 1,375 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 77 | 77 | 2,753 | 533 | 971 | .549 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 247 | 668 | 223 | 54 | 198 | 107 | 1,268 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 33 | 19 | 909 | 153 | 314 | .487 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 85 | 227 | 49 | 27 | 55 | 38 | 370 |
| Career | 920 | — | — | 6,370 | 11,664 | .546 | 8 | 55 | 2939 | 3892 | 7352 | 2393 | 872 | 2027 | 1711 | 15,687 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | PHX | 80 | 14.8 | 6.9 | 13.2 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 16.1 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 82 | 35.5 | 7.3 | 13.2 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 16.9 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 82 | 35.4 | 7.5 | 13.0 | .576 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 18.0 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 61 | 36.1 | 8.4 | 14.3 | .587 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 19.8 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 73 | 34.0 | 8.4 | 14.5 | .581 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 21.4 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 69 | 37.2 | 8.2 | 14.9 | .551 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 21.7 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 67 | 35.6 | 7.4 | 13.9 | .529 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| PHX | 40 | 36.9 | 8.0 | 15.0 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 20.5 | |
| CLE | 27 | 33.6 | 6.4 | 12.1 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 17.4 | |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 73 | 34.6 | 7.1 | 13.1 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 62 | 33.3 | 7.2 | 14.1 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 80 | 36.6 | 7.8 | 14.9 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 18.9 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 81 | 35.6 | 7.0 | 12.9 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 17.2 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 77 | 35.8 | 7.0 | 12.7 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 33 | 27.5 | 6.1 | 12.4 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 14.7 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | PHX | 80 | 1,186 | 14.7 | .543 | 20.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .098 | -1.5 | +1.3 | -0.2 | +0.5 |
| 1982-83 | PHX | 82 | 2,914 | 18.7 | .573 | 19.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 10.5 | .172 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +3.5 | +4.0 |
| 1983-84 | PHX | 82 | 2,899 | 19.4 | .605 | 19.5 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 9.8 | .163 | +2.2 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +3.8 |
| 1984-85 | PHX | 61 | 2,202 | 20.6 | .612 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .173 | +3.2 | +1.2 | +4.4 | +3.5 |
| 1985-86 | PHX | 73 | 2,484 | 20.5 | .616 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 8.4 | .163 | +2.8 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +3.7 |
| 1986-87 | PHX | 69 | 2,569 | 22.2 | .607 | 22.6 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 10.2 | .190 | +3.9 | +1.1 | +5.0 | +4.5 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 67 | 2,383 | 20.3 | .586 | 21.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | .161 | +2.4 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +3.3 |
| PHX | 40 | 1,477 | 20.5 | .581 | 22.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .141 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +2.9 | +1.9 | |
| CLE | 27 | 906 | 19.9 | .597 | 19.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | .192 | +2.7 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +1.4 | |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 73 | 2,526 | 19.9 | .590 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 10.3 | .197 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +3.9 | +3.8 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 62 | 2,065 | 19.1 | .554 | 21.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | .152 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +2.4 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 80 | 2,927 | 20.6 | .567 | 22.2 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 9.8 | .160 | +2.5 | +1.1 | +3.6 | +4.2 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 81 | 2,880 | 21.4 | .586 | 19.1 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 12.2 | .204 | +3.4 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +5.2 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 77 | 2,753 | 19.8 | .587 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 10.7 | .187 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +3.9 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 33 | 909 | 17.1 | .526 | 19.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .146 | +0.0 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| Career | 920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109.5 | — | — | — | — | +43.5 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 7 | 7.7 | .606 |
| 1982-83 | 3 | 12.0 | .457 |
| 1983-84 | 17 | 16.9 | .615 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 16.8 | .584 |
| 1988-89 | 5 | 19.4 | .584 |
| 1989-90 | 5 | 12.2 | .607 |
| 1991-92 | 17 | 18.0 | .543 |
| 1992-93 | 9 | 16.1 | .598 |
| Career | 68 | 15.7 | .582 |
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,260,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,363,000 |
| 1992-93 | $2,775,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,840,000 |
| Career earnings | $8,238,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Larry Nance play for?
Larry Nance plays PF for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Larry Nance's career stats?
Larry Nance has averaged 17.1 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.6 APG over 13 seasons (1981-82–1993-94).
How much does Larry Nance make?
Larry Nance's salary is $2,840,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $8.2M.
How tall is Larry Nance?
Larry Nance is 6-10 (205 lb).
When was Larry Nance drafted?
Larry Nance was drafted in 1981, round 1, pick 20, by the Phoenix Suns.