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Larry Bird

Larry Joe Bird (Larry Legend, The Hick from French Lick)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: December 7, 1956 in West Baden, Indiana
High School: Springs Valley in French Lick, Indiana
College: Indiana State University
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998 (Full List)
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 147-67, .687 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: IND franchise, 2003-2012 (Full Record)

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 82 82 2955 693 1463 .474 58 143 .406 301 360 .836 216 636 852 370 143 53 263 279 1745
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 82 82 3239 719 1503 .478 20 74 .270 283 328 .863 191 704 895 451 161 63 289 239 1741
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 77 58 2923 711 1414 .503 11 52 .212 328 380 .863 200 637 837 447 143 66 254 244 1761
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 79 79 2982 747 1481 .504 22 77 .286 351 418 .840 193 677 870 458 148 71 240 197 1867
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 79 77 3028 758 1542 .492 18 73 .247 374 421 .888 181 615 796 520 144 69 237 197 1908
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 80 77 3161 918 1760 .522 56 131 .427 403 457 .882 164 678 842 531 129 98 248 208 2295
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 82 81 3113 796 1606 .496 82 194 .423 441 492 .896 190 615 805 557 166 51 266 182 2115
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 74 73 3005 786 1497 .525 90 225 .400 414 455 .910 124 558 682 566 135 70 240 185 2076
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 76 75 2965 881 1672 .527 98 237 .414 415 453 .916 108 595 703 467 125 57 213 157 2275
1988-89 32 BOS NBA SF 6 6 189 49 104 .471 0 0 18 19 .947 1 36 37 29 6 5 11 18 116
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 75 75 2944 718 1517 .473 65 195 .333 319 343 .930 90 622 712 562 106 61 243 173 1820
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 60 60 2277 462 1017 .454 77 198 .389 163 183 .891 53 456 509 431 108 58 187 118 1164
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 45 45 1662 353 758 .466 52 128 .406 150 162 .926 46 388 434 306 42 33 125 82 908
Career NBA 897 870 34443 8591 17334 .496 649 1727 .376 3960 4471 .886 1757 7217 8974 5695 1556 755 2816 2279 21791

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 82 82 36.0 8.5 17.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .406 3.7 4.4 .836 2.6 7.8 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.4 21.3
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 82 82 39.5 8.8 18.3 .478 0.2 0.9 .270 3.5 4.0 .863 2.3 8.6 10.9 5.5 2.0 0.8 3.5 2.9 21.2
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 77 58 38.0 9.2 18.4 .503 0.1 0.7 .212 4.3 4.9 .863 2.6 8.3 10.9 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.3 3.2 22.9
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 79 79 37.7 9.5 18.7 .504 0.3 1.0 .286 4.4 5.3 .840 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.0 2.5 23.6
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 79 77 38.3 9.6 19.5 .492 0.2 0.9 .247 4.7 5.3 .888 2.3 7.8 10.1 6.6 1.8 0.9 3.0 2.5 24.2
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 80 77 39.5 11.5 22.0 .522 0.7 1.6 .427 5.0 5.7 .882 2.1 8.5 10.5 6.6 1.6 1.2 3.1 2.6 28.7
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 82 81 38.0 9.7 19.6 .496 1.0 2.4 .423 5.4 6.0 .896 2.3 7.5 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 25.8
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 74 73 40.6 10.6 20.2 .525 1.2 3.0 .400 5.6 6.1 .910 1.7 7.5 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 2.5 28.1
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 76 75 39.0 11.6 22.0 .527 1.3 3.1 .414 5.5 6.0 .916 1.4 7.8 9.3 6.1 1.6 0.8 2.8 2.1 29.9
1988-89 32 BOS NBA SF 6 6 31.5 8.2 17.3 .471 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.2 .947 0.2 6.0 6.2 4.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.0 19.3
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 75 75 39.3 9.6 20.2 .473 0.9 2.6 .333 4.3 4.6 .930 1.2 8.3 9.5 7.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 2.3 24.3
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 60 60 38.0 7.7 17.0 .454 1.3 3.3 .389 2.7 3.1 .891 0.9 7.6 8.5 7.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.0 19.4
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 45 45 36.9 7.8 16.8 .466 1.2 2.8 .406 3.3 3.6 .926 1.0 8.6 9.6 6.8 0.9 0.7 2.8 1.8 20.2
Career NBA 897 870 38.4 9.6 19.3 .496 0.7 1.9 .376 4.4 5.0 .886 2.0 8.0 10.0 6.3 1.7 0.8 3.1 2.5 24.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 82 82 2955 8.4 17.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .406 3.7 4.4 .836 2.6 7.7 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.4 21.3
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 82 82 3239 8.0 16.7 .478 0.2 0.8 .270 3.1 3.6 .863 2.1 7.8 9.9 5.0 1.8 0.7 3.2 2.7 19.4
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 77 58 2923 8.8 17.4 .503 0.1 0.6 .212 4.0 4.7 .863 2.5 7.8 10.3 5.5 1.8 0.8 3.1 3.0 21.7
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 79 79 2982 9.0 17.9 .504 0.3 0.9 .286 4.2 5.0 .840 2.3 8.2 10.5 5.5 1.8 0.9 2.9 2.4 22.5
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 79 77 3028 9.0 18.3 .492 0.2 0.9 .247 4.4 5.0 .888 2.2 7.3 9.5 6.2 1.7 0.8 2.8 2.3 22.7
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 80 77 3161 10.5 20.0 .522 0.6 1.5 .427 4.6 5.2 .882 1.9 7.7 9.6 6.0 1.5 1.1 2.8 2.4 26.1
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 82 81 3113 9.2 18.6 .496 0.9 2.2 .423 5.1 5.7 .896 2.2 7.1 9.3 6.4 1.9 0.6 3.1 2.1 24.5
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 74 73 3005 9.4 17.9 .525 1.1 2.7 .400 5.0 5.5 .910 1.5 6.7 8.2 6.8 1.6 0.8 2.9 2.2 24.9
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 76 75 2965 10.7 20.3 .527 1.2 2.9 .414 5.0 5.5 .916 1.3 7.2 8.5 5.7 1.5 0.7 2.6 1.9 27.6
1988-89 32 BOS NBA SF 6 6 189 9.3 19.8 .471 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.6 .947 0.2 6.9 7.0 5.5 1.1 1.0 2.1 3.4 22.1
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 75 75 2944 8.8 18.6 .473 0.8 2.4 .333 3.9 4.2 .930 1.1 7.6 8.7 6.9 1.3 0.7 3.0 2.1 22.3
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 60 60 2277 7.3 16.1 .454 1.2 3.1 .389 2.6 2.9 .891 0.8 7.2 8.0 6.8 1.7 0.9 3.0 1.9 18.4
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 45 45 1662 7.6 16.4 .466 1.1 2.8 .406 3.2 3.5 .926 1.0 8.4 9.4 6.6 0.9 0.7 2.7 1.8 19.7
Career NBA 897 870 34443 9.0 18.1 .496 0.7 1.8 .376 4.1 4.7 .886 1.8 7.5 9.4 6.0 1.6 0.8 2.9 2.4 22.8

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 82 2955 20.5 .538 .494 8.3 23.6 16.0 18.5 2.3 1.0 14.0 25.3 109 98 5.6 5.6 11.2 .182
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 82 3239 19.9 .528 .485 7.0 23.8 15.7 20.4 2.4 1.1 14.9 24.3 107 99 4.7 6.1 10.8 .160
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 77 2923 22.6 .557 .507 7.7 23.4 15.8 22.5 2.3 1.2 13.8 25.2 114 99 6.8 5.7 12.5 .205
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 79 2982 24.1 .561 .512 7.0 24.2 15.7 22.4 2.3 1.3 12.6 25.0 115 98 8.4 5.6 14.0 .225
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 79 3028 24.2 .552 .497 7.0 22.3 14.9 26.2 2.3 1.3 12.1 26.7 115 101 7.9 5.6 13.6 .215
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 80 3161 26.5 .585 .538 6.0 22.6 14.7 25.7 1.9 1.7 11.2 28.5 119 103 10.5 5.2 15.7 .238
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 82 3113 25.6 .580 .521 7.2 20.4 14.2 26.3 2.5 0.9 12.7 27.6 117 99 9.6 6.2 15.8 .244
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 74 3005 26.4 .612 .555 5.1 19.2 12.8 28.6 2.2 1.3 12.4 27.5 121 104 10.4 4.8 15.2 .243
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 76 2965 27.8 .608 .556 4.6 22.3 14.0 25.7 2.1 1.1 10.2 30.2 121 106 11.2 3.8 15.0 .243
1988-89 32 BOS NBA SF 6 189 19.8 .516 .471 0.6 21.6 11.2 24.3 1.6 1.6 8.9 27.1 110 107 0.3 0.2 0.5 .129
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 75 2944 21.9 .546 .495 3.6 22.2 13.4 28.9 1.8 1.2 12.7 27.4 111 105 5.3 4.1 9.5 .154
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 60 2277 19.7 .530 .492 2.8 20.4 12.3 25.9 2.3 1.5 14.6 23.7 109 103 3.0 3.6 6.6 .140
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 45 1662 21.0 .547 .500 3.2 24.6 14.4 26.9 1.3 1.2 13.1 24.7 112 104 3.0 2.5 5.5 .159
Career NBA 897 34443 23.5 .564 .514 5.9 22.4 14.5 24.7 2.2 1.2 12.7 26.5 115 101 86.8 59.0 145.8 .203

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 9 372 83 177 .469 4 15 .267 22 25 .880 22 79 101 42 14 8 33 30 192
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 17 750 147 313 .470 3 8 .375 76 85 .894 49 189 238 103 39 17 62 53 373
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 12 490 88 206 .427 1 6 .167 37 45 .822 33 117 150 67 23 17 38 43 214
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 6 240 49 116 .422 1 4 .250 24 29 .828 20 55 75 41 13 3 19 15 123
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 23 961 229 437 .524 7 17 .412 167 190 .879 62 190 252 136 54 27 87 71 632
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 20 20 815 196 425 .461 7 25 .280 121 136 .890 53 129 182 115 34 19 57 54 520
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 18 18 770 171 331 .517 23 56 .411 101 109 .927 34 134 168 148 37 11 47 55 466
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 23 23 1015 216 454 .476 14 41 .341 176 193 .912 41 190 231 165 27 19 71 55 622
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 17 17 763 152 338 .450 12 32 .375 101 113 .894 29 121 150 115 36 14 49 45 417
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 5 5 207 44 99 .444 5 19 .263 29 32 .906 7 39 46 44 5 5 18 10 122
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 10 10 396 62 152 .408 3 21 .143 44 51 .863 8 64 72 65 13 3 19 28 171
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 4 2 107 21 42 .500 0 5 .000 3 4 .750 2 16 18 21 1 2 6 7 45
Career NBA 164 95 6886 1458 3090 .472 80 249 .321 901 1012 .890 360 1323 1683 1062 296 145 506 466 3897

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 9 41.3 9.2 19.7 .469 0.4 1.7 .267 2.4 2.8 .880 2.4 8.8 11.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 3.7 3.3 21.3
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 17 44.1 8.6 18.4 .470 0.2 0.5 .375 4.5 5.0 .894 2.9 11.1 14.0 6.1 2.3 1.0 3.6 3.1 21.9
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 12 40.8 7.3 17.2 .427 0.1 0.5 .167 3.1 3.8 .822 2.8 9.8 12.5 5.6 1.9 1.4 3.2 3.6 17.8
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 6 40.0 8.2 19.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .250 4.0 4.8 .828 3.3 9.2 12.5 6.8 2.2 0.5 3.2 2.5 20.5
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 23 41.8 10.0 19.0 .524 0.3 0.7 .412 7.3 8.3 .879 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 3.1 27.5
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 20 20 40.8 9.8 21.3 .461 0.4 1.3 .280 6.1 6.8 .890 2.7 6.5 9.1 5.8 1.7 1.0 2.9 2.7 26.0
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 18 18 42.8 9.5 18.4 .517 1.3 3.1 .411 5.6 6.1 .927 1.9 7.4 9.3 8.2 2.1 0.6 2.6 3.1 25.9
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 23 23 44.1 9.4 19.7 .476 0.6 1.8 .341 7.7 8.4 .912 1.8 8.3 10.0 7.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 2.4 27.0
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 17 17 44.9 8.9 19.9 .450 0.7 1.9 .375 5.9 6.6 .894 1.7 7.1 8.8 6.8 2.1 0.8 2.9 2.6 24.5
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 5 5 41.4 8.8 19.8 .444 1.0 3.8 .263 5.8 6.4 .906 1.4 7.8 9.2 8.8 1.0 1.0 3.6 2.0 24.4
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 10 10 39.6 6.2 15.2 .408 0.3 2.1 .143 4.4 5.1 .863 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.8 17.1
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 4 2 26.8 5.3 10.5 .500 0.0 1.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750 0.5 4.0 4.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 11.3
Career NBA 164 95 42.0 8.9 18.8 .472 0.5 1.5 .321 5.5 6.2 .890 2.2 8.1 10.3 6.5 1.8 0.9 3.1 2.8 23.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 9 372 8.0 17.1 .469 0.4 1.5 .267 2.1 2.4 .880 2.1 7.6 9.8 4.1 1.4 0.8 3.2 2.9 18.6
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 17 750 7.1 15.0 .470 0.1 0.4 .375 3.6 4.1 .894 2.4 9.1 11.4 4.9 1.9 0.8 3.0 2.5 17.9
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 12 490 6.5 15.1 .427 0.1 0.4 .167 2.7 3.3 .822 2.4 8.6 11.0 4.9 1.7 1.2 2.8 3.2 15.7
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 6 240 7.3 17.4 .422 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 4.3 .828 3.0 8.2 11.3 6.1 1.9 0.5 2.8 2.3 18.5
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 23 961 8.6 16.4 .524 0.3 0.6 .412 6.3 7.1 .879 2.3 7.1 9.4 5.1 2.0 1.0 3.3 2.7 23.7
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 20 20 815 8.7 18.8 .461 0.3 1.1 .280 5.3 6.0 .890 2.3 5.7 8.0 5.1 1.5 0.8 2.5 2.4 23.0
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 18 18 770 8.0 15.5 .517 1.1 2.6 .411 4.7 5.1 .927 1.6 6.3 7.9 6.9 1.7 0.5 2.2 2.6 21.8
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 23 23 1015 7.7 16.1 .476 0.5 1.5 .341 6.2 6.8 .912 1.5 6.7 8.2 5.9 1.0 0.7 2.5 2.0 22.1
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 17 17 763 7.2 15.9 .450 0.6 1.5 .375 4.8 5.3 .894 1.4 5.7 7.1 5.4 1.7 0.7 2.3 2.1 19.7
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 5 5 207 7.7 17.2 .444 0.9 3.3 .263 5.0 5.6 .906 1.2 6.8 8.0 7.7 0.9 0.9 3.1 1.7 21.2
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 10 10 396 5.6 13.8 .408 0.3 1.9 .143 4.0 4.6 .863 0.7 5.8 6.5 5.9 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.5 15.5
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 4 2 107 7.1 14.1 .500 0.0 1.7 .000 1.0 1.3 .750 0.7 5.4 6.1 7.1 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.4 15.1
Career NBA 164 95 6886 7.6 16.2 .472 0.4 1.3 .321 4.7 5.3 .890 1.9 6.9 8.8 5.6 1.5 0.8 2.6 2.4 20.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 9 372 18.3 .511 .480 6.7 24.5 15.5 17.7 1.9 1.3 14.9 25.2 101 96 0.3 0.8 1.1 .136
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 17 750 21.8 .532 .474 7.6 26.7 17.6 20.8 2.6 1.3 15.0 23.2 109 95 1.4 1.7 3.1 .198
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 12 490 17.9 .474 .430 7.2 24.5 16.1 20.7 2.3 2.0 14.4 21.9 103 94 0.3 1.2 1.6 .154
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 6 240 20.3 .478 .427 8.9 24.7 16.7 28.2 2.7 0.7 12.9 25.8 102 97 0.2 0.5 0.7 .134
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 23 961 26.3 .607 .532 7.2 23.1 15.0 23.2 2.8 1.7 14.3 25.9 120 103 3.0 1.7 4.7 .236
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 20 815 20.9 .536 .469 7.3 17.5 12.4 21.3 2.0 1.3 10.5 26.8 113 107 1.5 1.1 2.6 .155
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 18 770 23.9 .615 .551 5.3 18.0 12.1 28.1 2.3 0.8 11.0 23.3 127 103 2.7 1.5 4.2 .263
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 23 1015 21.8 .577 .491 5.0 21.6 13.6 24.5 1.3 1.1 11.6 25.9 119 114 2.4 0.9 3.2 .152
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 17 763 20.2 .538 .467 4.7 19.0 11.9 26.1 2.5 1.1 11.2 25.9 112 106 1.2 1.2 2.4 .151
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 5 207 20.7 .539 .470 4.4 21.7 13.6 28.8 1.2 1.4 13.7 26.7 113 117 0.4 0.0 0.4 .103
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF 10 396 15.8 .490 .418 2.4 17.6 10.4 23.7 1.7 0.5 9.8 21.4 108 112 0.3 0.4 0.6 .078
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF 4 107 16.4 .514 .500 2.2 19.6 10.4 27.8 0.5 1.3 12.1 20.6 110 116 0.1 0.1 0.2 .069
Career NBA 164 6886 21.4 .551 .485 6.0 21.4 13.9 23.7 2.1 1.2 12.5 24.8 114 104 13.8 11.1 24.8 .173

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 BOS NBA PF 1 0 23:00 3 6 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 3 6 7 1 0 3 1 7
1980-81 24 BOS NBA PF 1 1 18:00 1 5 .200 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 1 2
1981-82 25 BOS NBA PF 1 1 28:00 7 12 .583 0 0 5 8 .625 0 12 5 1 1 4 3 19
1982-83 26 BOS NBA PF 1 1 29:00 7 14 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 3 13 7 2 0 5 4 14
1983-84 27 BOS NBA PF 1 1 33:00 6 18 .333 0 0 4 4 1.000 1 7 3 2 0 2 1 16
1984-85 28 BOS NBA SF 1 1 31:00 8 16 .500 0 1 .000 5 6 .833 5 8 2 0 1 4 3 21
1985-86 29 BOS NBA SF 1 1 35:00 8 18 .444 2 4 .500 5 6 .833 2 8 5 7 0 4 5 23
1986-87 30 BOS NBA SF 1 1 35:00 7 18 .389 0 3 .000 4 4 1.000 2 6 5 2 0 2 5 18
1987-88 31 BOS NBA SF 1 1 32:00 2 8 .250 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 7 1 4 1 2 4 6
1989-90 33 BOS NBA SF 1 1 23:00 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 8 3 3 0 3 1 8
1990-91 34 BOS NBA SF
1991-92 35 BOS NBA SF
Career NBA 10 9 287 52 123 .423 3 13 .231 27 32 .844 19 79 41 23 3 31 28 134

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Larry Bird 15.8 15.7 15.2 15.0 14.0 13.6 12.5 11.2 10.8 9.5 6.6 5.5 0.5
Kevin Garnett 93.2 18.3 16.1 15.6 14.9 12.9 12.8 11.8 11.6 10.7 9.6 7.3 5.4 4.4
Bob Pettit 91.8 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.3 13.8 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.7 7.1
Dirk Nowitzki 91.3 17.7 16.3 16.1 15.6 14.6 13.4 12.9 12.3 11.5 11.1 10.9 8.1 0.8
Charles Barkley 89.6 17.3 16.7 16.1 14.4 13.4 12.3 12.0 10.8 10.6 10.5 9.4 8.8 7.5
Julius Erving 88.6 17.7 17.6 16.5 13.8 13.3 13.3 12.5 11.5 10.9 10.1 9.8 9.1 7.9
Dolph Schayes 87.0 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.5 9.4 8.5 8.5 3.1
Karl Malone 86.5 16.7 16.4 15.9 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.1 15.1 13.8 13.4 10.1 6.9 1.9
Tim Duncan 86.2 17.8 16.5 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.8 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.1 8.7
Adrian Dantley 83.6 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3
Paul Pierce 77.2 12.9 12.4 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 8.3 8.2 7.1 5.4 4.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Larry Bird 15.8 15.7 15.2 15.0 14.0 13.6 12.5 11.2 10.8 9.5 6.6 5.5 0.5
Bob Pettit 91.8 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.3 13.8 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.0 10.7 7.1
Dirk Nowitzki 87.5 17.7 16.3 16.1 15.6 14.6 13.4 12.9 12.3 11.5 11.1 10.9 8.1 7.6 5.0 0.8
Dolph Schayes 86.2 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.5 9.4 8.5 8.5 3.1 2.4 -0.1
Charles Barkley 85.1 17.3 16.7 16.1 14.4 13.4 12.3 12.0 10.8 10.6 10.5 9.4 8.8 8.6 7.5 6.8 1.9
Kevin Garnett 84.7 18.3 16.1 15.6 14.9 12.9 12.8 11.8 11.6 10.7 9.6 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.9 5.6 5.4 4.4
Julius Erving 84.4 17.7 17.6 16.5 13.8 13.3 13.3 12.5 11.5 10.9 10.1 9.8 9.1 7.9 7.6 5.9 3.5
Adrian Dantley 82.7 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3 3.1 0.1
Tim Duncan 81.0 17.8 16.5 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.8 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.1 8.7 8.3 7.7 5.9
Bailey Howell 76.8 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6 5.0 3.1
LeBron James 76.3 20.3 19.3 18.5 16.3 15.6 15.2 14.5 14.3 13.7 5.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1976-77 20 INDIANAST 28 1033 375 689 168 200 373 122 918 .544 .840 36.9 32.8 13.3 4.4
1977-78 21 INDIANAST 32 403 769 153 193 369 125 959 .524 .793 30.0 11.5 3.9
1978-79 22 INDIANAST 34 376 707 221 266 505 187 973 .532 .831 28.6 14.9 5.5
Career 94 1033 1154 2165 542 659 1247 434 2850 .533 .822 36.9 30.3 13.3 4.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1980 NBA
1981 NBA
1982 NBA
1983 NBA
1984 NBA
1985 NBA
1986 NBA
1987 NBA
1988 NBA
1990 NBA
1991 NBA
1992 NBA
Awards
1978-79 NCAA AP Player of the Year
1978-79 NCAA John R. Wooden Award
1978-79 NCAA Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award
1979-80 NBA Rookie of the Year
1981-82 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1983-84 NBA Finals MVP
1983-84 NBA MVP
1984-85 NBA MVP
1985-86 NBA Finals MVP
1985-86 NBA MVP
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 15 times (Show/Hide)

Player of the Month: 7 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
1977-78 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1978-79 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1979-80 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1979-80 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1981-82 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1983-84 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1979-80 NBA 0.068 (4)
1980-81 NBA 0.613 (2)
1981-82 NBA 0.661 (2)
1982-83 NBA 0.485 (2)
1983-84 NBA 0.858 (1)
1984-85 NBA 0.978 (1)
1985-86 NBA 0.981 (1)
1986-87 NBA 0.357 (3)
1987-88 NBA 0.659 (2)
1989-90 NBA 0.005 (10)
1990-91 NBA 0.026 (9)
1991-92 NBA 0.002 (14)
Career 5.693 (3)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1981 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1984 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1986 Boston Celtics (NBA)
Games
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
1985-86 NBA 82 (2)
Minutes Played
1980-81 NBA 3239 (3)
1982-83 NBA 2982 (6)
1983-84 NBA 3028 (4)
1984-85 NBA 3161 (2)
1985-86 NBA 3113 (2)
Career NBA 34443 (68)
Career 34443 (74)
Field Goals
1982-83 NBA 747 (8)
1983-84 NBA 758 (8)
1984-85 NBA 918 (2)
1985-86 NBA 796 (5)
1986-87 NBA 786 (8)
1987-88 NBA 881 (3)
Career NBA 8591 (22)
Career 8591 (27)
Field Goal Attempts
1979-80 NBA 1463 (9)
1980-81 NBA 1503 (8)
1982-83 NBA 1481 (9)
1983-84 NBA 1542 (7)
1984-85 NBA 1760 (4)
1985-86 NBA 1606 (4)
1987-88 NBA 1672 (5)
1989-90 NBA 1517 (10)
Career NBA 17334 (29)
Career 17334 (33)
3-Pt Field Goals
1979-80 NBA 58 (5)
1982-83 NBA 22 (7)
1984-85 NBA 56 (4)
1985-86 NBA 82 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 90 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 98 (4)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1979-80 NBA 143 (6)
1982-83 NBA 77 (7)
1983-84 NBA 73 (10)
1984-85 NBA 131 (8)
1985-86 NBA 194 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 225 (5)
1987-88 NBA 237 (4)
Free Throws
1985-86 NBA 441 (8)
Career NBA 3960 (68)
Career 3960 (74)
Defensive Rebounds
1979-80 NBA 636 (6)
1980-81 NBA 704 (3)
1981-82 NBA 637 (4)
1982-83 NBA 677 (4)
1983-84 NBA 615 (6)
1984-85 NBA 678 (4)
1985-86 NBA 615 (6)
1987-88 NBA 595 (6)
1989-90 NBA 622 (5)
Career NBA 7217 (20)
Career 7217 (23)
Total Rebounds
1979-80 NBA 852 (8)
1980-81 NBA 895 (4)
1981-82 NBA 837 (7)
1982-83 NBA 870 (7)
1983-84 NBA 796 (8)
1984-85 NBA 842 (10)
1985-86 NBA 805 (7)
Career NBA 8974 (48)
Career 8974 (55)
Assists
Career NBA 5695 (35)
Career 5695 (35)
Steals
1980-81 NBA 161 (9)
1983-84 NBA 144 (10)
1985-86 NBA 166 (8)
Career NBA 1556 (31)
Career 1556 (33)
Turnovers
1980-81 NBA 289 (3)
1985-86 NBA 266 (10)
Career NBA 2816 (27)
Career 2816 (31)
Points
1982-83 NBA 1867 (8)
1983-84 NBA 1908 (7)
1984-85 NBA 2295 (2)
1985-86 NBA 2115 (4)
1986-87 NBA 2076 (5)
1987-88 NBA 2275 (3)
Career NBA 21791 (30)
Career 21791 (35)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1979-80 NBA .406 (3)
1984-85 NBA .427 (2)
1985-86 NBA .423 (4)
1986-87 NBA .400 (7)
1987-88 NBA .413 (7)
1990-91 NBA .389 (8)
1991-92 NBA .406 (8)
Free Throw Pct
1980-81 NBA .863 (8)
1981-82 NBA .863 (5)
1982-83 NBA .840 (9)
1983-84 NBA .888 (1)
 1984-85 NBA .882 (6)
1985-86 NBA .896 (1)
 1986-87 NBA .910 (1)
 1987-88 NBA .916 (2)
1989-90 NBA .930 (1)
 1990-91 NBA .891 (10)
1991-92 NBA .926 (2)
Career NBA .886 (10)
Career .886 (10)
Minutes Per Game
1980-81 NBA 39.5 (4)
1981-82 NBA 38.0 (5)
1982-83 NBA 37.7 (4)
1983-84 NBA 38.3 (3)
1984-85 NBA 39.5 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 38.0 (3)
1986-87 NBA 40.6 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 39.0 (4)
1989-90 NBA 39.3 (2)
Career NBA 38.4 (13)
Career 38.4 (13)
Points Per Game
1981-82 NBA 22.9 (10)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (7)
1984-85 NBA 28.7 (2)
1985-86 NBA 25.8 (4)
1986-87 NBA 28.1 (4)
1987-88 NBA 29.9 (3)
Career NBA 24.3 (17)
Career 24.3 (18)
Rebounds Per Game
1979-80 NBA 10.4 (10)
1980-81 NBA 10.9 (4)
1981-82 NBA 10.9 (7)
1982-83 NBA 11.0 (9)
1983-84 NBA 10.1 (10)
1984-85 NBA 10.5 (8)
1985-86 NBA 9.8 (7)
Career NBA 10.0 (41)
Career 10.0 (50)
Assists Per Game
Career NBA 6.3 (42)
Career 6.3 (43)
Steals Per Game
1980-81 NBA 2.0 (10)
1985-86 NBA 2.0 (9)
Career NBA 1.7 (25)
Career 1.7 (30)
Player Efficiency Rating
1981-82 NBA 22.6 (8)
1982-83 NBA 24.1 (3)
1983-84 NBA 24.2 (2)
1984-85 NBA 26.5 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 25.6 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 26.4 (3)
1987-88 NBA 27.8 (2)
Career NBA 23.5 (17)
Career 23.5 (18)
True Shooting Pct
Career NBA .565 (87)
Career .565 (90)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1986-87 NBA .555 (9)
1987-88 NBA .556 (10)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1979-80 NBA 23.6 (8)
1980-81 NBA 23.8 (8)
1991-92 NBA 24.6 (8)
Career NBA 22.4 (53)
Career 22.4 (57)
Assist Pct
Career NBA 24.7 (97)
Career 24.7 (100)
Usage Pct
1984-85 NBA 28.5 (10)
1985-86 NBA 27.6 (9)
1986-87 NBA 27.5 (10)
1987-88 NBA 30.2 (4)
Career NBA 26.5 (35)
Career 26.5 (41)
Offensive Rating
1986-87 NBA 120.9 (10)
1987-88 NBA 121.3 (8)
Career NBA 114.5 (48)
Career 114.5 (48)
Defensive Rating
1979-80 NBA 98.2 (6)
1980-81 NBA 98.6 (10)
1981-82 NBA 99.4 (6)
1983-84 NBA 100.8 (2)
1984-85 NBA 102.8 (9)
1985-86 NBA 99.4 (4)
Career NBA 101.4 (61)
Career 101.4 (75)
Offensive Win Shares
1982-83 NBA 8.4 (6)
1983-84 NBA 7.9 (6)
1984-85 NBA 10.5 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 9.6 (2)
1986-87 NBA 10.4 (4)
1987-88 NBA 11.2 (3)
Career NBA 86.8 (26)
Career 86.8 (31)
Defensive Win Shares
1979-80 NBA 5.6 (1)
 1980-81 NBA 6.1 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 5.7 (2)
1982-83 NBA 5.6 (5)
1983-84 NBA 5.6 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 5.2 (2)
1985-86 NBA 6.2 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 4.8 (6)
Career NBA 59.0 (25)
Career 59.0 (28)
Win Shares
1979-80 NBA 11.2 (8)
1980-81 NBA 10.8 (9)
1981-82 NBA 12.5 (7)
1982-83 NBA 14.0 (2)
1983-84 NBA 13.6 (2)
1984-85 NBA 15.7 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 15.8 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 15.2 (3)
1987-88 NBA 15.0 (3)
Career NBA 145.8 (22)
Career 145.8 (25)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1981-82 NBA .205 (6)
1982-83 NBA .225 (3)
1983-84 NBA .215 (3)
1984-85 NBA .238 (1)
 1985-86 NBA .244 (1)
 1986-87 NBA .243 (3)
1987-88 NBA .243 (3)
Career NBA .203 (19)
Career .203 (19)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 1.000 (10)
NBA Elo Player Rating
3rd (overall) as of May 19, 2013, 4:54AM

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Boston Celtics NBA $1,800,000
1987-88 Boston Celtics NBA $1,800,000
1988-89 Boston Celtics NBA $1,800,000
1990-91 Boston Celtics NBA $1,500,000
1991-92 Boston Celtics NBA $7,070,000
1992-93 Boston Celtics NBA $2,300,000
Career (may be incomplete) $16,270,000

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