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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 74 | 73 | 3005 | 786 | 1497 | 90 | 225 | 414 | 455 | 124 | 682 | 566 | 135 | 70 | 240 | 185 | 2076 | .525 | .400 | .910 | 40.6 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 7.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 36 | 35 | 1416 | 413 | 724 | 52 | 115 | 219 | 235 | 67 | 328 | 291 | 69 | 37 | 106 | 84 | 1097 | .570 | .452 | .932 | 39.3 | 30.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Road | 38 | 38 | 1589 | 373 | 773 | 38 | 110 | 195 | 220 | 57 | 354 | 275 | 66 | 33 | 134 | 101 | 979 | .483 | .345 | .886 | 41.8 | 25.8 | 9.3 | 7.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 40 | 39 | 1600 | 390 | 770 | 54 | 129 | 240 | 263 | 59 | 356 | 281 | 71 | 40 | 133 | 101 | 1074 | .506 | .419 | .913 | 40.0 | 26.9 | 8.9 | 7.0 |
| Post | 34 | 34 | 1405 | 396 | 727 | 36 | 96 | 174 | 192 | 65 | 326 | 285 | 64 | 30 | 107 | 84 | 1002 | .545 | .375 | .906 | 41.3 | 29.5 | 9.6 | 8.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 54 | 53 | 2155 | 588 | 1100 | 75 | 178 | 304 | 335 | 87 | 502 | 432 | 105 | 56 | 158 | 124 | 1555 | .535 | .421 | .907 | 39.9 | 28.8 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| Loss | 20 | 20 | 850 | 198 | 397 | 15 | 47 | 110 | 120 | 37 | 180 | 134 | 30 | 14 | 82 | 61 | 521 | .499 | .319 | .917 | 42.5 | 26.1 | 9.0 | 6.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | .389 | .333 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| November | 13 | 13 | 519 | 128 | 253 | 13 | 38 | 79 | 89 | 20 | 117 | 85 | 23 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 348 | .506 | .342 | .888 | 39.9 | 26.8 | 9.0 | 6.5 | |
| December | 12 | 11 | 467 | 125 | 228 | 18 | 36 | 47 | 52 | 12 | 87 | 82 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 315 | .548 | .500 | .904 | 38.9 | 26.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | |
| January | 12 | 12 | 483 | 112 | 227 | 18 | 41 | 90 | 97 | 19 | 116 | 84 | 26 | 11 | 40 | 25 | 332 | .493 | .439 | .928 | 40.3 | 27.7 | 9.7 | 7.0 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 540 | 132 | 266 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 22 | 136 | 110 | 26 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 341 | .496 | .320 | .859 | 41.5 | 26.2 | 10.5 | 8.5 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 576 | 156 | 281 | 17 | 34 | 87 | 94 | 28 | 137 | 116 | 28 | 13 | 43 | 35 | 416 | .555 | .500 | .926 | 41.1 | 29.7 | 9.8 | 8.3 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 380 | 126 | 224 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 20 | 81 | 80 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 300 | .563 | .304 | .953 | 42.2 | 33.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 10 | 414 | 116 | 209 | 16 | 32 | 54 | 62 | 21 | 81 | 96 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 302 | .555 | .500 | .871 | 41.4 | 30.2 | 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 160 | 46 | 83 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 123 | .554 | .500 | .960 | 40.0 | 30.8 | 10.3 | 4.5 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 550 | 130 | 269 | 14 | 33 | 75 | 82 | 23 | 139 | 97 | 25 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 349 | .483 | .424 | .915 | 42.3 | 26.8 | 10.7 | 7.5 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 16 | 629 | 180 | 330 | 17 | 48 | 92 | 99 | 35 | 174 | 128 | 35 | 16 | 56 | 41 | 469 | .545 | .354 | .929 | 37.0 | 27.6 | 10.2 | 7.5 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 3 | 117 | 22 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 60 | .500 | .200 | .789 | 39.0 | 20.0 | 10.3 | 8.3 | |
| Friday | 20 | 20 | 843 | 232 | 437 | 26 | 69 | 119 | 127 | 23 | 160 | 156 | 30 | 26 | 57 | 49 | 609 | .531 | .377 | .937 | 42.2 | 30.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 7 | 292 | 60 | 125 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 41 | 9 | 56 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 164 | .480 | .375 | .854 | 41.7 | 23.4 | 8.0 | 6.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 73 | 73 | 2975 | 771 | 1476 | 88 | 221 | 411 | 452 | 123 | 677 | 562 | 134 | 69 | 238 | 179 | 2041 | .522 | .398 | .909 | 40.8 | 28.0 | 9.3 | 7.7 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 35 | .714 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 50 | 50 | 2167 | 532 | 1044 | 58 | 151 | 292 | 319 | 91 | 489 | 400 | 87 | 53 | 178 | 127 | 1414 | .510 | .384 | .915 | 43.3 | 28.3 | 9.8 | 8.0 |
| 30-39 | 23 | 22 | 829 | 253 | 450 | 32 | 74 | 122 | 136 | 33 | 192 | 163 | 48 | 17 | 62 | 58 | 660 | .562 | .432 | .897 | 36.0 | 28.7 | 8.3 | 7.1 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 20 | 20 | 783 | 183 | 364 | 19 | 53 | 113 | 128 | 28 | 185 | 134 | 34 | 22 | 62 | 47 | 498 | .503 | .358 | .883 | 39.2 | 24.9 | 9.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 37 | 1539 | 427 | 785 | 51 | 122 | 200 | 218 | 67 | 335 | 301 | 67 | 35 | 112 | 92 | 1105 | .544 | .418 | .917 | 41.6 | 29.9 | 9.1 | 8.1 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 6 | 242 | 67 | 123 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 52 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 172 | .545 | .438 | .912 | 40.3 | 28.7 | 8.7 | 7.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 10 | 9 | 401 | 102 | 207 | 12 | 31 | 61 | 66 | 19 | 102 | 76 | 24 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 277 | .493 | .387 | .924 | 40.1 | 27.7 | 10.2 | 7.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 53 | 52 | 2162 | 574 | 1088 | 59 | 148 | 307 | 333 | 90 | 482 | 394 | 96 | 46 | 179 | 148 | 1514 | .528 | .399 | .922 | 40.8 | 28.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 |
| Western | 21 | 21 | 843 | 212 | 409 | 31 | 77 | 107 | 122 | 34 | 200 | 172 | 39 | 24 | 61 | 37 | 562 | .518 | .403 | .877 | 40.1 | 26.8 | 9.5 | 8.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 23 | 22 | 935 | 263 | 495 | 28 | 65 | 120 | 133 | 45 | 213 | 181 | 45 | 18 | 80 | 66 | 674 | .531 | .431 | .902 | 40.7 | 29.3 | 9.3 | 7.9 |
| Central | 30 | 30 | 1227 | 311 | 593 | 31 | 83 | 187 | 200 | 45 | 269 | 213 | 51 | 28 | 99 | 82 | 840 | .524 | .373 | .935 | 40.9 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 7.1 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 10 | 385 | 94 | 186 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 59 | 15 | 111 | 83 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 252 | .505 | .353 | .881 | 38.5 | 25.2 | 11.1 | 8.3 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 11 | 458 | 118 | 223 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 22 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 310 | .529 | .442 | .873 | 41.6 | 28.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 6 | 271 | 64 | 125 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 44 | 11 | 60 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 179 | .512 | .346 | .955 | 45.2 | 29.8 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Chicago | 6 | 6 | 258 | 79 | 144 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 40 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 203 | .549 | .421 | .925 | 43.0 | 33.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 172 | 45 | 80 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 122 | .563 | .300 | .935 | 43.0 | 30.5 | 10.0 | 7.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 83 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 | .441 | .200 | .909 | 41.5 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 8.5 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | .533 | .000 | .667 | 39.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 121 | 27 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 80 | .519 | .429 | .920 | 40.3 | 26.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 77 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 54 | .531 | .500 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 79 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 48 | .500 | .400 | .824 | 39.5 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | |
| Indiana | 6 | 6 | 229 | 64 | 123 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 65 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 164 | .520 | .375 | .938 | 38.2 | 27.3 | 10.8 | 7.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | .458 | .333 | .750 | 42.0 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 86 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 46 | .720 | .667 | .800 | 43.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 5 | 176 | 32 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 92 | .464 | .400 | .929 | 35.2 | 18.4 | 7.8 | 4.0 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 5 | 245 | 74 | 144 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 53 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 189 | .514 | .364 | .917 | 40.8 | 31.5 | 8.8 | 7.0 | |
| New York | 6 | 6 | 239 | 80 | 133 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 59 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 210 | .602 | .545 | .927 | 39.8 | 35.0 | 9.8 | 6.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 200 | 48 | 101 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 115 | .475 | .400 | .882 | 40.0 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 8.8 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 79 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 49 | .452 | .500 | .875 | 39.5 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 87 | 28 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 65 | .528 | .125 | .727 | 43.5 | 32.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .647 | .500 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 76 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 65 | .490 | .429 | .900 | 38.0 | 32.5 | 10.5 | 9.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 87 | 25 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 69 | .532 | .625 | .933 | 43.5 | 34.5 | 10.0 | 5.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 69 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 53 | .514 | .286 | .929 | 34.5 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | |
| Washington | 6 | 6 | 251 | 61 | 117 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 160 | .521 | .364 | .872 | 41.8 | 26.7 | 10.0 | 9.0 | |