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 | 76 | 75 | 2965 | 881 | 1672 | 98 | 237 | 415 | 453 | 108 | 703 | 467 | 125 | 57 | 213 | 157 | 2275 | .527 | .414 | .916 | 39.0 | 29.9 | 9.3 | 6.1 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 38 | 1474 | 463 | 878 | 56 | 134 | 223 | 236 | 52 | 358 | 247 | 70 | 36 | 88 | 71 | 1205 | .527 | .418 | .945 | 37.8 | 30.9 | 9.2 | 6.3 |
| Road | 37 | 37 | 1491 | 418 | 794 | 42 | 103 | 192 | 217 | 56 | 345 | 220 | 55 | 21 | 125 | 86 | 1070 | .526 | .408 | .885 | 40.3 | 28.9 | 9.3 | 5.9 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 40 | 1560 | 456 | 866 | 40 | 105 | 219 | 240 | 48 | 367 | 256 | 71 | 28 | 127 | 81 | 1171 | .527 | .381 | .913 | 38.0 | 28.6 | 9.0 | 6.2 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1405 | 425 | 806 | 58 | 132 | 196 | 213 | 60 | 336 | 211 | 54 | 29 | 86 | 76 | 1104 | .527 | .439 | .920 | 40.1 | 31.5 | 9.6 | 6.0 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 54 | 2155 | 665 | 1222 | 86 | 191 | 296 | 317 | 60 | 490 | 352 | 96 | 41 | 148 | 100 | 1712 | .544 | .450 | .934 | 39.2 | 31.1 | 8.9 | 6.4 |
| Loss | 21 | 21 | 810 | 216 | 450 | 12 | 46 | 119 | 136 | 48 | 213 | 115 | 29 | 16 | 65 | 57 | 563 | .480 | .261 | .875 | 38.6 | 26.8 | 10.1 | 5.5 | |
| 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 | November | 10 | 9 | 353 | 94 | 180 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 62 | 14 | 98 | 64 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 258 | .522 | .500 | .968 | 35.3 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 6.4 |
| December | 12 | 12 | 458 | 149 | 254 | 11 | 33 | 59 | 66 | 14 | 101 | 69 | 22 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 368 | .587 | .333 | .894 | 38.2 | 30.7 | 8.4 | 5.8 | |
| January | 17 | 17 | 668 | 199 | 389 | 18 | 48 | 86 | 96 | 18 | 149 | 112 | 32 | 11 | 53 | 29 | 502 | .512 | .375 | .896 | 39.3 | 29.5 | 8.8 | 6.6 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 525 | 160 | 313 | 21 | 43 | 89 | 98 | 26 | 154 | 77 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 29 | 430 | .511 | .488 | .908 | 40.4 | 33.1 | 11.8 | 5.9 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 605 | 178 | 352 | 24 | 59 | 79 | 87 | 27 | 135 | 85 | 26 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 459 | .506 | .407 | .908 | 40.3 | 30.6 | 9.0 | 5.7 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 356 | 101 | 184 | 14 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 9 | 66 | 60 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 258 | .549 | .412 | .955 | 39.6 | 28.7 | 7.3 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 12 | 476 | 133 | 250 | 20 | 37 | 47 | 53 | 19 | 111 | 68 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 333 | .532 | .541 | .887 | 39.7 | 27.8 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 239 | 66 | 136 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 57 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 182 | .485 | .440 | .975 | 39.8 | 30.3 | 9.5 | 5.0 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 10 | 376 | 109 | 195 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 59 | 6 | 73 | 56 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 275 | .559 | .364 | .898 | 37.6 | 27.5 | 7.3 | 5.6 | |
| Wednesday | 19 | 18 | 729 | 233 | 441 | 27 | 74 | 129 | 136 | 35 | 196 | 126 | 32 | 14 | 52 | 41 | 622 | .528 | .365 | .949 | 38.4 | 32.7 | 10.3 | 6.6 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 2 | 84 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 66 | .491 | .000 | .933 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | |
| Friday | 19 | 19 | 727 | 223 | 430 | 22 | 57 | 83 | 92 | 30 | 176 | 128 | 38 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 551 | .519 | .386 | .902 | 38.3 | 29.0 | 9.3 | 6.7 | |
| Saturday | 8 | 8 | 334 | 91 | 167 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 58 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 246 | .545 | .467 | .862 | 41.8 | 30.8 | 8.5 | 6.4 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 75 | 75 | 2953 | 880 | 1669 | 98 | 236 | 411 | 449 | 108 | 699 | 464 | 125 | 57 | 213 | 157 | 2269 | .527 | .415 | .915 | 39.4 | 30.3 | 9.3 | 6.2 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 50 | 50 | 2128 | 635 | 1200 | 73 | 179 | 301 | 331 | 73 | 501 | 303 | 87 | 37 | 154 | 103 | 1644 | .529 | .408 | .909 | 42.6 | 32.9 | 10.0 | 6.1 |
| 30-39 | 19 | 19 | 669 | 195 | 378 | 20 | 46 | 89 | 97 | 31 | 155 | 136 | 31 | 18 | 44 | 40 | 499 | .516 | .435 | .918 | 35.2 | 26.3 | 8.2 | 7.2 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | 6 | 156 | 50 | 91 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 126 | .549 | .455 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 4.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 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 | 15 | 15 | 612 | 185 | 348 | 23 | 59 | 112 | 121 | 19 | 144 | 104 | 25 | 12 | 51 | 31 | 505 | .532 | .390 | .926 | 40.8 | 33.7 | 9.6 | 6.9 |
| 1 Day | 42 | 42 | 1637 | 483 | 925 | 54 | 117 | 213 | 230 | 62 | 372 | 258 | 68 | 31 | 111 | 84 | 1233 | .522 | .462 | .926 | 39.0 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 6.1 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 11 | 447 | 129 | 252 | 13 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 19 | 115 | 65 | 18 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 324 | .512 | .317 | .841 | 40.6 | 29.5 | 10.5 | 5.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 232 | 72 | 125 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 57 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 185 | .576 | .389 | .944 | 33.1 | 26.4 | 8.1 | 4.6 | |
| 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 | 52 | 51 | 2013 | 572 | 1106 | 56 | 137 | 271 | 295 | 70 | 453 | 320 | 87 | 41 | 142 | 106 | 1471 | .517 | .409 | .919 | 38.7 | 28.3 | 8.7 | 6.2 |
| Western | 24 | 24 | 952 | 309 | 566 | 42 | 100 | 144 | 158 | 38 | 250 | 147 | 38 | 16 | 71 | 51 | 804 | .546 | .420 | .911 | 39.7 | 33.5 | 10.4 | 6.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 21 | 21 | 869 | 243 | 475 | 29 | 72 | 110 | 122 | 25 | 194 | 131 | 42 | 16 | 72 | 39 | 625 | .512 | .403 | .902 | 41.4 | 29.8 | 9.2 | 6.2 |
| Central | 31 | 30 | 1144 | 329 | 631 | 27 | 65 | 161 | 173 | 45 | 259 | 189 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 67 | 846 | .521 | .415 | .931 | 36.9 | 27.3 | 8.4 | 6.1 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 12 | 478 | 155 | 278 | 24 | 59 | 72 | 76 | 12 | 118 | 73 | 21 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 406 | .558 | .407 | .947 | 39.8 | 33.8 | 9.8 | 6.1 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 12 | 474 | 154 | 288 | 18 | 41 | 72 | 82 | 26 | 132 | 74 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 398 | .535 | .439 | .878 | 39.5 | 33.2 | 11.0 | 6.2 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 4 | 150 | 37 | 79 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 93 | .468 | .250 | .850 | 30.0 | 18.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 168 | 59 | 100 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 134 | .590 | .500 | .867 | 42.0 | 33.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | |
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 179 | 53 | 101 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 141 | .525 | .143 | .971 | 35.8 | 28.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 83 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 71 | .614 | .643 | .889 | 41.5 | 35.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 71 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 53 | .500 | .167 | .923 | 35.5 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | |
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 229 | 61 | 119 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 51 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 160 | .513 | .556 | .943 | 38.2 | 26.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 70 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 67 | .634 | .429 | .857 | 35.0 | 33.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 84 | 29 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 79 | .580 | .200 | .952 | 42.0 | 39.5 | 10.0 | 6.0 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 204 | 56 | 107 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 151 | .523 | .889 | .939 | 40.8 | 30.2 | 10.0 | 4.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 80 | 24 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 60 | .522 | .444 | .889 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 5.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 83 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 60 | .458 | 1.000 | .789 | 41.5 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 214 | 63 | 125 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 167 | .504 | .368 | .944 | 35.7 | 27.8 | 9.7 | 7.2 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 5 | 193 | 49 | 105 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 135 | .467 | .474 | .903 | 38.6 | 27.0 | 9.2 | 5.4 | |
| New York | 5 | 5 | 212 | 52 | 108 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 46 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 144 | .481 | .556 | .909 | 42.4 | 28.8 | 9.2 | 6.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 195 | 53 | 111 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 49 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 128 | .477 | .263 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 25.6 | 9.8 | 6.2 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 72 | .574 | .667 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 36.0 | 10.5 | 6.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 84 | 35 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 84 | .565 | .286 | .923 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 12.0 | 6.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 73 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 62 | .591 | .375 | .875 | 36.5 | 31.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 84 | 28 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 75 | .560 | .400 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 37.5 | 15.0 | 7.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 80 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 55 | .455 | .250 | .867 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 12.5 | 8.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 83 | 25 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66 | .500 | .364 | 1.000 | 41.5 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | |
| Washington | 6 | 6 | 269 | 89 | 151 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 53 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 218 | .589 | .313 | .854 | 44.8 | 36.3 | 8.8 | 6.5 | |