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 | 45 | 45 | 1662 | 353 | 758 | 52 | 128 | 150 | 162 | 46 | 434 | 306 | 42 | 33 | 125 | 82 | 908 | .466 | .406 | .926 | 36.9 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 6.8 | |
| 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 | 24 | 24 | 893 | 204 | 434 | 32 | 82 | 108 | 116 | 22 | 231 | 172 | 25 | 21 | 60 | 46 | 548 | .470 | .390 | .931 | 37.2 | 22.8 | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Road | 21 | 21 | 769 | 149 | 324 | 20 | 46 | 42 | 46 | 24 | 203 | 134 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 36 | 360 | .460 | .435 | .913 | 36.6 | 17.1 | 9.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 28 | 28 | 1035 | 230 | 491 | 31 | 73 | 94 | 102 | 31 | 268 | 174 | 23 | 20 | 79 | 48 | 585 | .468 | .425 | .922 | 37.0 | 20.9 | 9.6 | 6.2 |
| Post | 17 | 17 | 627 | 123 | 267 | 21 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 15 | 166 | 132 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 34 | 323 | .461 | .382 | .933 | 36.9 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 31 | 31 | 1136 | 259 | 529 | 47 | 103 | 114 | 122 | 29 | 309 | 214 | 32 | 26 | 82 | 58 | 679 | .490 | .456 | .934 | 36.6 | 21.9 | 10.0 | 6.9 |
| Loss | 14 | 14 | 526 | 94 | 229 | 5 | 25 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 125 | 92 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 229 | .410 | .200 | .900 | 37.6 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 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 |
| Month | November | 16 | 16 | 593 | 143 | 297 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 64 | 17 | 151 | 94 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 29 | 357 | .481 | .406 | .906 | 37.1 | 22.3 | 9.4 | 5.9 |
| December | 12 | 12 | 442 | 87 | 194 | 18 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 117 | 80 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 228 | .448 | .439 | .947 | 36.8 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 6.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 548 | 110 | 238 | 20 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 11 | 144 | 113 | 18 | 13 | 44 | 28 | 294 | .462 | .400 | .931 | 36.5 | 19.6 | 9.6 | 7.5 | |
| April | 2 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 29 | .448 | .200 | 1.000 | 39.5 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 9.5 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 221 | 51 | 108 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 73 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 133 | .472 | .346 | .957 | 36.8 | 22.2 | 12.2 | 7.2 |
| Monday | 3 | 3 | 96 | 17 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 46 | .347 | .750 | .857 | 32.0 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 6.3 | |
| Tuesday | 5 | 5 | 168 | 29 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 76 | .426 | .182 | .842 | 33.6 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 12 | 453 | 103 | 192 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 112 | 82 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 247 | .536 | .433 | .933 | 37.8 | 20.6 | 9.3 | 6.8 | |
| Friday | 13 | 13 | 492 | 105 | 236 | 18 | 43 | 67 | 72 | 10 | 108 | 86 | 16 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 295 | .445 | .419 | .931 | 37.8 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 6.6 | |
| Saturday | 6 | 6 | 232 | 48 | 105 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 111 | .457 | .400 | 1.000 | 38.7 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 45 | 45 | 1662 | 353 | 758 | 52 | 128 | 150 | 162 | 46 | 434 | 306 | 42 | 33 | 125 | 82 | 908 | .466 | .406 | .926 | 36.9 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 6.8 |
| 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+ | 17 | 17 | 722 | 160 | 338 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 22 | 193 | 126 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 41 | 411 | .473 | .321 | .890 | 42.5 | 24.2 | 11.4 | 7.4 |
| 30-39 | 21 | 21 | 744 | 143 | 321 | 26 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 21 | 185 | 136 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 34 | 377 | .445 | .441 | .985 | 35.4 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 6.5 | |
| 20-29 | 7 | 7 | 196 | 50 | 99 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 120 | .505 | .615 | .857 | 28.0 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 6.3 | |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 393 | 84 | 173 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 85 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 190 | .486 | .421 | 1.000 | 39.3 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 Day | 22 | 22 | 800 | 168 | 377 | 33 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 23 | 218 | 139 | 27 | 16 | 63 | 34 | 451 | .446 | .429 | .911 | 36.4 | 20.5 | 9.9 | 6.3 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 6 | 209 | 40 | 86 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 63 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 108 | .465 | .538 | .840 | 34.8 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 7.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 221 | 54 | 102 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 61 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 136 | .529 | .222 | 1.000 | 36.8 | 22.7 | 10.2 | 6.8 | |
| 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 | 31 | 31 | 1152 | 233 | 512 | 32 | 83 | 110 | 118 | 27 | 282 | 217 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 59 | 608 | .455 | .386 | .932 | 37.2 | 19.6 | 9.1 | 7.0 |
| Western | 14 | 14 | 510 | 120 | 246 | 20 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 19 | 152 | 89 | 21 | 12 | 43 | 23 | 300 | .488 | .444 | .909 | 36.4 | 21.4 | 10.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 16 | 16 | 599 | 125 | 265 | 21 | 48 | 71 | 76 | 15 | 163 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 28 | 342 | .472 | .438 | .934 | 37.4 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 7.1 |
| Central | 15 | 15 | 553 | 108 | 247 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 12 | 119 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 266 | .437 | .314 | .929 | 36.9 | 17.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | |
| Midwest | 4 | 4 | 143 | 26 | 66 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 73 | .394 | .438 | .875 | 35.8 | 18.3 | 11.8 | 7.5 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 10 | 367 | 94 | 180 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 105 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 227 | .522 | .448 | .929 | 36.7 | 22.7 | 10.5 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 105 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 48 | .452 | .300 | .778 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 7.7 | 6.0 |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 80 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 48 | .432 | .500 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 109 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 48 | .447 | 1.000 | 36.3 | 16.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .571 | .000 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .563 | .250 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 71 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 27 | .294 | .429 | .800 | 35.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 80 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 42 | .359 | .500 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .267 | .333 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 81 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 42 | .450 | .000 | 1.000 | 40.5 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 6.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 63 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33 | .500 | .833 | 31.5 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 4.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .471 | .500 | .833 | 41.0 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 157 | 25 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 69 | .410 | .125 | .900 | 39.3 | 17.3 | 10.8 | 8.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | .429 | .429 | .500 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 112 | 27 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 72 | .529 | .375 | .882 | 37.3 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | |
| New York | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 139 | 32 | 67 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 84 | .478 | .409 | .917 | 34.8 | 21.0 | 9.8 | 6.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .529 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | .765 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 85 | 24 | 53 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 61 | .453 | .222 | .917 | 42.5 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 7.0 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | .625 | .000 | 27.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 73 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 53 | .618 | .429 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 | |
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | .438 | .600 | .750 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 119 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 62 | .490 | .833 | 1.000 | 39.7 | 20.7 | 12.7 | 7.3 | |