Otis Lee Birdsong (Bird)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1955 in Winter Haven, Florida
High School: Winter Haven in Winter Haven, Florida
College: University of Houston
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977
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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 | 77 | 74 | 2395 | 543 | 1057 | 8 | 22 | 122 | 210 | 88 | 202 | 261 | 85 | 17 | 176 | 228 | 1216 | .514 | .364 | .581 | 31.1 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 36 | 1196 | 251 | 515 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 101 | 47 | 96 | 113 | 36 | 12 | 91 | 114 | 567 | .487 | .500 | .604 | 31.5 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Road | 39 | 38 | 1199 | 292 | 542 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 109 | 41 | 106 | 148 | 49 | 5 | 85 | 114 | 649 | .539 | .286 | .560 | 30.7 | 16.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 48 | 1459 | 330 | 626 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 114 | 50 | 120 | 156 | 51 | 13 | 112 | 124 | 724 | .527 | .333 | .526 | 30.4 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Post | 29 | 26 | 936 | 213 | 431 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 96 | 38 | 82 | 105 | 34 | 4 | 64 | 104 | 492 | .494 | .400 | .646 | 32.3 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 37 | 36 | 1191 | 277 | 527 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 118 | 50 | 104 | 121 | 44 | 10 | 83 | 104 | 630 | .526 | 1.000 | .636 | 32.2 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Loss | 40 | 38 | 1204 | 266 | 530 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 92 | 38 | 98 | 140 | 41 | 7 | 93 | 124 | 586 | .502 | .333 | .511 | 30.1 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | October | 4 | 4 | 145 | 34 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 78 | .486 | .500 | .500 | 36.3 | 19.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 437 | 105 | 208 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 47 | 19 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 36 | 240 | .505 | .250 | .617 | 29.1 | 16.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 406 | 83 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 176 | .532 | .000 | .435 | 31.2 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 378 | 83 | 150 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 42 | 178 | .553 | .500 | .556 | 29.1 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | |
| February | 11 | 8 | 319 | 78 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 177 | .527 | .000 | .583 | 29.0 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 513 | 116 | 238 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 20 | 46 | 51 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 50 | 258 | .487 | .167 | .581 | 34.2 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 197 | 44 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 109 | .506 | .750 | .720 | 32.8 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 176 | 49 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 109 | .613 | 1.000 | .588 | 35.2 | 21.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Monday | 6 | 5 | 152 | 44 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 95 | .603 | .000 | .538 | 25.3 | 15.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 14 | 482 | 121 | 230 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 19 | 4 | 43 | 48 | 279 | .526 | .375 | .576 | 32.1 | 18.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 12 | 391 | 87 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 39 | 185 | .506 | .000 | .524 | 32.6 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 8 | 266 | 57 | 118 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 126 | .483 | .667 | .500 | 33.3 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 4.8 | |
| Friday | 13 | 12 | 413 | 86 | 174 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 37 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 190 | .494 | .200 | .630 | 31.8 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
| Saturday | 18 | 18 | 515 | 99 | 210 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 53 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 52 | 232 | .471 | .333 | .623 | 28.6 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 74 | 74 | 2334 | 523 | 1021 | 8 | 22 | 118 | 201 | 82 | 193 | 253 | 83 | 15 | 171 | 218 | 1172 | .512 | .364 | .587 | 31.5 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Reserve | 3 | 0 | 61 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 44 | .556 | .444 | 20.3 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 11 | 11 | 469 | 102 | 206 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 33 | 233 | .495 | .333 | .675 | 42.6 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 30-39 | 35 | 35 | 1207 | 295 | 532 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 117 | 41 | 100 | 142 | 46 | 9 | 83 | 119 | 660 | .555 | .364 | .564 | 34.5 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | |
| 20-29 | 24 | 23 | 606 | 123 | 267 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 47 | 24 | 52 | 55 | 25 | 3 | 47 | 63 | 274 | .461 | .400 | .553 | 25.3 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| 10-19 | 6 | 4 | 105 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 49 | .451 | .500 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 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 | 22 | 21 | 660 | 134 | 283 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 52 | 22 | 49 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 47 | 62 | 298 | .473 | .000 | .577 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| 1 Day | 29 | 28 | 899 | 199 | 383 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 68 | 34 | 77 | 100 | 29 | 7 | 72 | 78 | 447 | .520 | .364 | .662 | 31.0 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 15 | 472 | 121 | 228 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 62 | 20 | 46 | 55 | 19 | 3 | 30 | 49 | 277 | .531 | .400 | .532 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 10 | 9 | 336 | 85 | 152 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 186 | .559 | .667 | .500 | 33.6 | 18.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 56 | 55 | 1770 | 390 | 772 | 6 | 17 | 88 | 154 | 58 | 135 | 187 | 61 | 10 | 131 | 166 | 874 | .505 | .353 | .571 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Western | 21 | 19 | 625 | 153 | 285 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 56 | 30 | 67 | 74 | 24 | 7 | 45 | 62 | 342 | .537 | .400 | .607 | 29.8 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 23 | 22 | 700 | 159 | 301 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 53 | 18 | 46 | 76 | 34 | 5 | 50 | 65 | 357 | .528 | .625 | .642 | 30.4 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Central | 33 | 33 | 1070 | 231 | 471 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 101 | 40 | 89 | 111 | 27 | 5 | 81 | 101 | 517 | .490 | .111 | .535 | 32.4 | 15.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 11 | 366 | 87 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 193 | .518 | .000 | .613 | 33.3 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 8 | 259 | 66 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 149 | .564 | .667 | .600 | 25.9 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | |
| 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 | 187 | 43 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 86 | .581 | .000 | 31.2 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | |
| Boston | 6 | 6 | 194 | 48 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 103 | .516 | .500 | .500 | 32.3 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 146 | 33 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 70 | .500 | .000 | .444 | 36.5 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 6 | 162 | 33 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 75 | .398 | .000 | .563 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .000 | .000 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .400 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 203 | 44 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 104 | .489 | .333 | .600 | 33.8 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 5.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .364 | .500 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 72 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | .600 | .200 | 36.0 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 179 | 39 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 87 | .506 | .000 | .474 | 35.8 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 56 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 35 | .680 | .333 | 28.0 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 193 | 39 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 95 | .481 | .000 | .654 | 32.2 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| New York | 5 | 5 | 140 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 63 | .472 | .867 | 28.0 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 6 | 178 | 44 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 98 | .587 | 1.000 | .500 | 29.7 | 16.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 71 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 49 | .629 | .625 | 35.5 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .375 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 73 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | .531 | .444 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 76 | 22 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 55 | .595 | .000 | .917 | 38.0 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | |
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .667 | .500 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 81 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 43 | .526 | .750 | 40.5 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Washington | 6 | 5 | 188 | 42 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 93 | .525 | .500 | .700 | 31.3 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |