Larry Bird stats

Last played for the Boston Celtics, 1991-92

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Age 69

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Larry Bird played 13 NBA seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
24.3
REB
10.0
AST
6.3
STL
1.7
BLK
0.8
TS%
56.5
MIN
38.4
GP
897

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1979-80BOS21.310.44.51.70.653.836.082
1980-81BOS21.210.95.52.00.852.839.582
1981-82BOS22.910.95.81.90.955.738.077
1982-83BOS23.611.05.81.90.956.137.779
1983-84BOS24.210.16.61.80.955.238.379
1984-85BOS28.710.56.61.61.258.539.580
1985-86BOS25.89.86.82.00.658.038.082
1986-87BOS28.19.27.61.80.961.240.674
1987-88BOS29.99.36.11.60.860.839.076
1988-89BOS19.36.24.81.00.851.631.56
1989-90BOS24.39.57.51.40.854.639.375
1990-91BOS19.48.57.21.81.053.038.060
1991-92BOS20.29.66.80.90.754.736.945

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
23.7
REB
10.3
AST
6.5
STL
1.8
BLK
0.9
TS%
55.1
MIN
42.0
GP
164

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
21,791
REB
8,974
AST
5,695
STL
1,556
BLK
755
TO
2,816
FGM
8,591
3PTM
649
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1979-80BOS1,7458523701435326369358
1980-81BOS1,7418954511616328971920
1981-82BOS1,7618374471436625471111
1982-83BOS1,8678704581487124074722
1983-84BOS1,9087965201446923775818
1984-85BOS2,2958425311299824891856
1985-86BOS2,1158055571665126679682
1986-87BOS2,0766825661357024078690
1987-88BOS2,2757034671255721388198
1988-89BOS11637296511490
1989-90BOS1,8207125621066124371865
1990-91BOS1,1645094311085818746277
1991-92BOS908434306423312535352

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
22.8
REB
9.4
AST
5.9
STL
1.6
BLK
0.8
TS%
56.5
MIN
38.4
GP
897

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1979-80BOS21.310.44.51.70.653.836.082
1980-81BOS19.39.95.01.80.752.839.582
1981-82BOS21.710.35.51.80.955.738.077
1982-83BOS22.510.55.51.80.956.137.779
1983-84BOS22.79.56.21.70.855.238.379
1984-85BOS26.29.66.01.51.158.539.580
1985-86BOS24.49.36.41.90.658.038.082
1986-87BOS24.98.26.71.60.861.240.674
1987-88BOS27.68.65.61.50.760.839.076
1988-89BOS22.17.15.51.10.951.631.56
1989-90BOS22.38.76.91.30.754.639.375
1990-91BOS18.48.16.81.70.953.038.060
1991-92BOS19.79.46.60.90.754.736.945

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
897
ESPN
45,753.0
YAHOO
45,219.3
ESPN/G
51.0
YAHOO/G
50.4

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Ranked among NBA players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1979-80BOS823,517.03,647.442.944.5
1980-81BOS823,766.03,874.545.947.3
1981-82BOS773,787.03,808.949.249.5
1982-83BOS794,017.04,015.050.850.8
1983-84BOS794,067.04,045.251.551.2
1984-85BOS804,689.04,534.958.656.7
1985-86BOS824,387.04,301.553.552.5
1986-87BOS744,354.04,118.458.855.7
1987-88BOS764,364.04,152.157.454.6
1988-89BOS6226.0225.937.737.7
1989-90BOS753,798.03,775.450.650.3
1990-91BOS602,789.02,732.346.545.5
1991-92BOS451,992.01,987.844.344.2

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
69 yearsDec 7, 1956
Experience
14 yearsDebut 1979
College
Indiana
MVP
3x
Finals MVP
2x
All-Star MVP
1981-82
All awards (8)
  • 3x MVP
  • 2x Finals MVP
  • 1x All-Star MVP
  • 1x Rookie of the Year
  • 9x All-NBA First Team
  • 3x All-Defensive Second Team
  • 1x All-NBA Second Team
  • 1x All-Rookie First Team

Latest performance

Larry Bird

May 17 · @ CLE · L 122-104

MIN
33
PTS
12
REB
5
AST
4
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
66.7
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sun, May 17atCLEL 122-104125433
Fri, May 15vsCLEW 122-911661437
Wed, May 13atCLEL 114-98135020
Sun, May 10vsCLEL 114-11242317
Fri, Apr 03atINDL 101-971691040
Wed, Apr 01vsWSHW 120-1061313939

What were Larry Bird's career stats?

Larry Bird played 13 seasons for the Celtics. His best season was 1984-85: 2,295 points, 842 rebounds and 531 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 12 postseasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92

Larry Bird led the NBA in free throw % (1989-90); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 41st in points (21,791)
  • 58th in rebounds (8,974)
  • 48th in assists (5,695)

Among the 2,820 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Larry Bird

Playoff series

Larry Bird played 164 games across 12 NBA postseasons in 32 series — 23 won, 9 lost.

Larry Bird's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1991-92CLELost 1-3411.34.55.3
1990-91INDWon 3-2520.88.48.6
1990-91DETLost 2-3513.46.04.4
1989-90NYLost 2-3524.49.28.8
1987-88NYWon 3-1428.35.88.0
1987-88HAWWon 4-3726.47.76.4
1987-88DETLost 2-4619.812.26.2
1986-87CHIWon 3-0326.010.09.0
1986-87MILWon 4-3729.99.77.4
1986-87DETWon 4-3727.110.47.6
1986-87LALLost 2-4624.210.05.5
1985-86CHIWon 3-0328.38.08.0
1985-86HAWWon 4-1527.29.67.0
1985-86MILWon 4-0425.39.58.0
1985-86HOUWon 4-2624.09.79.5
1984-85CLEWon 3-0334.710.75.7
1984-85DETWon 4-2628.210.26.3
1984-85PHIWon 4-1520.87.26.0
1984-85LALLost 2-4623.88.85.0
1983-84WSHWon 3-1422.57.57.8
1983-84NYWon 4-3730.410.67.1
1983-84MILWon 4-1527.410.06.0
1983-84LALWon 4-3727.414.03.6
1982-83HAWWon 2-1322.313.37.7
1982-83MILLost 0-3318.711.76.0
1981-82WSHWon 4-1517.210.23.2
1981-82PHILost 3-4718.314.17.3
1980-81CHIWon 4-0423.513.07.3
1980-81PHIWon 4-3726.713.44.6
1980-81HOUWon 4-2615.315.37.0
1979-80HOUWon 4-0420.38.06.0
1979-80PHILost 1-4522.213.83.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Larry Bird’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.