The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24

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Larry Bird

Boston Celtics · 1979-80–1991-92

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10 All-NBA12 All-Star3 All-Def1 ASG MVP1 ROY1 All-Rk

Scoring

97th

Efficiency

76th

Playmaking

94th

Rebounding

96th

Defense

91st

60

Career-high PTS

47

40-pt games

59

Triple-Dbls

897

Games

Per Game

	Games		Field Goals			3-Pointers			Shooting	Free Throws			Rebounds			Playmaking					Scoring	Awards
Season	GP	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
BOS1979-80	82	36.0	8.5	17.8	.474	0.7	1.7	.411	.494	3.7	4.4	.836	1.4	4.9	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.7	3.2	3.4	21.3	NBA1 AS ROY R1
BOS1980-81	82	39.5	8.8	18.3	.478	0.2	0.8	.292	.485	3.5	4.0	.863	0.6	2.2	10.9	5.5	1.3	0.5	1.6	2.9	21.2	NBA1 AS
BOS1981-82	77	37.9	9.2	18.4	.503	0.1	0.5	.244	.507	4.3	5.0	.859	0.4	1.3	10.9	5.8	1.0	0.6	1.2	3.2	22.9	NBA1 AS DEF2 ASMVP
BOS1982-83	79	37.7	9.5	18.7	.504	0.3	1.0	.286	.512	4.4	5.3	.840	2.0	6.5	11.0	5.8	1.7	0.8	2.6	2.5	23.6	NBA1 AS DEF2
BOS1983-84	79	38.3	9.6	19.5	.492	0.2	0.9	.250	.497	4.7	5.3	.888	2.3	7.8	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	3.0	2.5	24.2	MVP FMVP NBA1 AS DEF2
BOS1984-85	80	39.5	11.5	22.0	.522	0.7	1.6	.427	.537	5.0	5.7	.882	2.0	8.5	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	3.1	2.6	28.7	MVP NBA1 AS
BOS1985-86	82	37.9	9.7	19.6	.496	1.0	2.4	.423	.521	5.4	6.0	.896	2.3	7.5	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	3.2	2.2	25.8	MVP FMVP NBA1 AS
BOS1986-87	74	40.6	10.6	20.2	.525	1.2	3.0	.400	.555	5.6	6.1	.910	1.7	7.5	9.2	7.6	1.8	0.9	3.2	2.5	28.1	NBA1 AS
BOS1987-88	76	39.0	11.6	22.0	.527	1.3	3.1	.414	.556	5.5	6.0	.916	1.4	7.8	9.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	2.8	2.1	29.9	NBA1 AS
BOS1988-89	6	31.5	8.2	17.3	.471	0.0	0.0	—	.471	3.0	3.2	.947	0.2	6.0	6.2	4.8	1.0	0.8	1.8	3.0	19.3
BOS1989-90	75	39.3	9.6	20.2	.473	0.9	2.6	.333	.495	4.3	4.6	.930	1.2	8.3	9.5	7.5	1.4	0.8	3.2	2.3	24.3	NBA2 AS
BOS1990-91	60	38.0	7.7	16.9	.454	1.3	3.3	.389	.492	2.7	3.0	.891	0.9	7.6	8.5	7.2	1.8	1.0	3.1	2.0	19.4	AS
BOS1991-92	45	36.9	7.8	16.8	.466	1.2	2.8	.406	.500	3.3	3.6	.926	1.0	8.6	9.6	6.8	0.9	0.7	2.8	1.8	20.2	AS
Career	897	38.4	9.6	19.3	.496	0.7	1.9	.380	.514	4.4	5.0	.885	1.5	6.4	10.0	6.3	1.6	0.8	2.8	2.5	24.3
BOS13 yrs	897	38.4	9.6	19.3	.496	0.7	1.9	.380	.514	4.4	5.0	.885	1.5	6.4	10.0	6.3	1.6	0.8	2.8	2.5	24.3

0.0 career best

Advanced

	Shooting				Usage			Rebound %			Value						Impact		Clutch
Season	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	USG%	AST%	TOV%	OREB%	DREB%	TRB%	PER	WS	WS/48	BPM	VORP	PIE	On/Off	+/-	Clutch PTS	Clutch TS%
BOS1979-80	.538	.494	.096	.246	—	18.6	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOS1980-81	.528	.485	.051	.218	—	20.3	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOS1981-82	.557	.507	.036	.270	23.3	22.4	14.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOS1982-83	.561	.512	.052	.282	23.4	22.5	13.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOS1983-84	.552	.497	.047	.273	28.1	26.1	12.0	11.4	15.1	13.0	27.9	—	—	—	—	1511.8	—	—	—	—
BOS1984-85	.585	.537	.074	.260	26.9	25.3	11.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOS1985-86	.580	.521	.121	.306	27.8	26.5	12.7	7.2	20.5	14.3	25.6	15.6	.241	8.1	8.0	14.8	—	—	—	—
BOS1986-87	.612	.555	.150	.304	27.5	28.5	12.4	5.1	19.3	12.8	26.3	15.1	.242	8.6	8.1	15.9	—	—	—	—
BOS1987-88	.608	.556	.142	.271	30.2	25.4	10.2	4.7	22.0	14.0	27.7	14.8	.240	8.2	7.7	15.9	—	—	—	—
BOS1988-89	.516	.471	.000	.183	27.0	25.0	8.9	0.6	21.3	11.1	19.8	0.5	.126	1.8	0.2	10.1	—	—	—	—
BOS1989-90	.546	.495	.129	.226	27.5	28.9	12.7	3.6	22.2	13.4	21.9	9.3	.152	5.2	5.4	13.3	—	—	—	—
BOS1990-91	.530	.492	.195	.180	23.8	25.3	14.6	2.8	20.3	12.4	19.7	6.5	.137	4.5	3.8	11.4	—	—	—	—
BOS1991-92	.547	.500	.169	.214	24.7	26.3	13.1	3.3	23.9	14.4	21.0	5.4	.156	5.1	3.0	12.5	—	—	—	—
Career	.564	.514	.101	.258	27.1	24.6	12.6	4.6	21.2	13.5	24.7	67.4	.200	6.8	36.0	23.6	—	—	—	—

0.0 career best high / low league percentile for the season

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