Larry Bird
SF · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1979-80–1991-92 · 13 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1956
★ Hall of Fame★ 3× MVP★ 2× Finals MVP★ Rookie of the Year12× All-Star10× All-NBA3× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | Larry Legend |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #33 |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1956-12-07 |
| College | Indiana State |
| Drafted | 1978 · Round 1, Pick 6 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1979-80–1991-92 (13) |
Career averages
24.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 6.3 APG · 897 games · .496 FG% · .376 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 36.0 | .474 | .406 | .836 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 21.3 | 20.5 | .538 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 39.5 | .478 | .270 | .863 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 19.9 | .528 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 25 | 77 | 38.0 | .503 | .212 | .863 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 22.9 | 22.6 | .557 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 26 | 79 | 37.7 | .504 | .286 | .840 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 23.6 | 24.1 | .561 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 27 | 79 | 38.3 | .492 | .247 | .888 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 24.2 | 24.2 | .552 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 28 | 80 | 39.5 | .522 | .427 | .882 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 28.7 | 26.5 | .585 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 29 | 82 | 38.0 | .496 | .423 | .896 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 25.6 | .580 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 30 | 74 | 40.6 | .525 | .400 | .910 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 28.1 | 26.4 | .612 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 31 | 76 | 39.0 | .527 | .414 | .916 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 29.9 | 27.8 | .608 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 32 | 6 | 31.5 | .471 | — | .947 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 19.8 | .516 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 33 | 75 | 39.3 | .473 | .333 | .930 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 21.9 | .546 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 34 | 60 | 38.0 | .454 | .389 | .891 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 19.7 | .530 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 35 | 45 | 36.9 | .466 | .406 | .926 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 20.2 | 21.0 | .547 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BOS | 82 | 82 | 2,955 | 693 | 1,463 | .474 | 58 | 143 | 301 | 360 | 852 | 370 | 143 | 53 | 263 | 1,745 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 82 | 3,239 | 719 | 1,503 | .478 | 20 | 74 | 283 | 328 | 895 | 451 | 161 | 63 | 289 | 1,741 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 77 | 58 | 2,923 | 711 | 1,414 | .503 | 11 | 52 | 328 | 380 | 837 | 447 | 143 | 66 | 254 | 1,761 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 79 | 79 | 2,982 | 747 | 1,481 | .504 | 22 | 77 | 351 | 418 | 870 | 458 | 148 | 71 | 240 | 1,867 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 79 | 77 | 3,028 | 758 | 1,542 | .492 | 18 | 73 | 374 | 421 | 796 | 520 | 144 | 69 | 237 | 1,908 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 80 | 77 | 3,161 | 918 | 1,760 | .522 | 56 | 131 | 403 | 457 | 842 | 531 | 129 | 98 | 248 | 2,295 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 82 | 81 | 3,113 | 796 | 1,606 | .496 | 82 | 194 | 441 | 492 | 805 | 557 | 166 | 51 | 266 | 2,115 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 74 | 73 | 3,005 | 786 | 1,497 | .525 | 90 | 225 | 414 | 455 | 682 | 566 | 135 | 70 | 240 | 2,076 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 76 | 75 | 2,965 | 881 | 1,672 | .527 | 98 | 237 | 415 | 453 | 703 | 467 | 125 | 57 | 213 | 2,275 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 6 | 6 | 189 | 49 | 104 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 116 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 75 | 75 | 2,944 | 718 | 1,517 | .473 | 65 | 195 | 319 | 343 | 712 | 562 | 106 | 61 | 243 | 1,820 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 60 | 60 | 2,277 | 462 | 1,017 | .454 | 77 | 198 | 163 | 183 | 509 | 431 | 108 | 58 | 187 | 1,164 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 45 | 45 | 1,662 | 353 | 758 | .466 | 52 | 128 | 150 | 162 | 434 | 306 | 42 | 33 | 125 | 908 |
| Career | 897 | — | — | 8,591 | 17,334 | .496 | 649 | 1727 | 3960 | 4471 | 8974 | 5695 | 1556 | 755 | 2816 | 21,791 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BOS | 82 | 36.0 | 8.4 | 17.8 | .474 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 21.3 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 39.5 | 8.0 | 16.7 | .478 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 19.4 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 77 | 38.0 | 8.8 | 17.4 | .503 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 21.7 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 79 | 37.7 | 9.0 | 17.9 | .504 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 22.5 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 79 | 38.3 | 9.0 | 18.3 | .492 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 22.7 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 80 | 39.5 | 10.5 | 20.0 | .522 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 26.1 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 82 | 38.0 | 9.2 | 18.6 | .496 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 24.5 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 74 | 40.6 | 9.4 | 17.9 | .525 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 24.9 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 76 | 39.0 | 10.7 | 20.3 | .527 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 27.6 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 6 | 31.5 | 9.3 | 19.8 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 22.1 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 75 | 39.3 | 8.8 | 18.6 | .473 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 22.3 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 60 | 38.0 | 7.3 | 16.1 | .454 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 18.4 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 45 | 36.9 | 7.6 | 16.4 | .466 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BOS | 82 | 2,955 | 20.5 | .538 | 25.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.2 | .182 | +3.0 | +1.5 | +4.5 | +4.8 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 82 | 3,239 | 19.9 | .528 | 24.3 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 10.8 | .160 | +2.5 | +1.8 | +4.3 | +5.2 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 77 | 2,923 | 22.6 | .557 | 25.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 12.5 | .205 | +4.4 | +2.3 | +6.6 | +6.4 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 79 | 2,982 | 24.1 | .561 | 25.0 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 14.0 | .225 | +5.4 | +2.1 | +7.5 | +7.2 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 79 | 3,028 | 24.2 | .552 | 26.7 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 13.6 | .215 | +5.6 | +2.0 | +7.6 | +7.3 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 80 | 3,161 | 26.5 | .585 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 15.7 | .238 | +6.8 | +2.0 | +8.8 | +8.7 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 82 | 3,113 | 25.6 | .580 | 27.6 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 15.8 | .244 | +6.6 | +2.1 | +8.7 | +8.4 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 74 | 3,005 | 26.4 | .612 | 27.5 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 15.2 | .243 | +7.3 | +2.0 | +9.4 | +8.6 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 76 | 2,965 | 27.8 | .608 | 30.2 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 15.0 | .243 | +7.8 | +1.0 | +8.8 | +8.1 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 6 | 189 | 19.8 | .516 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .129 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +3.7 | +0.3 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 75 | 2,944 | 21.9 | .546 | 27.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 9.5 | .154 | +4.1 | +1.2 | +5.3 | +5.5 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 60 | 2,277 | 19.7 | .530 | 23.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | .140 | +2.9 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +3.8 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 45 | 1,662 | 21.0 | .547 | 24.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | .159 | +4.3 | +1.3 | +5.5 | +3.1 |
| Career | 897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | +77.4 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 9 | 41.3 | 21.3 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .469 | .267 | .511 |
| 1980-81 | 17 | 44.1 | 21.9 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | .470 | .375 | .532 |
| 1981-82 | 12 | 40.8 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .427 | .167 | .474 |
| 1982-83 | 6 | 40.0 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | .422 | .250 | .478 |
| 1983-84 | 23 | 41.8 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .524 | .412 | .607 |
| 1984-85 | 20 | 40.6 | 26.0 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .461 | .280 | .536 |
| 1985-86 | 18 | 42.8 | 25.9 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | .517 | .411 | .614 |
| 1986-87 | 23 | 44.1 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .476 | .341 | .577 |
| 1987-88 | 17 | 44.9 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | .450 | .375 | .538 |
| 1989-90 | 5 | 41.4 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .444 | .263 | .539 |
| 1990-91 | 10 | 39.6 | 17.1 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .408 | .143 | .490 |
| 1991-92 | 4 | 26.8 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.000 | .514 |
| Career | 164 | 42.0 | 23.8 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .472 | .321 | .551 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 455 | 25.6 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 391–64 |
| Away | 442 | 23.0 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 269–173 |
| In wins | 660 | 25.1 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 660–0 |
| In losses | 237 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 0–237 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 61 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 44–17 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 64 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 52–12 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 22.3 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 6–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 56 | 25.3 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 40–16 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 24.2 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 47–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 27.7 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 18–2 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 25.1 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 16–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 53 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 40–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 22 | 23.6 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 18–4 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 25 | 25.2 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 22–3 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 61 | 25.7 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 44–17 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 22 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 19–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 22 | 21.4 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 10–12 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 14 | 19.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 11–3 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 55 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 31–24 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 3 | 21.3 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 2–1 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 60 | 24.7 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 46–14 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 7 | 25.7 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 7–0 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 61 | 23.4 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 33–28 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 23 | 26.7 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 18–5 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 29.8 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 16–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 22 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 18–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 25.4 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 21–3 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 23 | 24.7 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 18–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,500,000 |
| 1991-92 | $7,070,000 |
| 1992-93 | $2,300,000 |
| Career earnings | $10,870,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Larry Bird play for?
Larry Bird plays SF for the Boston Celtics.
What are Larry Bird's career stats?
Larry Bird has averaged 24.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 6.3 APG over 13 seasons (1979-80–1991-92).
How much does Larry Bird make?
Larry Bird's salary is $2,300,000 for the 1992-93 season, with career earnings of about $10.9M.
How tall is Larry Bird?
Larry Bird is 6-9 (220 lb).
When was Larry Bird drafted?
Larry Bird was drafted in 1978, round 1, pick 6, by the Boston Celtics.