Larry Bird

Larry Bird

1979–1991

Career 897 G · 21,791 PTS · 24.3 PPG · 10.0 RPG · 6.4 APG

Seasons leading the NBA

7

33 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1985 Best season

Spanning 1983–1989, peaking at 2 titles in 1985.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

65th League titles 5
47th Top-5 finishes 31

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

14th Free Throw Percentage 88.6%
25th Points per Game 24.3
30th Defensive Rebounds 7,217
31st Steals per Game 1.7
31st Field Goals Made 8,591
38th Turnovers 2,816
40th Total Points 21,791
43rd Total Steals 1,556
48th Assists per Game 6.4
50th Total Assists 5,695
54th Rebounds per Game 10.0
59th Total Rebounds 8,974
86th Free Throws Made 3,960
155th Offensive Rebounds 1,757
167th Total Blocks 755
185th Field Goal Percentage 49.6%
197th Three-Point Percentage 37.6%
198th True Shooting Percentage 56.5%
219th Blocks per Game 0.8
241st Effective FG Percentage 51.4%
349th Three-Pointers Made 649

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Free Throw Percentage	4	1st	2 yrs (1985–1986)	1983 88.8% 1985 89.6% 1986 91.0% 1989 93.0% 1987 #2 1991 #2
Three-Pointers Made	2	1st	2 yrs (1985–1986)	1985 82 1986 90
Points per Game	1	1st	—	1984 28.7 1987 #3
Defensive Rebounds	—	#3	—	1980 #3
Turnovers	—	#3	—	1980 #3
Field Goals Made	—	#2	—	1984 #2 1987 #3
Total Points	—	#2	—	1984 #2 1987 #3
Three-Point Percentage	—	#2	—	1986 #2 1987 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1989	1	FT% 93.0%
1986	2	FT% 91.0% 3PM 90
1985	2	FT% 89.6% 3PM 82
1984	1	PPG 28.7
1983	1	FT% 88.8%

Season Averages

13 seasons

Year	Team	GP	MPG	PTS	PPG	REB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1979	BOS	82	36.0	1,745	21.3	852	10.4	370	4.5	143	53	263	47.4%	40.6%	83.6%
1980	BOS	82	39.5	1,741	21.2	895	10.9	451	5.5	161	63	289	47.8%	27.0%	86.3%
1981	BOS	77	38.0	1,761	22.9	837	10.9	447	5.8	143	66	254	50.3%	21.2%	86.3%
1982	BOS	79	37.8	1,867	23.6	870	11.0	458	5.8	148	71	240	50.4%	28.6%	84.0%
1983	BOS	79	38.3	1,908	24.2	796	10.1	520	6.6	144	69	237	49.2%	24.7%	88.8%
1984	BOS	80	39.5	2,295	28.7	842	10.5	531	6.6	129	98	248	52.2%	42.8%	88.2%
1985	BOS	82	38.0	2,115	25.8	805	9.8	557	6.8	166	51	266	49.6%	42.3%	89.6%
1986	BOS	74	40.6	2,076	28.1	682	9.2	566	7.7	135	70	240	52.5%	40.0%	91.0%
1987	BOS	76	39.0	2,275	29.9	703	9.3	467	6.1	125	57	213	52.7%	41.4%	91.6%
1988	BOS	6	31.5	116	19.3	37	6.2	29	4.8	6	5	11	47.1%	—	94.7%
1989	BOS	75	39.3	1,820	24.3	712	9.5	562	7.5	106	61	243	47.3%	33.3%	93.0%
1990	BOS	60	38.0	1,164	19.4	509	8.5	431	7.2	108	58	187	45.4%	38.9%	89.1%
1991	BOS	45	36.9	908	20.2	434	9.6	306	6.8	42	33	125	46.6%	40.6%	92.6%
Career	—	897	38.4	21,791	24.3	8,974	10.0	5,695	6.4	1,556	755	2,816	49.6%	37.6%	88.6%