List of career achievements by Larry Bird
This page details the records, statistics, and other achievements pertaining to Larry Bird.
NBA career statistics
† |
NBA championship |
Led the league |
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 82 || 82 || 36.0 || .474 || .406 || .836 || 10.4 || 4.5 || 1.7 || .6 || 21.3 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| † | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 82 || 82 || 39.5 || .478 || .270 || .863 || 10.9 || 5.5 || 2.0 || .8 || 21.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 77 || 58 || 38.0 || .503 || .212 || .863 || 10.9 || 5.8 || 1.9 || .9 || 22.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 79 || 79 || 37.7 || .504 || .286 || .840 || 11.0 || 5.8 || 1.9 || .9 || 23.6 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| † | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 79 || 77 || 38.3 || .492 || .247 || style="background:#cfecec;"| .888 || 10.1 || 6.6 || 1.8 || .9 || 24.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 80 || 77 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 39.5 || .522 || .427 || .882 || 10.5 || 6.6 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 28.7 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| † | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 82 || 81 || 38.0 || .496 || .423 || style="background:#cfecec;"| .896 || 9.8 || 6.8 || 2.0 || .6 || 25.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 74 || 73 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 40.6 || .525 || .400 || style="background:#cfecec;"| .910 || 9.2 || 7.6 || 1.8 || .9 || 28.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 76 || 75 || 39.0 || .527 || .414 || .916 || 9.3 || 6.1 || 1.6 || .8 || 29.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 6 || 6 || 31.5 || .471 || ... || .947 || 6.2 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .8 || 19.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 75 || 75 || 39.3 || .473 || .333 || style="background:#cfecec;"| .930 || 9.5 || 7.5 || 1.4 || .8 || 24.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 60 || 60 || 38.0 || .454 || .389 || .891 || 8.5 || 7.2 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 19.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 45 || 45 || 36.9 || .466 || .406 || .926 || 9.6 || 6.8 || .9 || .7 || 20.2 |- class=sortbottom | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career | 897 || 870 || 38.4 || .496 || .376 || .886 || 10.0 || 6.3 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 24.3 |-
Playoffs
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1980 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 9 || 9 || 41.3 || .469 || .267 || .880 || 11.2 || 4.7 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 21.3 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| 1981† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 17 || 17 || 44.1 || .470 || .375 || .894 || 14.0 || 6.1 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 21.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1982 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 12 || 12 || 40.8 || .427 || .167 || .822 || 12.5 || 5.6 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 17.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1983 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 6 || 6 || 40.0 || .422 || .250 || .828 || 12.5 || 6.8 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 20.5 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| 1984† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | style="background:#cfecec;"| 23 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 23 || 41.8 || .524 || .412 || .879 || 11.0 || 5.9 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 27.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1985 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 20 || 20 || 40.8 || .461 || .280 || .890 || 9.1 || 5.8 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 26.0 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| 1986† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 18 || 18 || 42.8 || .517 || .411 || .927 || 9.3 || 8.2 || 2.1 || .6 || 25.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1987 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | style="background:#cfecec;"| 23 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 23 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 44.1 || .476 || .341 || .912 || 10.0 || 7.2 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 27.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1988 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 17 || 17 || 44.9 || .450 || .375 || .894 || 8.8 || 6.8 || 2.1 || 0.8 || 24.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 5 || 5 || 41.4 || .444 || .263 || .906 || 9.2 || 8.8 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 24.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1991 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 10 || 10 || 39.6 || .408 || .143 || .863 || 7.2 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 17.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 4 || 2 || 26.8 || .500 || .000 || .750 || 4.5 || 5.3 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 11.3 |- class=sortbottom | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career | 164 || 162 || 42.0 || .472 || .321 || .890 || 10.3 || 6.5 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 23.8 |-
Career stats
Regular season
Games: 897
Win-Lost: 660-237
Points: 21791
Rebounds: 8974
Assist: 5695
Playoffs
Games: 164
Win-Lost: 99-65
Points: 3897
Rebounds: 1683
Assist: 1062
All-star games
Games: 10
Win-Lost: 7-3
Points: 134
Rebounds: 79
Assist: 41
40 point games
Regular season
Bird scored 40 or more points 47 times in the regular season.
Points |
Win/Lost, Score |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Date |
Minutes |
FGM |
FGA |
3PM |
3PA |
FTM |
FTA |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Steals |
Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 |
Win 126-115 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Neutral |
43 |
22 |
36 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
16 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
53 |
Win 142-116 |
Indiana Pacers |
Home |
33 |
21 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
50 |
Lost 115-116 |
Dallas Mavericks |
Away |
40 |
18 |
33 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
50 |
Win 117-106 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Home |
39 |
19 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
49 |
Win 106-100 |
Washington Bullets |
Home |
43 |
20 |
30 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
|
49 |
Win 107-106 |
Phoenix Suns |
Away |
43 |
17 |
27 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
|
49 |
Win 152-148 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
54 |
19 |
35 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
|
48 |
Win 128-127 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Home |
42 |
20 |
32 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
48 |
Win 128-127 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
45 |
17 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
48 |
Win 134-120 |
Houston Rockets |
Home |
43 |
17 |
32 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
|
47 |
Lost 113-115 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Home |
38 |
15 |
31 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
17 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
47 |
Win 132-124 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
39 |
17 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
47 |
Win 120-119 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Away |
49 |
21 |
34 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
|
47 |
Win 119-107 |
New York Knicks |
Home |
38 |
22 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
|
47 |
Win 140-139 |
Washington Bullets |
Away |
53 |
19 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
|
46 |
Win 130-127 |
Orlando Magic |
Away |
44 |
19 |
33 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
|
45 |
Lost 134-135 |
Phoenix Suns |
Away |
19 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
||||||||
45 |
Win 113-100 |
Indiana Pacers |
Away |
45 |
18 |
31 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
45 |
Win 135-126 |
Charlotte Hornets |
Home |
44 |
18 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
|
44 |
Lost 120-129 |
Houston Rockets |
Away |
44 |
17 |
27 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
44 |
Win 113-112 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
44 |
17 |
35 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
|
44 |
Win 126-119 |
Chicago Bulls |
Home |
40 |
19 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
43 |
Win 126-96 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Neutral |
29 |
17 |
24 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
43 |
Win 122-116 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
46 |
17 |
30 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
43 |
Win 125-106 |
New Jersey Nets |
Home |
39 |
16 |
29 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
43 |
Win 148-140 |
Denver Nuggets |
Home |
44 |
14 |
26 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
13 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
|
42 |
Win 130-119 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Home |
30* |
17 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
42 |
Win 112-108 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Home |
46 |
15 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
42 |
Win 120-106 |
Indiana Pacers |
Home |
42 |
15 |
24 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
41 |
Win 118-115 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
17 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
||||||||
41 |
Win 115-106 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
45 |
15 |
27 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
41 |
Win 125-122 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Away |
40 |
15 |
27 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
|
41 |
Win 111-106 |
Chicago Bulls |
Away |
46 |
17 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
41 |
Win 115-110 |
Golden State Warriors |
Home |
43 |
15 |
24 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
41 |
Win 117-108 |
New York Knicks |
Home |
44 |
17 |
30 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
41 |
Win 107-105 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Home |
43 |
15 |
21 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
40 |
Win 134-124 |
Detroit Pistons |
Neutral |
18 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
||||||||
40 |
Win 114-99 |
Dallas Mavericks |
Away |
44 |
16 |
20 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
||
40 |
Lost 129-132 |
Denver Nuggets |
Away |
46 |
14 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
40 |
Win 122-117 |
New Jersey Nets |
Home |
46 |
15 |
28 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
40 |
Win 126-106 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Home |
39 |
14 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
40 |
Win 116-104 |
New Jersey Nets |
Home |
42 |
17 |
27 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
|
40 |
Lost 119-124 |
Denver Nuggets |
Home |
40 |
16 |
25 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
40 |
Win 124-104 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Away |
40 |
18 |
27 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
40 |
Win 109-97 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Home |
46 |
17 |
27 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
40 |
Win 113-109 |
Utah Jazz |
Home |
41 |
16 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
40 |
Win 139-118 |
Miami Heat |
Home |
40 |
14 |
23 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
*Ejected with 1:38 remaining in the third quarter
Playoffs
Bird scored 40 or more points five times in the playoffs.
Points |
Win/Lost Score |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Date |
Minutes |
FGM |
FGA |
3PM |
3PA |
FTM |
FTA |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Steals |
Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 |
Win 130-123 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
43 |
17 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
42 |
Win 121-114 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
40 |
14 |
26 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
15 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
42 |
Win 138-137 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Away |
56 |
13 |
23 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
|
40 |
Win 126-123 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Home |
43 |
14 |
25 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
40 |
Win 111-98 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Home |
44 |
13 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
Game-winners
Regular season
Bird had 15 game-winners in the regular season.
Number |
Points |
Win/Lost Score |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Date |
Minutes |
FGM |
FGA |
3PM |
3PA |
FTM |
FTA |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Steals |
Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 |
Win 120-118 |
Denver Nuggets |
Away |
13 |
2 |
2 |
||||||||||
25 |
Win 115-114 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
11 |
3 |
3 |
||||||||||
20 |
Win 110-109 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Away |
40 |
7 |
22 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
7 |
||||||
38 |
Win 103-101 |
Phoenix Suns |
Away |
14 |
25 |
9 |
9 |
|||||||||
13 |
Win 110-108 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Home |
6 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
48 |
Win 128-127 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
17 |
28 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
||||||||
32 |
Win 131-130 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
11 |
23 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
||||||||
47 |
Win 120-119 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Away |
49 |
21 |
34 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
||
27 |
Win 104-102 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Away |
41 |
10 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
||
29 |
Win 104-102 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Home |
56 |
11 |
17 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
||
47 |
Win 140-139 |
Washington Bullets |
Away |
53 |
19 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
||
39 |
Win 105-104 |
Dallas Mavericks |
Away |
40 |
16 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
||
27 |
Win 102-100 |
Chicago Bulls |
Away |
38 |
12 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
||
10 |
Win 96-94 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Home |
35 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
||
27 |
Win 112-111 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
Home |
39 |
11 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Playoffs
Bird had two game-winners in the playoffs.
Points |
Win/Lost Score |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Date |
Minutes |
FGM |
FGA |
3PM |
3PA |
FTM |
FTA |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Steals |
Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 |
Win 91-90 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Home |
8 |
6 |
7 |
|||||||||
34 |
Win 117-115 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Away |
42 |
11 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
Career highs
Regular season
Stat |
High |
Opponent |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Points, game |
60 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Points, half |
37 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Points, quarter |
24 |
vs. Indiana Pacers |
|
Points without a |
19 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Consecutive points |
16 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Field goal percentage |
|||
Field goals made |
22 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Field goals made |
22 |
vs. New York Knicks |
|
Field goals made, half |
15 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Field goals made, half |
15 |
vs. Washington Bullets |
|
Field goals made, quarter |
10 |
vs. Indiana Pacers |
|
Field goals made, quarter |
10 |
vs. Washington Bullets |
|
Field goal attempts |
36 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Field goal attempts |
36 |
vs. Chicago Bulls |
|
Field goal attempts, half |
23 |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
Free throws made, none missed |
|||
Free throws made, one missed |
16—17 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Free throws made |
16 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Free throw attempts |
17 |
vs. Atlanta Hawks |
|
Free throw attempts |
17 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Three-point field goals made |
7 |
vs. Dallas Mavericks |
|
Three-point field goals made |
7 |
vs. Indiana Pacers |
|
Three-point field goal attempts |
10 |
three |
times |
Rebounds |
21 |
at Philadelphia 76ers |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
at Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
at Denver Nuggets |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
at Washington Bullets |
|
Offensive rebounds |
|||
Defensive rebounds |
18 |
at Chicago Bulls |
|
Defensive rebounds |
18 |
vs. Indiana Pacers |
|
Assists |
17 |
at Golden State Warriors |
|
Assists |
16 |
vs. Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
Steals |
9 |
at Utah Jazz |
|
Steals |
8 |
at New Jersey Nets |
|
Steals |
8 |
vs. New Jersey Nets |
|
Blocked shots |
|||
Turnovers |
10 |
at New York Knicks |
|
Minutes played |
Playoffs
Stat |
High |
Opponent |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Points |
43 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Points, half |
30 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Points, quarter |
24 |
vs. Atlanta Hawks |
|
Field goal percentage |
|||
Field goals made |
17 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Field goals made |
16 |
vs. New York Knicks |
|
Field goals made, quarter |
10 |
vs. Atlanta Hawks |
|
Field goal attempts |
33 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Free throws made, none missed |
14—14 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Free throws made, one missed |
14—15 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Free throws made |
14 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Free throws made |
14 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Free throws made, half |
12 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Free throw attempts |
15 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Free throw attempts |
15 |
vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Free throw attempts |
15 |
at Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Free throw attempts |
15 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Free throw attempts |
15 |
at Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Three-point field goals made |
5 |
at Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Three-point field goal attempts |
6 |
vs. Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Three-point field goal attempts |
6 |
at Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
at Philadelphia 76ers |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
vs. Houston Rockets |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
vs. Houston Rockets |
|
Rebounds |
21 |
at Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Offensive rebounds |
9 |
at Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Defensive rebounds |
19 |
at Philadelphia 76ers |
|
Assists |
16 |
vs. New York Knicks |
|
Assists, half |
11 |
vs. New York Knicks |
|
Steals |
6 |
at Milwaukee Bucks |
|
Blocked shots |
4 |
at Washington Bullets |
|
Turnovers |
10 |
vs. Chicago Bulls |
|
Minutes played |
56 |
at Milwaukee Bucks |