This page details the records, statistics, and other achievements pertaining to Larry Bird.

NBA career statistics

†	NBA championship
	Led the league

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Boston	82	82	36.0	.474	.406	.836	10.4	4.5	1.7	.6	21.3
1980–81†	Boston	82	82	39.5	.478	.270	.863	10.9	5.5	2.0	.8	21.2
1981–82	Boston	77	58	38.0	.503	.212	.863	10.9	5.8	1.9	.9	22.9
1982–83	Boston	79	79	37.7	.504	.286	.840	11.0	5.8	1.9	.9	23.6
1983–84†	Boston	79	77	38.3	.492	.247	.888	10.1	6.6	1.8	.9	24.2
1984–85	Boston	80	77	39.5	.522	.427	.882	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	28.7
1985–86†	Boston	82	81	38.0	.496	.423	.896	9.8	6.8	2.0	.6	25.8
1986–87	Boston	74	73	40.6	.525	.400	.910	9.2	7.6	1.8	.9	28.1
1987–88	Boston	76	75	39.0	.527	.414	.916	9.3	6.1	1.6	.8	29.9
1988–89	Boston	6	6	31.5	.471	...	.947	6.2	4.8	1.0	.8	19.3
1989–90	Boston	75	75	39.3	.473	.333	.930	9.5	7.5	1.4	.8	24.3
1990–91	Boston	60	60	38.0	.454	.389	.891	8.5	7.2	1.8	1.0	19.4
1991–92	Boston	45	45	36.9	.466	.406	.926	9.6	6.8	.9	.7	20.2
Career^[1]		897	870	38.4	.496	.376	.886	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	24.3

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1980	Boston	9	9	41.3	.469	.267	.880	11.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	21.3
1981†	Boston	17	17	44.1	.470	.375	.894	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	21.9
1982	Boston	12	12	40.8	.427	.167	.822	12.5	5.6	1.9	1.4	17.8
1983	Boston	6	6	40.0	.422	.250	.828	12.5	6.8	2.2	0.5	20.5
1984†	Boston	23	23	41.8	.524	.412	.879	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	27.5
1985	Boston	20	20	40.8	.461	.280	.890	9.1	5.8	1.7	1.0	26.0
1986†	Boston	18	18	42.8	.517	.411	.927	9.3	8.2	2.1	.6	25.9
1987	Boston	23	23	44.1	.476	.341	.912	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	27.0
1988	Boston	17	17	44.9	.450	.375	.894	8.8	6.8	2.1	0.8	24.5
1990	Boston	5	5	41.4	.444	.263	.906	9.2	8.8	1.0	1.0	24.4
1991	Boston	10	10	39.6	.408	.143	.863	7.2	6.5	1.3	0.3	17.1
1992	Boston	4	2	26.8	.500	.000	.750	4.5	5.3	0.3	0.5	11.3
Career^[1]		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 played	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
60	Win 126-115	Atlanta Hawks	Neutral (New Orleans, Louisiana)	March 12, 1985	43	22	36	1	4	15	16	7	3	0	0
53	Win 142-116	Indiana Pacers	Home	March 30, 1983	33	21	30	0	1	11	11	8	3	1	2
50	Lost 115-116	Dallas Mavericks	Away	March 10, 1986	40	18	33	4	7	10	11	11	5	1	0
50	Win 117-106	Atlanta Hawks	Home	November 10, 1989	39	19	25	1	1	11	12	13	7	0	0
49	Win 106-100	Washington Bullets	Home	January 27, 1988	43	20	30	0	4	9	9	8	6	4	0
49	Win 107-106	Phoenix Suns	Away	February 15, 1988	43	17	27	3	6	12	12	12	7	0	2
49 (2 OT)	Win 152-148	Portland Trail Blazers	Home	March 15, 1992	54	19	35	2	8	9	10	14	12	4	1
48	Win 128-127	Atlanta Hawks	Home	December 9, 1984	42	20	32	0	2	8	9	14	5	1	1
48	Win 128-127	Portland Trail Blazers	Home	January 27, 1985	45	17	28	2	5	12	12	10	7	3	1
48	Win 134-120	Houston Rockets	Home	March 17, 1985	43	17	32	0	2	14	15	15	7	2	0
47 (OT)	Lost 113-115	Milwaukee Bucks	Home	April 12, 1985	38	15	31	1	2	16	17	14	2	1	3
47	Win 132-124	Detroit Pistons	Home	November 27, 1985	39	17	31	0	0	13	13	12	2	2	0
47 (OT)	Win 120-119	Portland Trail Blazers	Away	February 14, 1986	49	21	34	3	3	2	3	14	11	1	2
47	Win 119-107	New York Knicks	Home	April 12, 1987	38	22	34	0	1	3	5	7	8	4	0
47 (2 OT)	Win 140-139	Washington Bullets	Away	November 7, 1987	53	19	29	1	2	8	10	8	7	2	0
46	Win 130-127	Orlando Magic	Away	March 16, 1990	44	19	33	1	3	7	8	8	10	1	0
45	Lost 134-135	Phoenix Suns	Away	February 13, 1980		19		3		4	4
45	Win 113-100	Indiana Pacers	Away	February 24, 1985	45	18	31	1	3	8	11	12	5	5	0
45	Win 135-126	Charlotte Hornets	Home	November 14, 1990	44	18	28	0	0	9	9	8	8	2	5
44	Lost 120-129	Houston Rockets	Away	February 9, 1988	44	17	27	1	2	9	10	15	3	2	2
44	Win 113-112	Portland Trail Blazers	Home	February 24, 1988	44	17	35	1	5	9	9	11	8	1	0
44	Win 126-119	Chicago Bulls	Home	April 21, 1988	40	19	29	0	0	6	6	10	3	1	1
43	Win 126-96	Cleveland Cavaliers	Neutral (Hartford, Connecticut)	March 18, 1986	29	17	24	5	6	4	4	8	3	3	0
43	Win 122-116	Portland Trail Blazers	Home	February 25, 1987	46	17	30	1	4	8	9	10	8	2	1
43	Win 125-106	New Jersey Nets	Home	April 4, 1990	39	16	29	2	4	9	9	15	6	2	0
43	Win 148-140	Denver Nuggets	Home	December 5, 1990	44	14	26	3	6	12	13	8	13	2	2
42	Win 130-119	Philadelphia 76ers	Home	November 9, 1984	30*	17	23	1	1	7	7	7	3	1	2
42	Win 112-108	Seattle SuperSonics	Home	March 20, 1987	46	15	28	2	5	10	10	12	5	3	3
42	Win 120-106	Indiana Pacers	Home	November 11, 1987	42	15	24	2	2	10	10	20	5	3	2
41	Win 118-115	Detroit Pistons	Home	March 2, 1980		17		4		3	3
41	Win 115-106	Portland Trail Blazers	Home	December 2, 1983	45	15	27	1	2	10	10	14	7	1	2
41 (OT)	Win 125-122	Atlanta Hawks	Away	January 18, 1986	40	15	27	2	4	9	11	7	6	3	2
41 (OT)	Win 111-106	Chicago Bulls	Away	March 27, 1987	46	17	29	1	1	6	6	7	7	3	1
41	Win 115-110	Golden State Warriors	Home	January 2, 1988	43	15	24	3	6	8	10	10	5	2	0
41	Win 117-108	New York Knicks	Home	January 6, 1988	44	17	30	3	3	4	4	6	5	3	0
41	Win 107-105	Philadelphia 76ers	Home	March 11, 1990	43	15	21	1	2	10	10	10	4	0	0
40	Win 134-124	Detroit Pistons	Neutral (Hartford, Connecticut)	January 10, 1982		18		0		4	5
40	Win 114-99	Dallas Mavericks	Away	November 27, 1984	44	16	20	0		8	8	10	9	0	1
40	Lost 129-132	Denver Nuggets	Away	February 20, 1985	46	14	28	0	2	12	13	9	6	0	0
40	Win 122-117	New Jersey Nets	Home	March 30, 1986	46	15	28	3	7	7	8	7	7	1	0
40	Win 126-106	Atlanta Hawks	Home	January 23, 1987	39	14	24	3	7	9	10	12	5	2	1
40	Win 116-104	New Jersey Nets	Home	March 22, 1987	42	17	27	3	5	3	4	8	13	2	0
40	Lost 119-124	Denver Nuggets	Home	December 9, 1987	40	16	25	0	5	8	8	13	1	2	1
40	Win 124-104	Portland Trail Blazers	Away	February 19, 1988	40	18	27	1	2	3	4	13	5	2	0
40	Win 109-97	Seattle SuperSonics	Home	December 13, 1989	46	17	27	2	5	4	4	11	10	1	2
40	Win 113-109	Utah Jazz	Home	December 20, 1989	41	16	30	1	2	7	7	8	5	2	0
40	Win 139-118	Miami Heat	Home	April 12, 1990	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 played	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
43	Win 130-123	Detroit Pistons	Home	May 8, 1985	43	17	33	0	1	9	9	13	5	1	0
42	Win 121-114	Detroit Pistons	Home	April 30, 1985	40	14	26	0	1	14	15	10	6	0	1
42 (2 OT)	Win 138-137	Milwaukee Bucks	Away	May 10, 1987	56	13	23	3	5	13	15	7	8	0	2
40	Win 126-123	Cleveland Cavaliers	Home	April 18, 1985	43	14	25	1	2	11	12	7	3	3	2
40	Win 111-98	Milwaukee Bucks	Home	May 5, 1987	44	13	23	1	1	13	13	11	7	4	1

Game-winners

Regular season

Bird had 15 game-winners in the regular season.

Points	Win/Lost Score	Opponent	Home/Away	Date	Minutes played	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
28	Win 120-118	Denver Nuggets	Away	February 15, 1981		13				2	2
25	Win 115-114	Detroit Pistons	Home	December 2, 1981		11				3	3
20 (OT)	Win 110-109	Philadelphia 76ers	Away	April 11, 1982	40	7	22			6	6	15	7
38	Win 103-101	Phoenix Suns	Away	February 26, 1983		14	25			9	9
13	Win 110-108	Cleveland Cavaliers	Home	December 14, 1983		6	11	1		0	0
48	Win 128-127	Portland Trail Blazers	Home	January 27, 1985		17	28	2		12	12
32	Win 131-130	Detroit Pistons	Home	January 29, 1985		11	23	1		9	9
47 (OT)	Win 120-119	Portland Trail Blazers	Away	February 14, 1986	49	21	34	3	3	2	3	14	11	1	2
27	Win 104-102	Seattle SuperSonics	Away	December 30, 1986	41	10	19	3	3	4	5	8	6	1	0
29	Win 104-102	Cleveland Cavaliers	Home	February 4, 1987	56	11	17	2	6	9	10	13	7	2	0
47 (2 OT)	Win 140-139	Washington Bullets	Away	November 7, 1987	53	19	29	1	2	8	10	8	7	2	0
39	Win 105-104	Dallas Mavericks	Away	February 12, 1988	40	16	25	2	4	5	6	10	6	3	0
27	Win 102-100	Chicago Bulls	Away	November 4, 1989	38	12	24	0	1	3	4	9	6	0	0
10	Win 96-94	Philadelphia 76ers	Home	November 14, 1989	35	5	11	0	0	0	0	6	8	1	1
27	Win 112-111	Los Angeles Clippers	Home	December 26, 1989	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 played	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
23	Win 91-90	Philadelphia 76ers	Home	May 3, 1981		8				6	7
34	Win 117-115	Cleveland Cavaliers	Away	April 25, 1985	42	11	17	0	1	12	14	14	7	1	0

Career highs

Regular season

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points, game	60	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Points, half (2nd)	37	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Points, half (1st)	34	Cleveland Cavaliers	March 18, 1986
Points, quarter (3rd)	24	vs. Indiana Pacers	March 30, 1983
Points without a free throw, quarter (3rd)	19	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Consecutive points (end of game)	16	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goal percentage
Field goals made	22	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goals made	22	vs. New York Knicks	April 12, 1987
Field goals made, half (2nd)	15	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goals made, half (1st)	15	vs. Washington Bullets	January 27, 1988
Field goals made, quarter (3rd)	10	vs. Indiana Pacers	March 30, 1983
Field goals made, quarter (1st)	10	vs. Washington Bullets	January 27, 1988
Field goal attempts	36	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goal attempts	36	vs. Chicago Bulls	March 31, 1991
Field goal attempts, half (2nd)	23	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Free throws made, none missed
Free throws made, one missed	16—17	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	April 12, 1985
Free throws made	16	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	April 12, 1985
Free throw attempts	17	vs. Atlanta Hawks	December 11, 1981
Free throw attempts	17	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	April 12, 1985
Three-point field goals made	7	vs. Dallas Mavericks	April 3, 1988
Three-point field goals made	7	vs. Indiana Pacers	March 4, 1991
Three-point field goal attempts	10	three	times
Rebounds	21	at Philadelphia 76ers	November 1, 1980
Rebounds	21	at Los Angeles Lakers	February 11, 1981
Rebounds	21	at Denver Nuggets	December 29, 1981
Rebounds	21 (OT)	at Washington Bullets	March 16, 1982
Offensive rebounds
Defensive rebounds	18	at Chicago Bulls	December 13, 1980
Defensive rebounds	18	vs. Indiana Pacers	November 20, 1991
Assists	17	at Golden State Warriors	February 16, 1984
Assists	16	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	March 21, 1990
Assists, half (1st)	14	at Golden State Warriors	February 16, 1984
Steals	9	at Utah Jazz	February 18, 1985
Steals	8 (OT)	at New Jersey Nets	October 25, 1985
Steals	8	vs. New Jersey Nets	January 3, 1986
Blocked shots
Turnovers	10	at New York Knicks	November 17, 1979
Minutes played

Playoffs

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	43	vs. Detroit Pistons	May 8, 1985
Points, half (2nd)	30	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Points, quarter (1st)	24	vs. Atlanta Hawks	May 11, 1988
Field goal percentage
Field goals made	17	vs. Detroit Pistons	May 8, 1985
Field goals made	16	vs. New York Knicks	May 2, 1984
Field goals made, quarter (1st)	10	vs. Atlanta Hawks	May 11, 1988
Field goal attempts	33	vs. Detroit Pistons	May 8, 1985
Free throws made, none missed	14—14	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 17, 1984
Free throws made, one missed	14—15	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throws made	14	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 17, 1984
Free throws made	14	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throws made, half (2nd)	12	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throw attempts	15	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 15, 1984
Free throw attempts	15	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	May 31, 1984
Free throw attempts	15	at Los Angeles Lakers	June 3, 1984
Free throw attempts	15	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throw attempts	15	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 10, 1987
Three-point field goals made	5	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 18, 1986
Three-point field goal attempts	6	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 15, 1986
Three-point field goal attempts	6	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 18, 1986
Rebounds	21	at Philadelphia 76ers	April 23, 1980
Rebounds	21	vs. Houston Rockets	May 5, 1981
Rebounds	21	vs. Houston Rockets	May 7, 1981
Rebounds	21 (OT)	at Los Angeles Lakers	June 6, 1984
Offensive rebounds	9	at Los Angeles Lakers	June 6, 1984
Defensive rebounds	19	at Philadelphia 76ers	April 23, 1980
Assists	16	vs. New York Knicks	April 28, 1990
Assists, half	11	vs. New York Knicks	April 28, 1990
Steals	6	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 1, 1983
Blocked shots	4	at Washington Bullets	April 21, 1984
Turnovers	10	vs. Chicago Bulls	April 7, 1981
Minutes played	56 (2 OT)	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 10, 1987

Records

Most games shooting perfectly from the three-point line and free throw line

broken by Stephen Curry

Only known NBA player to record at least:

28 points, 19 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots in a game
15 rebounds, 11 assists and 6 steals without a turnover in a game (at Utah Jazz, January 1, 1983)
39 points and 7 assists while shooting 81% from the field and perfectly from the foul line in a game (at Atlanta Hawks, April 5, 1983)

Roger Brown did this in the ABA on March 16, 1971.

60 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 92% free throw percentage in a game
53 points, 8 rebounds, 70% shooting from the field and 100% shooting from the foul line in a game
50 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 75% shooting from the field in a game
42 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 100% free throw percentage in a game
42 points, 20 rebounds, 3 steals and 100% free throw percentage in a game
42 points, 20 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 100% free throw percentage in a game
42 points, 20 rebounds, 100% free throw percentage and 2 or less turnovers in a game
42 points, 20 rebounds, 3 steals and 62.5% shooting from the field in a game
42 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 62.5% shooting from the field in a game
45 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 100% free throw percentage in a game
49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals in a game
49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and one blocked shot in a game
49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 or less turnovers in a game
49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 54% shooting from the field in a game
49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 90% free throw percentage in a game
49 points, 12 assists, 4 steals and 54% shooting from the field in a game
49 points, 12 assists, 4 steals and 90% free throw percentage in a game
49 points, 12 assists, 5 or less turnovers and 90% shooting from the foul line in a game
21 points, 8 steals and 12 rebounds while shooting perfectly from the foul line in a game
12 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 steals and one blocked shot in a game
29 points, 8 steals and 10 rebounds while shooting 60% from the field in a game
30 points, 9 steals, 2 blocked shots and 12 rebounds in a game
30 points, 9 steals, 2 blocked shots and 10 assists in a game
9 steals, 2 blocked shots, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a game
30 points, 9 steals, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a game
36 points, 19 rebounds, 6 steals and 3 blocked shots in a game

One of two known NBA players to record at least:

49 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocked shots in a game

other player is Michael Jordan (November 20, 1992 at Los Angeles Lakers)

49 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals and 54% shooting from the field in a game

other player is Michael Jordan (twice; February 12, 1985 and March 28, 1990)

49 points, 12 assists, 4 steals and one blocked shot in a game

other player is Russell Westbrook (April 19, 2017)

49 points, 12 assists, 4 steals and 5 or less turnovers in a game

other player is Russell Westbrook (April 19, 2017)

49 points, 12 assists, one blocked shot and 54% shooting from the field

other player is James Harden (January 27, 2017)

49 points, 12 assists, one blocked shot and 90% shooting from the foul line

other player is James Harden (January 27, 2017)

19 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 blocked shots and 3 or less turnovers in a game

other player is Michael Cage (April 19, 1988)

21 points, 8 steals, 12 rebounds and 10 assists

Bird did this twice (February 18, 1985 and October 25, 1985)

other player is Fat Lever (November 24, 1987)

One of three known NBA players to record at least:

39 points, 7 assists and 2 steals while shooting 81% from the field in a game (at Atlanta Hawks, April 5, 1983)

other players are Gail Goodrich (November 25, 1973) and Terry Porter (May 19, 1992 - 1992 NBA Playoffs)

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Career stats

Regular season

Playoffs

All-star games

40 point games

Regular season

Playoffs

Game-winners

Regular season

Playoffs

Career highs

Regular season

Playoffs

Records

See also

References