Larry Bird
- Seasons
- 1979-80 to 1991-92
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Dec 7, 1956
- College
- Indiana State University
- Draft
- 1978, round 1, pick 6
3Championships
3MVP awards
10All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.5
- True shooting
- .565
- Effective FG
- .514
- Usage rate
- 26.5
- Win shares
- 145.9
- WS per 48
- .203
- Box plus/minus
- 6.9
- VORP
- 77.4
- Best season, WS
- 15.8
- Best season, BPM
- 9.4
- MVP vote shares
- 5.61
- Finals appearances
- 5
League-leading seasons: 1 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 2,955 | 20.5 | .538 | .494 | 25.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.2 | .182 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 109 | 98 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 3,239 | 19.9 | .528 | .485 | 24.3 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 10.8 | .160 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 107 | 99 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 25 | 77 | 2,923 | 22.6 | .557 | .507 | 25.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 12.5 | .205 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 114 | 99 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 26 | 79 | 2,982 | 24.1 | .561 | .512 | 25.0 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 14.0 | .225 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 115 | 98 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 27 | 79 | 3,028 | 24.2 | .552 | .497 | 26.7 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 13.6 | .215 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 115 | 101 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 28 | 80 | 3,161 | 26.5 | .585 | .538 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 15.7 | .238 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 119 | 103 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 29 | 82 | 3,113 | 25.6 | .580 | .521 | 27.6 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 15.8 | .244 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 117 | 99 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 30 | 74 | 3,005 | 26.4 | .612 | .555 | 27.5 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 15.2 | .243 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 121 | 104 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 31 | 76 | 2,965 | 27.8 | .608 | .556 | 30.2 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 15.0 | .243 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 121 | 106 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 32 | 6 | 189 | 19.8 | .516 | .471 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .129 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 110 | 107 |
| 1989-90 | BOS | 33 | 75 | 2,944 | 21.9 | .546 | .495 | 27.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 9.5 | .154 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 111 | 105 |
| 1990-91 | BOS | 34 | 60 | 2,277 | 19.7 | .530 | .492 | 23.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.6 | .140 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 109 | 103 |
| 1991-92 | BOS | 35 | 45 | 1,662 | 21.0 | .547 | .500 | 24.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | .159 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 112 | 104 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.