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The 1981–82 Boston Celtics were built around Larry Bird’s all-around brilliance, with his scoring, rebounding, playmaking, and shooting driving the offense. Robert Parish provided efficient interior scoring, strong rebounding, and defensive stability, while Cedric Maxwell and Chris Ford added reliable secondary production. Boston’s statistics reflected a balanced, efficient team that emphasized unselfish ball movement, frontcourt strength, consistent rebounding, and solid two-way contributions throughout the rotation.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Robert Parish | C | 7’0″ | 230 lb | 28 | Centenary |
| 3 | Charles Bradley | SG | 6’5″ | 215 lb | 22 | Wyoming |
| 7 | Nate Archibald | PG | 6’1″ | 150 lb | 33 | UTEP |
| 11 | Gerald Henderson | SG | 6’2″ | 185 lb | 26 | VCU |
| 20 | Rick Robey | C | 6’11” | 230 lb | 25 | Kentucky |
| 30 | M.L. Carr | SF | 6’6″ | 210 lb | 30 | Guilford |
| 31 | Cedric Maxwell | PF | 6’8″ | 205 lb | 26 | UNC Charlotte |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | PF | 6’10” | 210 lb | 24 | Minnesota |
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 6’9″ | 220 lb | 25 | Indiana State |
| 35 | Eric Fernsten | PF | 6’10” | 225 lb | 28 | San Francisco |
| 42 | Chris Ford | SG | 6’5″ | 190 lb | 32 | Villanova |
| 44 | Danny Ainge | SG | 6’4″ | 175 lb | 23 | BYU |
| HC | Bill Fitch | — | — | — | — | Coe College |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 25 | 77 | 58 | 38.0 | 22.9 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 18.4 | 9.2 | .503 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .212 | 4.9 | 4.3 | .863 |
| Robert Parish | C | 28 | 80 | 78 | 31.7 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 15.4 | 8.4 | .542 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | .710 | |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 26 | 78 | 73 | 33.2 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 5.1 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.1 | 4.6 | .747 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 24 | 82 | 33 | 28.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 5.7 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .754 | |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 33 | 68 | 51 | 31.9 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.6 | 4.5 | .472 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .375 | 4.6 | 3.5 | .747 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 26 | 82 | 31 | 22.5 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 4.3 | .501 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .167 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .727 |
| Rick Robey | C | 26 | 80 | 4 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .535 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 31 | 56 | 27 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | .450 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .294 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .707 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 33 | 76 | 53 | 20.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | .418 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .317 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .696 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 22 | 53 | 1 | 10.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | .357 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .294 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .862 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 22 | 51 | 1 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .677 |
| Terry Duerod | SG | 25 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .333 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 28 | 43 | 0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .633 | |
| Tracy Jackson | SG | 22 | 11 | 0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .600 | |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 112.0 | 45.6 | 25.9 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 17.7 | 89.4 | 44.6 | .499 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .266 | 30.0 | 22.2 | .740 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 28 | 12 | 35.5 | 21.3 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 17.4 | 8.5 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 4.3 | .680 | ||
| Larry Bird | PF | 25 | 12 | 40.8 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 17.2 | 7.3 | .427 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .167 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .822 | |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 24 | 12 | 28.7 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 11.2 | 6.4 | .575 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | .755 | ||
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 26 | 12 | 32.1 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.2 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | .714 | ||
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 26 | 12 | 25.8 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 3.2 | .409 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .686 | |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 31 | 12 | 25.4 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 3.1 | .352 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .652 | |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 33 | 8 | 34.6 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 3.8 | .429 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.5 | 3.1 | .893 | |
| Rick Robey | C | 26 | 12 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .765 | ||
| Danny Ainge | SG | 22 | 10 | 12.9 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | .422 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .769 | |
| Chris Ford | SG | 33 | 12 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | .476 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .286 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .714 | |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 22 | 7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | ||
| Eric Fernsten | C | 28 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .500 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 246.3 | 105.8 | 50.5 | 23.4 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 18.1 | 89.5 | 41.4 | .463 | 2.3 | 0.4 | .185 | 30.8 | 22.6 | .732 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 28 | 80 | 78 | 2534 | 22.6 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 9.5 | .542 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | .710 | |
| Larry Bird | PF | 25 | 77 | 58 | 2923 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 17.4 | 8.8 | .503 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .212 | 4.7 | 4.0 | .863 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 24 | 82 | 33 | 2332 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 13.5 | 7.2 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | .754 | |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 26 | 82 | 31 | 1844 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 13.8 | 6.9 | .501 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .167 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .727 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 26 | 78 | 73 | 2590 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 10.1 | 5.5 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.6 | 5.0 | .747 |
| Rick Robey | C | 26 | 80 | 4 | 1186 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 5.6 | .493 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.8 | 2.5 | .535 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 33 | 68 | 51 | 2167 | 14.3 | 1.9 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 5.1 | .472 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .375 | 5.2 | 3.9 | .747 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 22 | 51 | 1 | 339 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 13.0 | 5.8 | .451 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.6 | 4.5 | .677 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 33 | 76 | 53 | 1591 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 4.3 | .418 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .317 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .696 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 22 | 53 | 1 | 564 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 14.1 | 5.0 | .357 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .294 | 4.1 | 3.6 | .862 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 31 | 56 | 27 | 1296 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 5.1 | .450 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .294 | 3.2 | 2.3 | .707 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 28 | 43 | 0 | 202 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 3.4 | .388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 3.4 | .633 | |
| Terry Duerod | SG | 25 | 21 | 0 | 146 | 17.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 19.0 | 8.4 | .442 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .333 |
| Tracy Jackson | SG | 22 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 14.2 | 5.5 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 3.3 | .600 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 28 | 12 | 0 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 17.7 | 8.6 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.3 | 4.3 | .680 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 24 | 12 | 0 | 28.7 | 20.3 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 8.1 | .575 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.5 | 4.2 | .755 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 26 | 12 | 0 | 32.1 | 16.3 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 5.8 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.5 | 4.7 | .714 |
| Rick Robey | C | 26 | 12 | 0 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 6.2 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5.0 | 3.8 | .765 |
| Larry Bird | PF | 25 | 12 | 0 | 40.8 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 15.1 | 6.5 | .427 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .167 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .822 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 5.3 | .422 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .500 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .769 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 33 | 12 | 0 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 5.2 | .476 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .286 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .714 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 26 | 12 | 0 | 25.8 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 4.4 | .409 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.1 | 2.8 | .686 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 33 | 8 | 0 | 34.6 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 3.9 | .429 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | 3.2 | .893 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 31 | 12 | 0 | 25.4 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 4.4 | .352 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .652 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.5 | 3.3 | .500 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Totals | 167.2 | 82.2 | 35.9 | 11.8 | 14.4 | 33.5 | 148.2 | 65.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 52.9 | 34.9 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | PF | 25 | 77 | 58 | 2923 | 1761 | 837 | 447 | 143 | 66 | 254 | 1414 | 711 | .503 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 380 | 328 | .863 |
| Robert Parish | C | 28 | 80 | 78 | 2534 | 1590 | 866 | 140 | 68 | 192 | 221 | 1235 | 669 | .542 | 0 | 0 | — | 355 | 252 | .710 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 26 | 78 | 73 | 2590 | 1151 | 499 | 183 | 79 | 49 | 174 | 724 | 397 | .548 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 478 | 357 | .747 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 24 | 82 | 33 | 2332 | 1117 | 556 | 91 | 30 | 185 | 137 | 875 | 465 | .531 | 0 | 0 | — | 248 | 187 | .754 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 33 | 68 | 51 | 2167 | 858 | 116 | 541 | 52 | 3 | 178 | 652 | 308 | .472 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 316 | 236 | .747 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 26 | 82 | 31 | 1844 | 833 | 152 | 252 | 82 | 11 | 150 | 705 | 353 | .501 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 172 | 125 | .727 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 31 | 56 | 27 | 1296 | 455 | 150 | 128 | 67 | 21 | 63 | 409 | 184 | .450 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 116 | 82 | .707 |
| Rick Robey | C | 26 | 80 | 4 | 1186 | 454 | 295 | 68 | 27 | 14 | 92 | 375 | 185 | .493 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 157 | 84 | .535 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 33 | 76 | 53 | 1591 | 435 | 108 | 142 | 42 | 10 | 52 | 450 | 188 | .418 | 63 | 20 | .317 | 56 | 39 | .696 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 22 | 53 | 1 | 564 | 219 | 56 | 87 | 37 | 3 | 53 | 221 | 79 | .357 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 65 | 56 | .862 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 22 | 51 | 1 | 339 | 152 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 122 | 55 | .451 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 62 | 42 | .677 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 28 | 43 | 0 | 202 | 57 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 19 | .388 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 19 | .633 |
| Terry Duerod | SG | 25 | 21 | 0 | 146 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 34 | .442 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 4 | .333 |
| Tracy Jackson | SG | 22 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 6 | .600 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 9180 | 3742 | 2126 | 652 | 568 | 1432 | 7334 | 3657 | .499 | 184 | 49 | .266 | 2457 | 1817 | .740 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | C | 28 | 12 | 12 | 426 | 255 | 135 | 18 | 5 | 48 | 39 | 209 | 102 | .488 | 0 | 0 | — | 75 | 51 | .680 |
| Larry Bird | PF | 25 | 12 | 12 | 490 | 214 | 150 | 67 | 23 | 17 | 38 | 206 | 88 | .427 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 45 | 37 | .822 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 24 | 12 | 12 | 344 | 194 | 85 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 134 | 77 | .575 | 0 | 0 | — | 53 | 40 | .755 |
| Cedric Maxwell | SF | 26 | 12 | 12 | 385 | 174 | 87 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 120 | 62 | .517 | 0 | 0 | — | 70 | 50 | .714 |
| Rick Robey | C | 26 | 12 | 12 | 122 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 21 | .525 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 13 | .765 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 22 | 10 | 1 | 129 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 19 | .422 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 13 | 10 | .769 |
| Gerald Henderson | PG | 26 | 12 | 12 | 310 | 100 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 93 | 38 | .409 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 35 | 24 | .686 |
| Tiny Archibald | PG | 33 | 8 | 8 | 277 | 85 | 17 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 70 | 30 | .429 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 25 | .893 |
| M.L. Carr | SF | 31 | 12 | 12 | 305 | 89 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 105 | 37 | .352 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 15 | .652 |
| Chris Ford | SG | 33 | 12 | 12 | 138 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 20 | .476 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 7 | 5 | .714 |
| Charles Bradley | SG | 22 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 28 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 2955 | 1270 | 606 | 281 | 89 | 113 | 215 | 1074 | 497 | .463 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 390 | 271 | .732 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | Alpha Playmaker | 38.0 | High | 22.9 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 21.2 | Led NBA champs Boston Celtics; central offensive creator with elite all‑around game and clutch performance; regular season MVP and All‑Star FirstTeam contributor anchoring championship rotation. | MVP‑2; AS; NBA1; DEF2 |
| Robert Parish | Frontcourt Anchor | 31.7 | High | 19.9 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 17.9 | Big Three center providing interior scoring and elite rebounding efficiency; major factor in Celtics’ league‑best regular season and Finals run. | MVP‑4; AS; NBA2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | Secondary Forward | 33.2 | Mid | 14.8 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 12.5 | Physical forward with efficient scoring around basket and league‑best FG% for role; provided toughness and complementary scoring in frontcourt. | |
| Tiny Archibald | Facilitator Guard | 31.9 | Mid | 12.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | Veteran point guard whose creation and spacing kept offense humming; primary distributor on second units with scoring punch. | AS |
| Kevin McHale | Interior Scorer/Defender | 28.4 | Mid | 13.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 11.1 | Sixth Man providing efficient post scoring and rim protection; low‑post footwork key in frontcourt depth. | |
| Gerald Henderson | Role‑Adaptable Guard | 22.5 | Mid | 10.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 8.1 | Bench guard with scoring and steady defensive rotation minutes, adding energy off bench. | |
| M.L. Carr | Swiss‑Army Wing | 23.1 | Mid‑Low | 8.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 7.3 | Versatile wing providing defense, spacing, and veteran experience in rotation depth. | |
| Chris Ford | Spot 3‑Guard | 20.9 | Low | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 4.8 | Role shooting guard contributing perimeter spacing and occasional perimeter defense in second unit. | |
| Rick Robey | Backup Big | 14.8 | Low | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5.4 | Reserve center giving interior depth and rebounding in limited minutes. | |
| Danny Ainge | Perimeter Role Guard | 10.6 | Low | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | Emerging young guard with limited scoring but contributing spacing and secondary playmaking. | |
| Terry Duerod | Fringe Rotation | 7.0 | Very Low | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | Minimal offensive involvement; provided brief bench minutes. | |
| Charles Bradley | Depth Guard | 6.6 | Very Low | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | Limited role guard spot with minimal touches; depth option. | |
| Tracy Jackson | Development Wing | 6.0 | Very Low | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | Occasional minutes with limited statistical impact. | |
| Eric Fernsten | Fringe Big | 4.7 | Very Low | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | Minimal floor minutes; interior size option in garbage time. |