Last Updated on May 28, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
Here are Larry Bird’s NBA playoff per-game statistics by season:
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | BOS | 9 | 41.3 | 21.3 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | .469 | .267 | .880 |
| 1980–81 | BOS | 17 | 44.1 | 21.9 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .470 | .375 | .882 |
| 1981–82 | BOS | 9 | 42.9 | 26.7 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .527 | .250 | .857 |
| 1982–83 | BOS | 7 | 41.1 | 19.6 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .436 | .000 | .870 |
| 1983–84 | BOS | 23 | 41.8 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .520 | .250 | .882 |
| 1984–85 | BOS | 18 | 41.7 | 25.0 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .456 | .250 | .882 |
| 1985–86 | BOS | 18 | 41.0 | 25.9 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .517 | .413 | .925 |
| 1986–87 | BOS | 23 | 42.3 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | .472 | .404 | .910 |
| 1987–88 | BOS | 17 | 42.7 | 24.3 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .472 | .250 | .891 |
| 1988–89 | BOS | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | BOS | 5 | 42.0 | 24.2 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .492 | .250 | .900 |
| 1990–91 | BOS | 10 | 39.6 | 17.1 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .408 | .143 | .863 |
| 1991–92 | BOS | 4 | 26.8 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | .000 | .750 |
Career Playoff Averages:
- Games Played: 164
- Minutes per Game: 42.0
- Points per Game: 23.8
- Rebounds per Game: 10.3
- Assists per Game: 6.5
- Steals per Game: 1.8
- Blocks per Game: 0.9
- Field Goal Percentage: 47.2%
- Three-Point Percentage: 32.1%
- Free Throw Percentage: 89.0%
Bird’s postseason career spanned 13 years, during which he led the Celtics to three NBA championships (1981, 1984, 1986) and earned two Finals MVPs. His 1986 playoff run was particularly dominant, culminating in a triple-double in the decisive Game 6 of the Finals against the Houston Rockets.