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Here is the Boston Celtics 1985–86 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Boston Celtics 1985–86 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Robert Parish | C | 7’0″ | 230 lb | 32 | Centenary |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | PG | 6’4″ | 185 lb | 31 | Pepperdine |
| 11 | Jerry Sichting | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lb | 29 | Purdue |
| 12 | Rick Carlisle | SG | 6’5″ | 200 lb | 25 | Virginia |
| 30 | David Thirdkill | SF | 6’7″ | 195 lb | 25 | Bradley |
| 31 | Cedric Maxwell | PF | 6’8″ | 205 lb | 30 | UNC Charlotte |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | PF | 6’10” | 210 lb | 28 | Minnesota |
| 33 | Larry Bird | SF | 6’9″ | 220 lb | 29 | Indiana State |
| 35 | Sam Vincent | PG | 6’2″ | 185 lb | 23 | Michigan State |
| 40 | Bill Walton | C | 6’11” | 210 lb | 33 | UCLA |
| 44 | Danny Ainge | SG | 6’4″ | 175 lb | 27 | BYU |
| 50 | Greg Kite | C | 6’11” | 250 lb | 24 | BYU |
| HC | K.C. Jones | — | — | — | — | San Francisco |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 29 | 82 | 81 | 38.0 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 19.6 | 9.7 | .496 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .423 | 6.0 | 5.4 | .896 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 28 | 68 | 62 | 35.3 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 8.3 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6.2 | 4.8 | .776 |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 81 | 80 | 31.7 | 16.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 11.9 | 6.5 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.1 | 3.0 | .731 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 31 | 78 | 78 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 6.2 | .455 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .143 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .818 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 26 | 80 | 78 | 30.1 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 4.4 | .504 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .356 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .904 |
| Bill Walton | C | 33 | 80 | 2 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 1.8 | .713 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 33 | 79 | 19 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 3.6 | .473 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .354 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .662 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 82 | 7 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 2.9 | .570 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .375 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .924 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 22 | 57 | 0 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .364 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .929 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 25 | 49 | 0 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 1.1 | .625 |
| Greg Kite | C | 24 | 64 | 2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .374 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.2 | .385 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 77 | 1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .487 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .652 |
| Sly Williams | SF | 28 | 6 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | .238 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .583 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 114.1 | 46.4 | 29.1 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 16.6 | 89.2 | 45.3 | .508 | 4.8 | 1.7 | .351 | 27.4 | 21.8 | .794 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 29 | 18 | 18 | 42.8 | 25.9 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 18.4 | 9.5 | .517 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .411 | 6.1 | 5.6 | .927 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 28 | 18 | 18 | 39.7 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 16.1 | 9.3 | .579 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.8 | 6.2 | .794 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 31 | 18 | 18 | 39.7 | 16.2 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 6.1 | .445 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .375 | 4.7 | 3.7 | .798 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 26 | 18 | 18 | 36.2 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 5.9 | .554 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .412 | 3.3 | 2.9 | .867 |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 18 | 18 | 32.8 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 12.5 | 5.9 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.9 | 3.2 | .652 |
| Bill Walton | C | 33 | 16 | 0 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 3.4 | .581 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .826 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 33 | 12 | 0 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .392 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .750 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 18 | 0 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .443 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .429 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | .286 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .333 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .455 |
| Greg Kite | C | 24 | 13 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .700 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | .571 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 10 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.3 | .750 |
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 242.8 | 114.4 | 45.2 | 28.6 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 86.7 | 43.9 | .507 | 6.4 | 2.5 | .391 | 30.3 | 24.1 | .794 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 29 | 82 | 81 | 38.0 | 24.5 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 18.6 | 9.2 | .496 | 2.2 | 0.9 | .423 | 5.7 | 5.1 | .896 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 28 | 68 | 62 | 35.3 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 14.7 | 8.4 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 4.9 | .776 |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 81 | 80 | 31.7 | 18.3 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 13.5 | 7.4 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.7 | 3.4 | .731 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 31 | 78 | 78 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 6.4 | .455 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .143 | 3.9 | 3.2 | .818 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 26 | 80 | 78 | 30.1 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 5.3 | .504 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .356 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .904 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 82 | 7 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 5.3 | .570 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .375 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .924 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 33 | 79 | 19 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 7.3 | .473 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .354 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .662 |
| Bill Walton | C | 33 | 80 | 2 | 19.3 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 5.4 | .562 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 3.4 | .713 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 77 | 1 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 4.4 | .487 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .652 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 22 | 57 | 0 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 13.5 | 4.9 | .364 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 5.8 | 5.4 | .929 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 25 | 49 | 0 | 7.9 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 5.0 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.2 | 5.1 | .625 |
| Greg Kite | C | 24 | 64 | 2 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 2.6 | .374 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .385 |
| Sly Williams | SF | 28 | 6 | 0 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 14.0 | 3.3 | .238 | 2.7 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.0 | 4.7 | .583 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 242.8 | 114.4 | 45.2 | 28.6 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 15.2 | 86.7 | 43.9 | .507 | 6.4 | 2.5 | .391 | 30.3 | 24.1 | .794 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | PF | 28 | 18 | 18 | 715 | 22.6 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 14.6 | 8.5 | .579 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.1 | 5.6 | .794 |
| Larry Bird | SF | 29 | 18 | 18 | 770 | 21.8 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 15.5 | 8.0 | .517 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .411 | 5.1 | 4.7 | .927 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 22 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 24.6 | 7.0 | .286 | 0.9 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.000 |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 18 | 18 | 591 | 16.4 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 6.5 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | .652 | |
| Bill Walton | C | 33 | 16 | 0 | 291 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 6.7 | .581 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.8 | 2.4 | .826 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 26 | 18 | 18 | 652 | 15.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 5.9 | .554 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .412 | 3.3 | 2.9 | .867 |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 18 | 18 | 591 | 16.4 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 6.5 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | .652 | |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 31 | 18 | 18 | 715 | 14.7 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 5.5 | .445 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .375 | 4.2 | 3.4 | .798 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 25 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 13.8 | 4.6 | .333 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.4 | 3.8 | .455 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.3 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .750 | |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 33 | 12 | 0 | 142 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 5.1 | .392 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .750 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 18 | 0 | 274 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 3.5 | .443 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .429 |
| Greg Kite | C | 24 | 13 | 0 | 78 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | .700 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | .571 |
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 | SF | 29 | 82 | 81 | 3113 | 2115 | 805 | 557 | 166 | 51 | 266 | 1606 | 796 | .496 | 194 | 82 | .423 | 492 | 441 | .896 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 28 | 68 | 62 | 2397 | 1448 | 551 | 181 | 29 | 134 | 149 | 978 | 561 | .574 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 326 | .776 | |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 81 | 80 | 2567 | 1305 | 770 | 145 | 65 | 116 | 187 | 966 | 530 | .549 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 245 | .731 | |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 31 | 78 | 78 | 2732 | 1213 | 268 | 456 | 110 | 35 | 173 | 1060 | 482 | .455 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 297 | 243 | .818 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 26 | 80 | 78 | 2407 | 855 | 235 | 405 | 94 | 7 | 129 | 701 | 353 | .504 | 73 | 26 | .356 | 136 | 123 | .904 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 33 | 79 | 19 | 1402 | 634 | 192 | 83 | 38 | 22 | 54 | 605 | 286 | .473 | 48 | 17 | .354 | 68 | 45 | .662 |
| Bill Walton | C | 33 | 80 | 2 | 1546 | 606 | 544 | 165 | 38 | 106 | 151 | 411 | 231 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 144 | .713 | |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 77 | 1 | 760 | 199 | 77 | 104 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 189 | 92 | .487 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 15 | .652 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 22 | 57 | 0 | 432 | 184 | 48 | 69 | 17 | 4 | 49 | 162 | 59 | .364 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 70 | 65 | .929 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 82 | 7 | 1596 | 537 | 104 | 188 | 50 | 0 | 73 | 412 | 235 | .570 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 66 | 61 | .924 |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 25 | 49 | 0 | 385 | 163 | 70 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 110 | 54 | .491 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 88 | 55 | .625 |
| Greg Kite | C | 24 | 64 | 2 | 464 | 83 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 91 | 34 | .374 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 15 | .385 |
| Sly Williams | SF | 28 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 7 | .583 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 19855 | 9359 | 3807 | 2387 | 641 | 511 | 1339 | 7312 | 3718 | .508 | 393 | 138 | .351 | 2248 | 1785 | .794 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 29 | 18 | 18 | 770 | 466 | 168 | 148 | 37 | 11 | 47 | 331 | 171 | .517 | 56 | 23 | .411 | 109 | 101 | .927 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 28 | 18 | 18 | 715 | 448 | 155 | 48 | 8 | 43 | 48 | 290 | 168 | .579 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 141 | 112 | .794 |
| Danny Ainge | SG | 26 | 18 | 18 | 652 | 280 | 76 | 93 | 41 | 1 | 31 | 193 | 107 | .554 | 34 | 14 | .412 | 60 | 52 | .867 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 31 | 18 | 18 | 715 | 291 | 76 | 107 | 39 | 5 | 51 | 245 | 109 | .445 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 84 | 67 | .798 |
| Robert Parish | C | 32 | 18 | 18 | 591 | 270 | 158 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 44 | 225 | 106 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 58 | .652 | |
| Bill Walton | C | 33 | 16 | 0 | 291 | 127 | 103 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 93 | 54 | .581 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 19 | .826 |
| Sam Vincent | SG | 22 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 8 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 18 | 0 | 274 | 57 | 16 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 27 | .443 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 3 | .429 |
| Scott Wedman | SF | 33 | 12 | 0 | 142 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 20 | .392 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Rick Carlisle | SG | 26 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .750 | |
| David Thirdkill | PF | 25 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 5 | .455 |
| Greg Kite | C | 24 | 13 | 0 | 78 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .571 | |
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 4370 | 2060 | 813 | 515 | 162 | 109 | 270 | 1560 | 791 | .507 | 115 | 45 | .391 | 545 | 433 | .794 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | Primary offensive engine / system driver | 38.0 | Elite | 25.8 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 22.5 | League’s central offensive hub for Boston; orchestrated scoring, playmaking, and spacing while defending passing lanes at a high level, driving one of the most efficient team offenses in the league. | MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team |
| Kevin McHale | Elite interior scorer / defensive anchor | 35.3 | High | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 17.3 | Provided devastating low-post scoring efficiency and elite weak-side rim protection; his footwork and length made him nearly unguardable inside. | All-Star, All-Defensive First Team |
| Dennis Johnson | Two-way lead guard | 35.0 | Medium-High | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 13.3 | Primary perimeter defender and steady offensive organizer; focused on control, defensive pressure, and timely scoring rather than volume. | All-Defensive Second Team |
| Robert Parish | Defensive stabilizer / interior finisher | 31.7 | Medium | 16.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 14.8 | Consistent interior presence providing rebounding, rim protection, and efficient finishing; anchored the defense while stars carried usage. | All-Star |
| Bill Walton | High-IQ reserve center / connector | 19.3 | Low-Medium | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 9.2 | Transformed second units with passing, screening, and defensive awareness; impact far exceeded traditional box-score usage. | Sixth Man of the Year |
| Danny Ainge | Secondary playmaker / floor spacer | 30.1 | Medium | 10.7 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 10.0 | Versatile guard who spaced the floor, moved the ball, and defended aggressively; key complementary piece alongside primary stars. | — |
| Scott Wedman | Bench scorer / spacing wing | 17.7 | Low | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 6.2 | Provided instant offense and shooting off the bench; leveraged off-ball movement and touch scoring to maintain offensive flow. | — |
| Jerry Sichting | Reserve point guard / tempo control | 19.5 | Low | 6.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 | Efficient, low-mistake ball-handler tasked with stabilizing lineups and maintaining offensive structure. | — |
| David Thirdkill | Energy forward / depth defender | 7.9 | Very Low | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Limited-usage forward providing physical defense and hustle in short rotational stints. | — |
| Sam Vincent | Developmental guard | 7.6 | Very Low | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | Young guard evaluated in limited minutes; showed flashes of scoring and ball-handling without a defined role. | — |
| Rick Carlisle | End-of-bench combo guard | 9.9 | Very Low | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Low-usage reserve valued for spacing, ball movement, and system execution. | — |
| Sly Williams | Emergency wing | 9.0 | Very Low | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 | Brief appearances as a physical wing option; limited offensive efficiency and narrowly defined role. | — |
| Greg Kite | Depth center / situational rim protection | 7.3 | Very Low | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | Used situationally for size, rebounding, and fouls against bigger lineups. | — |