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Here is the Boston Celtics 1986–87 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.

Boston Celtics 1986–87 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
00 Robert Parish C 7’0″ 230 lb 33 Centenary
3 Dennis Johnson PG 6’4″ 185 lb 32 Pepperdine
11 Jerry Sichting PG 6’1″ 175 lb 30 Purdue
12 Rick Carlisle SG 6’5″ 200 lb 26 Virginia
31 Sam Vincent PG 6’2″ 185 lb 24 Michigan State
32 Kevin McHale PF 6’10” 210 lb 29 Minnesota
33 Larry Bird SF 6’9″ 220 lb 30 Indiana State
34 Fred Roberts SF 6’10” 215 lb 26 BYU
40 Bill Walton C 6’11” 210 lb 34 UCLA
44 Danny Ainge SG 6’4″ 175 lb 28 BYU
50 Greg Kite C 6’11” 250 lb 25 BYU
52 Darren Daye SF 6’7″ 220 lb 26 UCLA
HC K.C. Jones — — — — San Francisco

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Larry Bird SF 30 74 73 40.6 28.1 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 20.2 10.6 .525 3.0 1.2 .400 6.1 5.6 .910
Kevin McHale PF 29 77 77 39.7 26.1 9.9 2.6 0.5 2.2 2.6 17.0 10.3 .604 0.1 0.0 .000 6.6 5.6 .836
Robert Parish C 33 80 80 37.4 17.5 10.6 2.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 13.2 7.4 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 2.8 .735
Danny Ainge SG 27 71 66 35.2 14.8 3.4 5.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 11.9 5.8 .486 2.7 1.2 .443 2.3 2.1 .897
Dennis Johnson PG 32 79 78 37.1 13.4 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 2.2 12.1 5.4 .444 0.8 0.1 .113 3.2 2.6 .833
Jerry Sichting PG 30 78 15 20.1 5.7 1.2 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.8 5.1 2.6 .508 0.3 0.1 .269 0.5 0.5 .881
Fred Roberts PF 26 73 11 14.8 5.5 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 3.7 1.9 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 1.7 .810
Darren Daye SF 26 61 2 11.9 3.9 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 3.3 1.7 .500 0.0 0.0 — 1.1 0.6 .523
Sam Vincent PG 23 46 5 8.1 3.7 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.0 1.3 .441 0.0 0.0 — 1.2 1.1 .927
Scott Wedman SF 34 6 2 13.0 3.3 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 4.5 1.5 .333 0.3 0.2 .500 0.3 0.2 .500
Bill Walton C 34 10 0 11.2 2.8 3.1 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.6 1.0 .385 0.0 0.0 — 1.5 0.8 .533
Conner Henry SG 23 36 0 6.4 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 2.9 1.1 .369 0.9 0.3 .387 0.5 0.3 .588
Rick Carlisle SG 27 42 0 7.1 1.9 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 2.2 0.7 .326 0.4 0.1 .313 0.5 0.4 .750
Greg Kite C 25 74 1 10.1 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.5 0.6 .427 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.4 .382
David Thirdkill SF 26 17 0 5.2 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.6 .417 0.1 0.0 .000 0.9 0.3 .313
Andre Turner PG 22 3 0 6.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.7 .400 0.3 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 —
Totals     82 82 241.5 112.6 42.9 29.5 6.8 6.4 15.9 86.0 44.5 .517 6.9 2.5 .366 26.3 21.2 .808

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Larry Bird SF 30 23 23 44.1 27.0 10.0 7.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 19.7 9.4 .476 1.8 0.6 .341 8.4 7.7 .912
Kevin McHale PF 29 21 19 39.4 21.1 9.2 1.9 0.3 1.4 2.6 14.2 8.3 .584 0.0 0.0 — 6.0 4.6 .762
Dennis Johnson PG 32 23 23 41.9 18.9 4.0 8.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 15.7 7.3 .465 1.1 0.1 .115 4.9 4.2 .850
Robert Parish C 33 21 21 35.0 18.0 9.4 1.3 0.9 1.7 1.8 12.5 7.1 .567 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 3.8 .767
Danny Ainge SG 27 20 19 38.1 14.8 2.6 4.6 1.2 0.2 2.1 11.9 5.8 .487 3.7 1.6 .438 1.8 1.6 .861
Darren Daye SF 26 23 1 10.4 5.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 3.1 1.8 .583 0.0 0.0 — 1.6 1.4 .865
Fred Roberts PF 26 20 4 13.3 4.6 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 3.0 1.5 .508 0.0 0.0 — 2.2 1.6 .705
Sam Vincent PG 23 17 0 8.3 4.4 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 3.3 1.4 .411 0.1 0.1 .500 2.1 1.6 .771
Jerry Sichting PG 30 23 4 14.7 3.4 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 3.6 1.5 .427 0.3 0.0 .167 0.4 0.3 .800
Bill Walton C 34 12 0 8.5 2.4 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.1 1.0 .480 0.0 0.0 — 1.2 0.4 .357
Conner Henry SG 23 11 0 3.2 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.7 .500 0.5 0.1 .200 0.9 0.5 .500
Greg Kite C 25 20 1 8.6 0.9 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 .350 0.0 0.0 — 0.4 0.2 .429
Totals     23 23 243.3 113.1 41.1 27.1 5.4 5.0 14.2 84.5 42.6 .504 6.7 2.3 .338 31.7 25.6 .809

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Larry Bird SF 30 74 73 40.6 24.9 8.2 6.8 1.6 0.8 2.9 17.9 9.4 .525 2.7 1.1 .400 5.5 5.0 .910
Kevin McHale PF 29 77 77 39.7 23.6 9.0 2.3 0.4 2.0 2.3 15.4 9.3 .604 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 5.0 .836
Robert Parish C 33 80 80 37.4 16.9 10.2 2.1 0.8 1.7 2.3 12.7 7.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 2.7 .735
Sam Vincent PG 23 46 5 8.1 16.5 2.6 5.7 1.3 0.1 3.2 13.1 5.8 .441 0.0 0.0 — 5.3 4.9 .927
Conner Henry SG 23 36 0 6.4 15.3 4.2 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.6 16.1 5.9 .369 4.8 1.9 .387 2.6 1.6 .588
Danny Ainge SG 27 71 66 35.2 15.2 3.5 5.8 1.5 0.2 2.0 12.2 5.9 .486 2.8 1.2 .443 2.4 2.1 .897
Fred Roberts PF 26 73 11 14.8 13.4 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.7 3.0 9.0 4.6 .515 0.1 0.0 .000 5.1 4.1 .810
Dennis Johnson PG 32 79 78 37.1 13.0 3.2 7.3 1.1 0.5 2.2 11.7 5.2 .444 0.8 0.1 .113 3.1 2.6 .833
Darren Daye SF 26 61 2 11.9 11.7 6.2 3.7 1.2 0.3 2.8 10.0 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 — 3.2 1.7 .523
Jerry Sichting PG 30 78 15 20.1 10.3 2.1 4.3 0.9 0.0 1.4 9.1 4.6 .508 0.6 0.2 .269 1.0 0.9 .881
David Thirdkill SF 26 17 0 5.2 10.1 7.7 0.8 0.8 0.0 2.0 9.7 4.0 .417 0.4 0.0 .000 6.5 2.0 .313
Rick Carlisle SG 27 42 0 7.1 9.7 3.6 4.2 1.0 0.0 3.0 11.2 3.6 .326 1.9 0.6 .313 2.4 1.8 .750
Scott Wedman SF 34 6 2 13.0 9.2 4.2 2.8 0.9 0.9 1.4 12.5 4.2 .333 0.9 0.5 .500 0.9 0.5 .500
Bill Walton C 34 10 0 11.2 9.0 10.0 2.9 0.3 3.2 4.8 8.4 3.2 .385 0.0 0.0 — 4.8 2.6 .533
Andre Turner PG 22 3 0 6.0 8.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 .400 2.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 —
Greg Kite C 25 74 1 10.1 5.9 8.2 1.3 0.8 2.2 1.6 5.3 2.3 .427 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 1.4 .382
Totals                                        

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Conner Henry SG 23 11 0 3.18 22.6 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 16.5 8.2 .500 5.1 1.0 .200 10.3 5.1 .500
Larry Bird SF 30 23 23 44.13 22.1 8.2 5.9 1.0 0.7 2.5 16.1 7.7 .476 1.5 0.5 .341 6.8 6.2 .912
Kevin McHale PF 29 21 19 39.38 19.3 8.4 1.7 0.3 1.3 2.4 13.0 7.6 .584 0.0 0.0   5.5 4.2 .762
Sam Vincent PG 23 17 0 8.29 18.9 3.1 4.9 0.8 0.5 2.6 14.3 5.9 .411 0.5 0.3 .500 8.9 6.9 .771
Robert Parish C 33 21 21 34.95 18.5 9.7 1.4 0.9 1.7 1.9 12.9 7.3 .567 0.0 0.0 .000 5.1 3.9 .767
Darren Daye SF 26 23 1 10.43 17.4 4.8 1.9 1.4 0.5 2.7 10.8 6.3 .583 0.0 0.0   5.5 4.8 .865
Dennis Johnson PG 32 23 23 41.91 16.2 3.4 7.7 0.6 0.3 1.6 13.5 6.3 .465 1.0 0.1 .115 4.2 3.6 .850
Danny Ainge SG 27 20 19 38.10 13.9 2.5 4.3 1.1 0.2 1.9 11.2 5.5 .487 3.4 1.5 .438 1.7 1.5 .861
Fred Roberts PF 26 20 4 13.25 12.4 4.5 1.6 0.8 0.4 1.6 8.0 4.1 .508 0.0 0.0   6.0 4.2 .705
Bill Walton C 34 12 0 8.50 10.2 10.9 3.5 1.1 1.4 2.8 8.8 4.2 .480 0.0 0.0   4.9 1.8 .357
Jerry Sichting PG 30 23 4 14.70 8.4 2.1 3.5 1.0 0.0 1.1 8.7 3.7 .427 0.6 0.1 .167 1.1 0.9 .800
Greg Kite C 25 20 1 8.60 3.6 9.6 1.7 0.4 1.7 1.5 4.2 1.5 .350 0.0 0.0   1.5 0.6 .429
Totals                                        

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 30 74 73 3005 2076 682 566 135 70 240 1497 786 .525 225 90 .400 455 414 .910
Kevin McHale PF 29 77 77 3060 2008 763 198 38 172 197 1307 790 .604 4 0 .000 512 428 .836
Robert Parish C 33 80 80 2995 1403 851 173 64 144 191 1057 588 .556 1 0 .000 309 227 .735
Dennis Johnson PG 32 79 78 2933 1062 261 594 87 38 177 953 423 .444 62 7 .113 251 209 .833
Danny Ainge SG 27 71 66 2499 1053 242 400 101 14 141 844 410 .486 192 85 .443 165 148 .897
Darren Daye SF 26 61 2 724 236 124 75 25 7 56 202 101 .500 0 0 — 65 34 .523
Fred Roberts PF 26 73 11 1079 402 190 62 22 20 89 270 139 .515 3 0 .000 153 124 .810
Jerry Sichting PG 30 78 15 1566 448 91 187 40 1 61 398 202 .508 26 7 .167 42 37 .881
Sam Vincent PG 23 46 5 374 171 27 59 13 1 33 136 60 .441 0 0 — 55 51 .927
Conner Henry SG 23 36 0 231 98 27 27 6 1 17 103 38 .369 31 12 .387 17 10 .588
Bill Walton C 34 10 0 112 28 31 9 1 10 15 26 10 .385 0 0 — 20 8 .533
David Thirdkill SF 26 17 0 89 25 19 2 2 0 5 24 10 .417 1 0 .000 14 5 .313
Scott Wedman SF 34 6 2 78 20 9 6 2 2 3 27 9 .333 2 1 .500 6 1 .500
Greg Kite C 25 74 1 745 123 169 27 17 46 34 110 47 .427 1 0 .000 76 29 .382
Andre Turner PG 22 3 0 18 4 2 1 0 0 5 5 2 .400 1 0 .000 0 0 —
Rick Carlisle SG 27 42 0 297 80 30 35 8 0 25 92 30 .326 16 5 .313 20 15 .750
Totals     82 82 19805 9237 3518 2421 561 526 1289 7051 3645 .517 565 207 .366 2153 1740 .808

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 30 23 23 1015 622 231 165 27 19 71 454 216 .476 41 14 .341 193 176 .912
Kevin McHale PF 29 21 19 827 444 194 39 7 30 54 298 174 .584 0 0 — 126 96 .762
Dennis Johnson PG 32 23 23 964 435 91 205 16 8 44 361 168 .465 26 3 .115 113 96 .850
Robert Parish C 33 21 21 734 377 198 28 18 35 38 263 149 .567 1 0 .000 103 79 .767
Danny Ainge SG 27 20 19 762 295 52 92 24 4 41 238 116 .487 73 32 .438 36 31 .861
Darren Daye SF 26 23 1 240 116 32 13 9 3 18 72 42 .583 0 0 — 37 32 .865
Fred Roberts PF 26 20 4 265 91 33 12 6 3 12 59 30 .508 0 0 — 44 31 .705
Jerry Sichting PG 30 23 4 338 79 20 33 9 0 10 82 35 .427 6 1 .167 10 8 .800
Bill Walton C 34 12 0 102 29 31 10 3 4 8 25 12 .480 0 0 — 14 5 .357
Conner Henry SG 23 11 0 35 22 6 0 0 0 4 16 8 .500 5 1 .200 10 5 .500
Greg Kite C 25 20 1 172 17 46 8 2 8 7 20 7 .350 0 0 — 31 3 .429
Sam Vincent PG 23 17 0 141 74 12 19 3 2 10 56 23 .411 2 1 .500 35 27 .771
Totals     23 23 5595 2601 946 624 124 116 317 1944 980 .504 154 52 .338 728 589 .809

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Larry Bird Offensive Engine / Primary Decision-Maker 40.6 Elite 28.1 9.2 7.6 2.7 23.8 Offensive focal point of the Celtics’ half-court and transition attack; combined high-volume scoring with elite playmaking and rebounding, frequently initiating offense from the forward spot and functioning as the team’s late-game closer. MVP-3, All-Star, All-NBA First Team
Kevin McHale Two-Way Scoring Anchor 39.7 High 26.1 9.9 2.6 2.7 20.7 Dominant low-post scorer with historically efficient finishing and strong rim protection; operated as the primary interior scoring option while anchoring the defense alongside Parish. MVP-4, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team
Robert Parish Interior Stabilizer / Rim Protector 37.4 Medium 17.5 10.6 2.2 2.6 16.5 Served as the defensive backbone and interior finisher; provided consistent rebounding, interior scoring, and shot-blocking while allowing McHale and Bird freedom offensively. All-Star
Dennis Johnson Defensive Playmaking Guard 37.1 Medium 13.4 3.3 7.5 1.6 12.9 Primary perimeter defender and secondary ball-handler; quarterbacked the offense, guarded top opposing guards, and controlled tempo rather than volume scoring. All-Defensive First Team
Danny Ainge Perimeter Scorer / Secondary Creator 35.2 Medium 14.8 3.4 5.6 1.6 12.7 Floor-spacing guard who provided outside shooting, secondary playmaking, and defensive pressure; key connective piece between stars and bench units. —
Bill Walton Specialist Center / High-IQ Reserve 11.2 Low 2.8 3.1 0.9 1.1 4.0 Provided elite passing instincts and rim protection in very limited availability; impact exceeded box score when healthy. —
Jerry Sichting Bench Organizer 20.1 Low 5.7 1.2 2.4 0.5 4.9 Reserve point guard tasked with stabilizing second units; low-usage distributor who prioritized ball security and offensive flow. —
Fred Roberts Energy Big / Reserve Forward 14.8 Low 5.5 2.6 0.8 0.6 4.8 Bench forward providing physicality, rebounding, and interior defense in limited minutes; situational rotation piece. —
Darren Daye Developmental Wing 11.9 Low 3.9 2.0 1.2 0.5 3.8 Young wing used primarily for spot minutes; contributed modest rebounding and ball movement without a defined offensive role. —
Scott Wedman Veteran Spot Shooter 13.0 Low 3.3 1.5 1.0 0.6 3.2 Veteran wing nearing the end of his career; limited role focused on spacing and experience in short stints. —
Sam Vincent Developmental Guard 8.1 Very Low 3.7 0.6 1.3 0.3 3.0 Young guard receiving limited developmental minutes; showed flashes of scoring but remained a depth option. —
Greg Kite Depth Rim Protector 10.1 Very Low 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.8 2.6 End-of-rotation center used for physical defense, fouls, and rebounding against larger opposing lineups. —
Conner Henry End-of-Bench Scorer 6.4 Very Low 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 Used sparingly as a perimeter scoring option; limited defensive and playmaking responsibilities. —
Rick Carlisle End-of-Bench Shooter 7.1 Very Low 1.9 0.7 0.8 0.2 1.8 Situational reserve guard valued for spacing and system familiarity rather than production. —
David Thirdkill Emergency Wing Defender 5.2 Very Low 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.4 Fringe rotation wing used briefly for defensive depth; limited offensive involvement. —
Andre Turner Emergency Guard 6.0 Very Low 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.2 Appeared in only a handful of games; minimal role focused on filling minutes when needed. —