1957 Boston Celtics vs. 1981 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1956-57 Celtics and the 1980-81 Celtics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1957
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1981
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1957 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1957 Celtics	44 - 28
	1981 Celtics	62 - 20

Winning %

	1957 Celtics	.611
	1981 Celtics	.756

Longest Streaks

	1957 Celtics	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4
	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1957 Celtics	13 players
	1981 Celtics	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1957 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1957 Celtics	7 - 3
	1981 Celtics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1957 Celtics	.700
	1981 Celtics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1957 Celtics	10 players
	1981 Celtics	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1957 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bob Cousy Rookie of the Year: Tom Heinsohn All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman
	1981 Celtics	4 - Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell All-NBA 1st Team: Larry Bird All-NBA 2nd Team: Tiny Archibald All-Rookie 1st Team: Kevin McHale

NBA Leaders

	1957 Celtics	1 - Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	1981 Celtics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1957 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, Andy Phillip, Frank Ramsey, Arnie Risen, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1957 Celtics	105.5
	1981 Celtics	109.9

Rebounds

	1957 Celtics	68.9
	1981 Celtics	43.6

Assists

	1957 Celtics	20.3
	1981 Celtics	26.9

Steals

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	8.3

Blocks

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	7.2

3-Pointers Made

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	0.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1957 Celtics	.383
	1981 Celtics	.504

3-Point %

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	.270

Free Throw %

	1957 Celtics	.750
	1981 Celtics	.752

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1957 Celtics	111.7
	1981 Celtics	103.4

Rebounds

	1957 Celtics	72.9
	1981 Celtics	44.4

Assists

	1957 Celtics	22.9
	1981 Celtics	22.8

Steals

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	7.5

Blocks

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	0.6

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1957 Celtics	.369
	1981 Celtics	.480

3-Point %

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	.222

Free Throw %

	1957 Celtics	.715
	1981 Celtics	.754

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1957 Celtics	21.1 ppg Bill Sharman
1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1957 Celtics	19.6 rpg Bill Russell
1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1957 Celtics	7.5 apg Bob Cousy
1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish

NBA Playoffs

Points

1957 Celtics	22.9 ppg Tom Heinsohn
1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1957 Celtics	24.4 rpg Bill Russell
1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1957 Celtics	9.3 apg Bob Cousy
1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.3 bpg Robert Parish

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.