1957 Boston Celtics vs. 2017 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1956-57 Celtics and the 2016-17 Warriors, 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.

2017
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1957 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2017 Warriors	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1957 Celtics	44 - 28
	2017 Warriors	67 - 15

Winning %

	1957 Celtics	.611
	2017 Warriors	.817

Longest Streaks

	1957 Celtics	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4
	2017 Warriors	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1957 Celtics	13 players
	2017 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1957 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2017 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1957 Celtics	7 - 3
	2017 Warriors	16 - 1

Winning %

	1957 Celtics	.700
	2017 Warriors	.941

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1957 Celtics	10 players
	2017 Warriors	14 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
	2017 Warriors	6 - Finals MVP: Kevin Durant Defensive Player: Draymond Green All-NBA 2nd Team: Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant All-NBA 3rd Team: Draymond Green All-Defensive 1st Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1957 Celtics	1 - Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	2017 Warriors	1 - Steals Leader: Draymond Green

Hall of Famers

	1957 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, Andy Phillip, Frank Ramsey, Arnie Risen, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2017 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1957 Celtics	105.5
	2017 Warriors	115.9

Rebounds

	1957 Celtics	68.9
	2017 Warriors	44.4

Assists

	1957 Celtics	20.3
	2017 Warriors	30.4

Steals

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	9.6

Blocks

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.8

3-Pointers Made

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1957 Celtics	.383
	2017 Warriors	.495

3-Point %

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.383

Free Throw %

	1957 Celtics	.750
	2017 Warriors	.788

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1957 Celtics	111.7
	2017 Warriors	119.3

Rebounds

	1957 Celtics	72.9
	2017 Warriors	45.8

Assists

	1957 Celtics	22.9
	2017 Warriors	28.2

Steals

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	8.7

Blocks

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1957 Celtics	.369
	2017 Warriors	.494

3-Point %

	1957 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.386

Free Throw %

	1957 Celtics	.715
	2017 Warriors	.815

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1957 Celtics	21.1 ppg Bill Sharman
2017 Warriors	25.3 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1957 Celtics	19.6 rpg Bill Russell
2017 Warriors	8.3 rpg Kevin Durant

Assists

1957 Celtics	7.5 apg Bob Cousy
2017 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1957 Celtics	22.9 ppg Tom Heinsohn
2017 Warriors	28.5 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1957 Celtics	24.4 rpg Bill Russell
2017 Warriors	9.1 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1957 Celtics	9.3 apg Bob Cousy
2017 Warriors	6.7 apg Stephen Curry

Steals

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1957 Celtics	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Draymond Green

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