1959 Boston Celtics vs. 2022 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Celtics and the 2021-22 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

1959
Boston

Celtics

vs.

2022
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1959 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	2022 Warriors	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1959 Celtics	52 - 20
	2022 Warriors	53 - 29

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.722
	2022 Warriors	.646

Longest Streaks

	1959 Celtics	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2
	2022 Warriors	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	12 players
	2022 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1959 Celtics	NBA Champions
	2022 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1959 Celtics	8 - 3
	2022 Warriors	16 - 6

Winning %

	1959 Celtics	.727
	2022 Warriors	.727

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1959 Celtics	10 players
	2022 Warriors	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1959 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2022 Warriors	3 - Finals MVP: Stephen Curry All-NBA 2nd Team: Stephen Curry All-Defensive 2nd Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1959 Celtics	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
	2022 Warriors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1959 Celtics	8 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
	2022 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	116.4
	2022 Warriors	111.0

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	77.8
	2022 Warriors	45.5

Assists

	1959 Celtics	21.8
	2022 Warriors	27.1

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	8.8

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	14.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.395
	2022 Warriors	.469

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	.364

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.766
	2022 Warriors	.769

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1959 Celtics	123.3
	2022 Warriors	111.9

Rebounds

	1959 Celtics	82.6
	2022 Warriors	43.9

Assists

	1959 Celtics	26.1
	2022 Warriors	27.0

Steals

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	7.7

Blocks

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	5.0

3-Pointers Made

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	14.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1959 Celtics	.397
	2022 Warriors	.480

3-Point %

	1959 Celtics	-		n/a *
	2022 Warriors	.375

Free Throw %

	1959 Celtics	.746
	2022 Warriors	.766

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1959 Celtics	20.4 ppg Bill Sharman
2022 Warriors	25.5 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	23.0 rpg Bill Russell
2022 Warriors	7.3 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1959 Celtics	8.6 apg Bob Cousy
2022 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.4 spg Gary Payton II

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.1 bpg Draymond Green

NBA Playoffs

Points

1959 Celtics	23.2 ppg Frank Ramsey
2022 Warriors	27.4 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1959 Celtics	27.7 rpg Bill Russell
2022 Warriors	7.6 rpg Kevon Looney

Assists

1959 Celtics	10.8 apg Bob Cousy
2022 Warriors	6.3 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.3 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1959 Celtics	- n/a *
2022 Warriors	1.0 bpg Andrew Wiggins

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