1963 Boston Celtics vs. 1981 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1962-63 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

1963
Boston

Celtics

vs.

1981
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1963 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division
	1981 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1963 Celtics	58 - 22
	1981 Celtics	62 - 20

Winning %

	1963 Celtics	.725
	1981 Celtics	.756

Longest Streaks

	1963 Celtics	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 2
	1981 Celtics	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1963 Celtics	14 players
	1981 Celtics	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1963 Celtics	NBA Champions
	1981 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1963 Celtics	8 - 5
	1981 Celtics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1963 Celtics	.615
	1981 Celtics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1963 Celtics	11 players
	1981 Celtics	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1963 Celtics	5 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bill Russell All-NBA 2nd Team: Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn All-Rookie 1st Team: John Havlicek
	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

	1963 Celtics	- none
	1981 Celtics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1963 Celtics	10 - Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Clyde Lovellette, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders
	1981 Celtics	4 - Tiny Archibald, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1963 Celtics	118.8
	1981 Celtics	109.9

Rebounds

	1963 Celtics	72.7
	1981 Celtics	43.6

Assists

	1963 Celtics	24.5
	1981 Celtics	26.9

Steals

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	8.3

Blocks

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	7.2

3-Pointers Made

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	0.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1963 Celtics	.427
	1981 Celtics	.504

3-Point %

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	.270

Free Throw %

	1963 Celtics	.725
	1981 Celtics	.752

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1963 Celtics	118.1
	1981 Celtics	103.4

Rebounds

	1963 Celtics	68.7
	1981 Celtics	44.4

Assists

	1963 Celtics	24.3
	1981 Celtics	22.8

Steals

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	7.5

Blocks

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	0.6

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1963 Celtics	.422
	1981 Celtics	.480

3-Point %

	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *
	1981 Celtics	.222

Free Throw %

	1963 Celtics	.744
	1981 Celtics	.754

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1963 Celtics	19.7 ppg Sam Jones
1981 Celtics	21.2 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1963 Celtics	23.6 rpg Bill Russell
1981 Celtics	10.9 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1963 Celtics	6.8 apg Bob Cousy
1981 Celtics	7.7 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals

1963 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.0 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1963 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.6 bpg Robert Parish

NBA Playoffs

Points

1963 Celtics	24.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn
1981 Celtics	21.9 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1963 Celtics	25.1 rpg Bill Russell
1981 Celtics	14.0 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1963 Celtics	8.9 apg Bob Cousy
1981 Celtics	6.3 apg Tiny Archibald

Steals

1963 Celtics	- n/a *
1981 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1963 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.