Otis Birdsong

Otis Birdsong

New Jersey Nets

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
18.0
1.74× era #132 all-time
peak 1980-81 · 2.28×
RPG
3.0
0.69× era
peak 1978-79 · 0.92×
APG
3.3
1.32× era
peak 1984-85 · 1.62×
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.2

Shooting Percentages

FG%
50.3%
3P%
21.3%
FT%
62.3%

Career Totals

Games Played
696
Total Points
12550
Total Rebounds
2062
Total Assists
2268
Total Steals
855
Total Blocks
149

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG61218251977-781983-841988-891977-78: 15.8 PPG1978-79: 21.7 PPG1979-80: 22.7 PPG1980-81: 24.6 PPG1981-82: 14.2 PPG1982-83: 15.1 PPG1983-84: 19.8 PPG1984-85: 20.6 PPG1985-86: 15.8 PPG1986-87: 6.3 PPG1987-88: 10.9 PPG1988-89: 2.8 PPG1977-78: 2.4 RPG1978-79: 4.3 RPG1979-80: 4.0 RPG1980-81: 3.6 RPG1981-82: 2.6 RPG1982-83: 2.4 RPG1983-84: 2.5 RPG1984-85: 2.6 RPG1985-86: 2.6 RPG1986-87: 1.0 RPG1987-88: 2.5 RPG1988-89: 1.0 RPG1977-78: 2.4 APG1978-79: 3.4 APG1979-80: 2.5 APG1980-81: 3.3 APG1981-82: 3.4 APG1982-83: 3.9 APG1983-84: 3.9 APG1984-85: 4.1 APG1985-86: 3.4 APG1986-87: 2.4 APG1987-88: 3.3 APG1988-89: 0.7 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
53.3%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
50.9%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 35
PPG 15.6
RPG 3.0
APG 3.0
FG% 46.0%
3P% 22.9%
FT% 52.0%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • All-NBA 2nd Team 1980-81
  • All-Star ×4 1983-84, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1988-89 BOS 13 8.3 2.8 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 50.0% 33.3% 0.0%
1987-88 NJN 67 28.1 10.9 2.5 3.3 0.8 0.2 45.8% 36.0% 51.1%
1986-87 NJN 7 18.1 6.3 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 66.7%
1985-86 NJN 77 31.1 15.8 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.2 51.3% 36.4% 58.1%
1984-85 NJN 56 32.9 20.6 2.6 4.1 1.5 0.1 51.1% 19.0% 62.2%
1983-84 NJN 69 31.4 19.8 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.2 50.8% 25.0% 60.8%
1982-83 NJN 62 30.4 15.1 2.4 3.9 1.4 0.3 51.1% 33.3% 56.6%
1981-82 NJN 37 27.7 14.2 2.6 3.4 0.8 0.1 46.9% 0.0% 58.3%
1980-81 KCK 71 36.5 24.6 3.6 3.3 1.3 0.3 54.4% 28.6% 69.7%
1979-80 KCK 82 35.2 22.7 4.0 2.5 1.7 0.3 50.5% 27.8% 69.4%
1978-79 KCK 82 34.6 21.7 4.3 3.4 1.5 0.2 50.9% 0.0% 72.5%
1977-78 KCK 73 25.7 15.8 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 49.2% 0.0% 69.7%

Players Like Otis Birdsong

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Darrell Griffith 1980 – 1990 16.2p 3.3r 2.1a 2 Bernard King 1977 – 1992 22.5p 5.8r 3.3a 3 Vinnie Johnson 1979 – 1991 12.0p 3.2r 3.3a 4 World Free 1975 – 1987 20.3p 2.7r 3.8a 5 Sly Williams 1979 – 1985 10.9p 4.2r 2.0a