1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 1964 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 1963-64 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

1948
Baltimore

Bullets (1st)

vs.

1964
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	1964 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	1964 Celtics	59 - 21

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	1964 Celtics	.738

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	1964 Celtics	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	1964 Celtics	13 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	1964 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	1964 Celtics	8 - 2

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	1964 Celtics	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	1964 Celtics	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	1964 Celtics	3 - All-NBA 2nd Team: John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	1964 Celtics	1 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	1964 Celtics	9 - John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Clyde Lovellette, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	1964 Celtics	113.0

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	71.7

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	1964 Celtics	22.0

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	1964 Celtics	.413

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	1964 Celtics	.725

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	1964 Celtics	103.4

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	73.6

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	1964 Celtics	22.1

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	1964 Celtics	.393

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1964 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	1964 Celtics	.701

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
1964 Celtics	19.9 ppg John Havlicek

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1964 Celtics	24.7 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
1964 Celtics	5.1 apg K.C. Jones

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1964 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1964 Celtics	- n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
1964 Celtics	23.2 ppg Sam Jones

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1964 Celtics	27.2 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
1964 Celtics	6.8 apg K.C. Jones

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1964 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1964 Celtics	- n/a *

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.