1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 1984 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 1983-84 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.

1984
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	1984 Celtics	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	1984 Celtics	62 - 20

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	1984 Celtics	.756

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	1984 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	1984 Celtics	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	1984 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	1984 Celtics	15 - 8

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	1984 Celtics	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	1984 Celtics	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	1984 Celtics	6 - Season MVP: Larry Bird Finals MVP: Larry Bird 6th Man of the Year: Kevin McHale All-NBA 1st Team: Larry Bird All-Defensive 2nd Team: Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	1984 Celtics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	1984 Celtics	4 - Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	1984 Celtics	112.1

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	45.1

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	1984 Celtics	25.9

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	8.2

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	5.2

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	0.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	1984 Celtics	.500

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	.240

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	1984 Celtics	.792

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	1984 Celtics	110.9

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	43.9

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	1984 Celtics	23.0

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	8.6

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	0.9

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	1984 Celtics	.473

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1984 Celtics	.339

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	1984 Celtics	.784

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
1984 Celtics	24.2 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1984 Celtics	10.7 rpg Robert Parish

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
1984 Celtics	6.6 apg Larry Bird

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1984 Celtics	1.8 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1984 Celtics	1.5 bpg Kevin McHale

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
1984 Celtics	27.5 ppg Larry Bird

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1984 Celtics	11.0 rpg Larry Bird

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
1984 Celtics	5.9 apg Larry Bird

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1984 Celtics	2.3 spg Larry Bird

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1984 Celtics	1.8 bpg Robert Parish

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.