Otis Birdsong GF #12

Height: 6-3 (191cm)

Weight: 190 lbs (86kg)

Born: Dec 9, 1955 (69 years old)

Hometown: Winter Haven, Florida

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1977 Round 1, Pick 2, Kansas City Kings

Pre-Draft Team: Houston (Sr)

High School: Winter Haven High School (Winter Haven, Florida)

4x All-Star

Otis Birdsong Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK
5/2/1989	Pistons	0	0	0	0	0
4/30/1989	Pistons	0	1	0	0	0
4/28/1989	Pistons	2	1	1	1	1
4/23/1989	Hornets (1988)	6	1	1	0	0
4/21/1989	Pacers	6	0	0	0	0

NBA Career
NCAA Career

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1977-78	21	KCK	73	25.7	15.8	2.4	2.4	1.0	0.2	2.0	.492	-	.697
1978-79 ☆	22	KCK	82	34.6	21.7	4.3	3.4	1.5	0.2	2.4	.509	-	.725
1979-80 ☆	23	KCK	82	35.2	22.7	4.0	2.5	1.7	0.3	2.2	.505	.278	.694
1980-81 ☆	24	KCK	71	36.5	24.6	3.6	3.3	1.3	0.3	2.4	.544	.286	.697
1981-82	25	NJN	37	27.7	14.2	2.6	3.4	0.8	0.1	1.7	.469	.000	.583
1982-83	26	NJN	62	30.4	15.1	2.4	3.9	1.4	0.3	1.8	.511	.333	.566
1983-84 ☆	27	NJN	69	31.4	19.8	2.5	3.9	1.2	0.2	2.5	.508	.250	.608
1984-85	28	NJN	56	32.9	20.6	2.6	4.1	1.5	0.1	2.1	.511	.190	.622
1985-86	29	NJN	77	31.1	15.8	2.6	3.4	1.1	0.2	2.3	.514	.364	.581
1986-87	30	NJN	7	18.1	6.3	1.0	2.4	0.4	0.0	1.3	.452	.000	.667
1987-88	31	NJN	67	28.1	10.9	2.5	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.9	.458	.360	.511
1988-89	32	BOS	13	8.3	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.9	.500	.333	.000
CAREER			696	31.1	18.0	3.0	3.2	1.2	0.2	2.1	.506	.274	.655

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1977-78	21	KCK	73	-	25.7	15.8	6.4	13.1	.492	-	-	-	3.0	4.2	.697	1.0	1.4	2.4	2.4	1.0	0.2	2.0	2.5
1978-79 ☆	22	KCK	82	-	34.6	21.7	9.0	17.8	.509	-	-	-	3.6	5.0	.725	2.1	2.2	4.3	3.4	1.5	0.2	2.4	3.1
1979-80 ☆	23	KCK	82	-	35.2	22.7	9.5	18.9	.505	0.1	0.4	.278	3.5	5.0	.694	2.1	2.0	4.0	2.5	1.7	0.3	2.2	2.8
1980-81 ☆	24	KCK	71	-	36.5	24.6	10.0	18.4	.544	0.1	0.5	.286	4.5	6.4	.697	1.7	2.0	3.6	3.3	1.3	0.3	2.4	2.4
1981-82	25	NJN	37	22	27.7	14.2	6.1	13.0	.469	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	3.4	.583	0.8	1.8	2.6	3.4	0.8	0.1	1.7	2.0
1982-83	26	NJN	62	54	30.4	15.1	6.9	13.5	.511	0.0	0.1	.333	1.3	2.3	.566	0.9	1.6	2.4	3.9	1.4	0.3	1.8	2.5
1983-84 ☆	27	NJN	69	57	31.4	19.8	8.4	16.6	.508	0.1	0.3	.250	2.8	4.6	.608	1.1	1.4	2.5	3.9	1.2	0.2	2.5	2.6
1984-85	28	NJN	56	45	32.9	20.6	8.8	17.3	.511	0.1	0.4	.190	2.9	4.6	.622	1.1	1.6	2.6	4.1	1.5	0.1	2.1	2.6
1985-86	29	NJN	77	74	31.1	15.8	7.1	13.7	.514	0.1	0.3	.364	1.6	2.7	.581	1.1	1.5	2.6	3.4	1.1	0.2	2.3	3.0
1986-87	30	NJN	7	6	18.1	6.3	2.7	6.0	.452	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.3	.667	0.4	0.6	1.0	2.4	0.4	0.0	1.3	2.3
1987-88	31	NJN	67	59	28.1	10.9	5.0	11.0	.458	0.1	0.4	.360	0.7	1.4	.511	1.1	1.4	2.5	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.1
1988-89	32	BOS	13	0	8.3	2.8	1.4	2.8	.500	0.1	0.2	.333	0.0	0.2	.000	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.9	0.8
CAREER			696	317	31.1	18.0	7.7	15.2	.506	0.1	0.3	.274	2.6	3.9	.655	1.3	1.7	3.0	3.2	1.2	0.2	2.1	2.6

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1977-78	21	KCK	73	-	1,878	1,156	470	955	.492	-	-	-	216	310	.697	70	105	175	174	74	12	145	179
1978-79 ☆	22	KCK	82	-	2,839	1,778	741	1,456	.509	-	-	-	296	408	.725	176	178	354	281	125	17	200	255
1979-80 ☆	23	KCK	82	-	2,885	1,858	781	1,546	.505	10	36	.278	286	412	.694	170	161	331	202	136	22	179	226
1980-81 ☆	24	KCK	71	-	2,593	1,747	710	1,306	.544	10	35	.286	317	455	.697	119	139	258	233	93	18	173	172
1981-82	25	NJN	37	22	1,025	524	225	480	.469	0	10	.000	74	127	.583	30	67	97	124	30	5	64	74
1982-83	26	NJN	62	54	1,885	936	426	834	.511	2	6	.333	82	145	.566	53	97	150	239	85	16	114	155
1983-84 ☆	27	NJN	69	57	2,168	1,365	583	1,147	.508	5	20	.250	194	319	.608	74	96	170	266	86	17	170	180
1984-85	28	NJN	56	45	1,842	1,155	495	968	.511	4	21	.190	161	259	.622	60	88	148	232	84	7	117	145
1985-86	29	NJN	77	74	2,395	1,216	543	1,057	.514	8	22	.364	122	210	.581	88	114	202	261	85	17	176	228
1986-87	30	NJN	7	6	127	44	19	42	.452	0	1	.000	6	9	.667	3	4	7	17	3	0	9	16
1987-88	31	NJN	67	59	1,882	730	337	736	.458	9	25	.360	47	92	.511	73	94	167	222	54	11	129	143
1988-89	32	BOS	13	0	108	37	18	36	.500	1	3	.333	0	2	.000	4	9	13	9	3	1	12	10
CAREER			696	317	21,627	12,546	5,348	10,563	.506	49	179	.274	1,801	2,748	.655	920	1,152	2,072	2,260	858	143	1,488	1,783

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1977-78	21	KCK	73	-	.530	.492	3.8	5.7	4.8	14.1	11.7	1.8	0.3	25.1	118.9	-1.5	1.2	104.3	105.1	17.2
1978-79 ☆	22	KCK	82	-	.544	.509	6.6	7.0	6.8	14.4	10.9	2.0	0.3	24.9	123.4	-0.4	1.2	109.5	103.9	18.8
1979-80 ☆	23	KCK	82	-	.538	.508	6.1	6.2	6.1	11.1	9.4	2.2	0.4	26.4	147.7	-1.5	1.2	108.0	103.0	19.1
1980-81 ☆	24	KCK	71	-	.580	.547	5.1	5.9	5.5	14.3	10.3	1.7	0.4	26.8	152.6	-0.7	1.3	112.6	107.4	21.1
1981-82	25	NJN	37	22	.489	.469	3.3	7.5	5.3	18.2	10.7	1.4	0.3	23.4	105.1	1.8	1.1	101.7	106.4	13.4
1982-83	26	NJN	62	54	.521	.512	3.2	5.7	4.5	19.1	11.3	2.1	0.5	21.1	141.0	2.4	1.1	107.6	102.4	15.2
1983-84 ☆	27	NJN	69	57	.530	.510	3.8	5.1	4.5	19.1	11.7	1.8	0.5	26.7	136.6	0.3	1.2	106.4	108.2	17.4
1984-85	28	NJN	56	45	.534	.513	3.5	5.5	4.5	19.3	9.8	2.2	0.2	26.3	132.3	2.1	1.2	109.2	109.9	18.1
1985-86	29	NJN	77	74	.529	.518	4.1	5.4	4.7	16.3	13.3	1.6	0.4	22.1	145.8	-0.1	1.2	103.8	110.5	13.4
1986-87	30	NJN	7	6	.479	.452	2.5	3.5	3.0	20.7	16.4	1.1	-	17.4	111.9	1.8	1.0	95.7	114.4	7.8
1987-88	31	NJN	67	59	.470	.464	4.4	6.0	5.2	18.5	14.2	1.4	0.4	20.4	132.9	1.0	1.0	95.5	114.3	10.4
1988-89	32	BOS	13	0	.502	.514	4.3	9.2	6.8	11.2	24.5	1.3	0.5	18.2	83.3	-5.5	1.0	85.2	116.3	6.8
CAREER			696	317	.533	.509	4.6	6.0	5.3	16.0	11.2	1.8	0.4	24.5	143.5	0.1	1.2	106.7	107.0	16.4

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	40 Pts	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1977-78	21	KCK	73	-	0	0	.179	1.2	0.5	0.3	28	45	.384	3.3	0.9	4.2
1978-79 ☆	22	KCK	82	-	0	0	.272	1.4	0.6	0.3	48	34	.585	5.9	2.9	8.8
1979-80 ☆	23	KCK	82	-	0	1	.274	1.1	0.8	0.3	47	35	.573	4.9	3.7	8.6
1980-81 ☆	24	KCK	71	-	0	1	.264	1.3	0.5	0.3	32	39	.451	6.2	2.0	8.2
1981-82	25	NJN	37	22	0	0	.100	1.9	0.5	0.3	16	21	.432	0.5	1.1	1.6
1982-83	26	NJN	62	54	0	0	.189	2.1	0.7	0.2	38	24	.613	2.6	2.6	5.2
1983-84 ☆	27	NJN	69	57	0	0	.235	1.6	0.5	0.3	37	32	.536	2.4	2.1	4.5
1984-85	28	NJN	56	45	0	1	.199	2.0	0.7	0.3	26	30	.464	2.8	1.4	4.2
1985-86	29	NJN	77	74	1	0	.241	1.5	0.5	0.2	37	40	.481	1.5	1.6	3.1
1986-87	30	NJN	7	6	0	0	.132	1.9	0.3	0.2	0	7	.000	-0.1	-	-
1987-88	31	NJN	67	59	1	0	.211	1.7	0.4	0.1	15	52	.224	-0.9	0.6	-0.3
1988-89	32	BOS	13	0	0	0	.047	0.8	0.2	0.1	6	7	.462	-0.2	-	-0.2
CAREER			696	317	2	3	.214	1.5	0.6	0.3	330	366	.474	28.9	19.0	47.9

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Playoff Stats

Summary
Per Game
Totals
Advanced
Misc

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1978-79	22	KCK	5	33.6	21.0	3.6	1.8	2.0	0.0	2.0	.513	-	.711
1979-80	23	KCK	3	37.3	22.0	7.7	2.3	1.3	0.0	2.0	.484	.000	.429
1980-81	24	KCK	8	29.3	15.5	2.6	3.4	1.5	0.0	2.5	.571	1.000	.611
1982-83	26	NJN	2	18.5	6.5	1.0	4.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	.375	.000	.500
1983-84	27	NJN	11	35.2	15.2	2.4	3.7	1.8	0.1	2.0	.415	.000	.521
1985-86	29	NJN	3	44.0	23.0	4.0	3.3	2.0	1.0	3.0	.527	.000	.579
1988-89	32	BOS	3	6.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.0	.200	.000	.000
CAREER			35	31.1	15.6	3.0	3.0	1.6	0.1	2.0	.480	.091	.583

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1978-79	22	KCK	5	-	33.6	21.0	7.8	15.2	.513	-	-	-	5.4	7.6	.711	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.8	2.0	0.0	2.0	2.6
1979-80	23	KCK	3	-	37.3	22.0	10.0	20.7	.484	0.0	1.0	.000	2.0	4.7	.429	3.7	4.0	7.7	2.3	1.3	0.0	2.0	1.7
1980-81	24	KCK	8	-	29.3	15.5	7.0	12.2	.571	0.1	0.1	1.000	1.4	2.2	.611	1.0	1.6	2.6	3.4	1.5	0.0	2.5	1.6
1982-83	26	NJN	2	0	18.5	6.5	3.0	8.0	.375	0.0	0.5	.000	0.5	1.0	.500	0.5	0.5	1.0	4.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	1.5
1983-84	27	NJN	11	0	35.2	15.2	6.5	15.5	.415	0.0	0.1	.000	2.3	4.4	.521	0.6	1.7	2.4	3.7	1.8	0.1	2.0	3.5
1985-86	29	NJN	3	3	44.0	23.0	9.7	18.3	.527	0.0	1.0	.000	3.7	6.3	.579	1.7	2.3	4.0	3.3	2.0	1.0	3.0	4.7
1988-89	32	BOS	3	1	6.7	0.7	0.3	1.7	.200	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.0
CAREER			35	4	31.1	15.6	6.6	13.8	.480	0.0	0.4	.091	2.3	4.0	.583	1.1	1.8	3.0	3.0	1.6	0.1	2.0	2.5

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1978-79	22	KCK	5	-	168	105	39	76	.513	-	-	-	27	38	.711	8	10	18	9	10	0	10	13
1979-80	23	KCK	3	-	112	66	30	62	.484	0	3	.000	6	14	.429	11	12	23	7	4	0	6	5
1980-81	24	KCK	8	-	234	124	56	98	.571	1	1	1.000	11	18	.611	8	13	21	27	12	0	20	13
1982-83	26	NJN	2	0	37	13	6	16	.375	0	1	.000	1	2	.500	1	1	2	9	3	0	1	3
1983-84	27	NJN	11	0	387	167	71	171	.415	0	1	.000	25	48	.521	7	19	26	41	20	1	22	38
1985-86	29	NJN	3	3	132	69	29	55	.527	0	3	.000	11	19	.579	5	7	12	10	6	3	9	14
1988-89	32	BOS	3	1	20	2	1	5	.200	0	2	.000	0	0	.000	0	2	2	1	1	1	3	3
CAREER			35	4	1,090	546	232	483	.480	1	11	.091	81	139	.583	40	64	104	104	56	5	71	89

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1978-79	22	KCK	5	-	.566	.513	4.4	6.9	5.5	9.5	9.7	2.7	-	23.0	122.4	-2.4	1.4	113.8	100.4	19.7
1979-80	23	KCK	3	-	.484	.484	9.9	12.3	11.0	10.4	8.1	1.8	-	27.3	91.2	-1.3	1.1	103.4	108.0	19.4
1980-81	24	KCK	8	-	.585	.577	4.0	6.6	5.2	22.2	15.9	2.7	-	24.6	218.3	-1.0	1.3	104.3	103.4	19.5
1982-83	26	NJN	2	0	.385	.375	3.0	3.3	3.1	34.1	5.6	3.9	-	19.7	87.5	14.3	0.8	104.2	112.8	15.1
1983-84	27	NJN	11	0	.435	.415	1.9	6.0	3.8	17.7	10.3	2.5	0.2	22.5	93.6	1.4	1.0	94.1	103.8	10.5
1985-86	29	NJN	3	3	.545	.527	4.2	6.9	5.4	12.6	12.4	2.2	1.4	22.5	110.6	-1.8	1.3	107.2	118.1	15.3
1988-89	32	BOS	3	1	.200	.200	-	11.5	5.8	6.9	37.5	2.6	3.1	18.0	20.0	-12.6	0.4	30.8	105.8	-5.4
CAREER			35	4	.502	.481	4.0	7.0	5.4	16.6	11.5	2.6	0.3	23.9	115.4	-0.2	1.1	100.6	105.3	14.8

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1978-79	22	KCK	5	-	.251	0.9	1.0	0.5	1	4	.200	0.4	0.2	0.7
1979-80	23	KCK	3	-	.296	1.2	0.7	0.2	1	2	.333	0.1	0.1	0.2
1980-81	24	KCK	8	-	.150	1.4	0.6	0.2	3	5	.375	0.3	0.3	0.5
1982-83	26	NJN	2	0	.179	9.0	3.0	0.1	0	2	.000	-	-	-
1983-84	27	NJN	11	0	.271	1.9	0.9	0.3	5	6	.455	-0.3	0.6	0.3
1985-86	29	NJN	3	3	.331	1.1	0.7	0.3	0	3	.000	0.1	-	0.1
1988-89	32	BOS	3	1	.018	0.3	0.3	0.0	0	3	.000	-0.2	-	-0.1
CAREER			35	4	.211	1.5	0.8	0.3	10	25	.286	0.4	1.3	1.7

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Jun 10, 1977	The Kansas City Kings selected Otis Birdsong in Round 1 with Pick 2 in the 1977 NBA Draft.
Sep 20, 1977	Otis Birdsong signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings.
May 1, 1981	The Kansas City Kings tendered a Qualifying Offer to make Otis Birdsong a Restricted FA.
May 24, 1981	Otis Birdsong signed a multi-year offer sheet with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since he is a restricted free agent, the Kansas City Kings can match.
Jun 7, 1981	The Kansas City Kings matched the offer sheet that Otis Birdsong signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Jul 1, 1981	Otis Birdsong, previously with the Kansas City Kings, became a free agent.
Jul 1, 1981	Otis Birdsong signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings.
Jul 2, 1981	Otis Birdsong was acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Kansas City Kings in a trade.
Jul 1, 1986	Otis Birdsong, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.
Nov 12, 1986	Otis Birdsong signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Aug 31, 1988	The New Jersey Nets placed the contract of Otis Birdsong on waivers.
Sep 2, 1988	Otis Birdsong, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.
Mar 29, 1989	Otis Birdsong signed a contract with the Boston Celtics.
Apr 8, 1989	Otis Birdsong, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Apr 9, 1989	Otis Birdsong signed a contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1989	Otis Birdsong, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Oct 1, 1990	The Boston Celtics renounced their free-agent exception rights to Otis Birdsong.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x All-NBA Second Team	1981
1x Player of the Week	10/26/1980
4x All-Star	1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
1x Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection	1984
3x Western All-Star Coaches Selection	1979, 1980, 1981

NBA All-Star Game Stats

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Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1979	22	West	1	14.0	9.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	.667	-	.500
1980	23	West	1	14.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	.500	.000	.000
1981	24	West	1	12.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	.000	.000	.500
1984	27	East	1	12.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	.200	.000	.000
CAREER			4	13.0	3.5	1.5	0.5	0.8	0.8	.375	.000	.500

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	TOV	PF
1979	22	West	1	-	14	9	4	6	.667	-	-	-	1	2	.500	1	1	2	0	2	1	1
1980	23	West	1	-	14	2	1	2	.500	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
1981	24	West	1	-	12	1	0	3	.000	0	0	.000	1	2	.500	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
1984	27	East	1	0	12	2	1	5	.200	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	2	1	3	1	0	0	1
CAREER			4	0	52	14	6	16	.375	0	0	.000	2	4	.500	4	2	6	2	3	3	3

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NCAA Career

College: Houston (1977)

NCAA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x Consensus All-American First Team	1977
1x NABC All-American First Team	1977
1x AP All-American Second Team	1977
1x USBWA All-American First Team	1977
1x UPI All-American First Team	1977

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PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
18.0	3.0	3.2	1.2	0.2

FG%	3P%	FT%
50.6%	27.4%	65.5%