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NBA ComparatorThe best Boston Celtics forwards since 1946-47
John Havlicek leads with 26,395 points in 1,270 games for the Boston Celtics; Paul Pierce had 24,021.
Every forward with 82 or more regular-season games for the Boston Celtics since 1946-47, ranked by points. The lines are each player's total game by game, the top 8 of each drawn.
70 forwards with 82+ gamespoints
| # | player | seasons | games | points | rebounds | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Havlicek | 1962-63 – 1977-78 | 1,270 | 26,395 | — | — |
| 2 | Paul Pierce | 1998-99 – 2012-13 | 1,102 | 24,021 | 6,651 | 4,305 |
| 3 | Larry Bird | 1979-80 – 1991-92 | 897 | 21,791 | 8,974 | 5,695 |
| 4 | Kevin McHale | 1980-81 – 1992-93 | 971 | 17,334 | 7,117* | 1,669* |
| 5 | Tom Heinsohn | 1956-57 – 1964-65 | 654 | 12,175 | — | — |
| 6 | Antoine Walker | 1996-97 – 2004-05 | 552 | 11,386 | 4,782 | 2,266 |
| 7 | Don Nelson | 1965-66 – 1975-76 | 872 | 9,967 | 4,116* | — |
| 8 | Thomas Sanders | 1960-61 – 1972-73 | 917 | 8,762 | — | — |
| 9 | Frank Ramsey | 1954-55 – 1963-64 | 623 | 8,378 | — | — |
| 10 | Cedric Maxwell | 1977-78 – 1984-85 | 606 | 8,307 | 4,021 | 1,390 |
| 11 | Kevin Garnett | 2007-08 – 2012-13 | 396 | 6,233 | 3,301 | 1,078 |
| 12 | Bailey Howell | 1966-67 – 1969-70 | 323 | 5,809 | — | — |
| 13 | Kevin Gamble | 1988-89 – 1993-94 | 436 | 4,895 | 1,112 | 1,003 |
| 14 | Rick Fox | 1991-92 – 1996-97 | 444 | 4,759 | 1,733 | 1,250 |
| 15 | Eric Williams | 1995-96 – 2003-04 | 462 | 4,248 | 1,607 | 678 |
| 16 | Paul Silas | 1972-73 – 1975-76 | 325 | 3,742 | 3,985* | 847* |
| 17 | Jeff Green | 2010-11 – 2014-15 | 222 | 3,252 | 925 | 338 |
| 18 | Brandon Bass | 2011-12 – 2014-15 | 304 | 3,216 | 1,658 | 330 |
| 19 | Jim Loscutoff | 1955-56 – 1963-64 | 509 | 3,165 | — | — |
| 20 | Steve Kuberski | 1969-70 – 1977-78 | 498 | 2,929 | 1,912* | 282* |
| 21 | Jared Sullinger | 2012-13 – 2015-16 | 258 | 2,856 | 1,979 | 474 |
| 22 | Walter McCarty | 1997-98 – 2004-05 | 494 | 2,806 | 1,402 | 623 |
| 23 | Kelly Olynyk | 2013-14 – 2016-17 | 278 | 2,628 | 1,310 | 471 |
| 24 | Xavier Mcdaniel | 1992-93 – 1994-95 | 232 | 2,626 | 1,189 | 397 |
| 25 | Sam Hauser | 2021-22 – 2026-27 | 335 | 2,624 | 1,037 | 342 |
| 26 | Jae Crowder | 2014-15 – 2016-17 | 202 | 2,576 | 1,052 | 372 |
| 27 | Sidney Wicks | 1976-77 – 1977-78 | 163 | 2,321 | 1,497 | 340 |
| 28 | M.L. Carr | 1979-80 – 1984-85 | 363 | 2,285 | 818 | 482 |
| 29 | Willie Naulls | 1963-64 – 1965-66 | 221 | 2,274 | — | — |
| 30 | Glen Davis | 2007-08 – 2010-11 | 277 | 2,098 | 1,139 | 224 |
| 31 | Ed Pinckney | 1988-89 – 1993-94 | 340 | 2,060 | 1,799 | 282 |
| 32 | Kristaps Porziņģis | 2023-24 – 2024-25 | 99 | 1,963 | 693 | 202 |
| 33 | Daniel Theis | 2017-18 – 2021-22 | 257 | 1,869 | 1,243 | 323 |
| 34 | Chuck Cooper | 1950-51 – 1953-54 | 272 | 1,854 | — | — |
| 35 | Marcus Morris Sr. | 2017-18 – 2018-19 | 129 | 1,780 | 747 | 181 |
| 36 | Grant Williams | 2019-20 – 2022-23 | 288 | 1,774 | 993 | 341 |
| 37 | Bob Brannum | 1951-52 – 1954-55 | 279 | 1,742 | — | — |
| 38 | Gordon Hayward | 2017-18 – 2019-20 | 125 | 1,736 | 671 | 456 |
| 39 | Scott Wedman | 1982-83 – 1986-87 | 271 | 1,689 | 573 | 282 |
| 40 | Bob Harris | 1950-51 – 1953-54 | 250 | 1,688 | — | — |
| 41 | Curtis Rowe | 1976-77 – 1978-79 | 183 | 1,466 | 1,006 | 221 |
| 42 | Ryan Gomes | 2005-06 – 2006-07 | 134 | 1,342 | 705 | 177 |
| 43 | Leon Powe | 2006-07 – 2008-09 | 189 | 1,247 | 787 | 71 |
| 44 | Don Barksdale | 1953-54 – 1954-55 | 135 | 1,213 | — | — |
| 45 | Jiri Welsch | 2003-04 – 2004-05 | 136 | 1,161 | 435 | 267 |
| 46 | Amir Johnson | 2015-16 – 2016-17 | 159 | 1,097 | 871 | 278 |
| 47 | Tom Boswell | 1975-76 – 1977-78 | 170 | 1,005 | 665 | 174 |
| 48 | Lou Tsioropoulos | 1956-57 – 1958-59 | 158 | 906 | — | — |
| 49 | Semi Ojeleye | 2017-18 – 2020-21 | 254 | 877 | 539 | 117 |
| 50 | Dick Hemric | 1955-56 – 1956-57 | 138 | 863 | — | — |
| 51 | Fred Roberts | 1986-87 – 1987-88 | 147 | 852 | 352 | 143 |
| 52 | Art Spector | 1946-47 – 1949-50 | 166 | 850 | — | — |
| 53 | Jonas Jerebko | 2014-15 – 2016-17 | 185 | 846 | 700 | 163 |
| 54 | Togo Palazzi | 1954-55 – 1956-57 | 136 | 725 | — | — |
| 55 | Brian Scalabrine | 2005-06 – 2009-10 | 264 | 723 | 396 | 195 |
| 56 | Vin Baker | 2002-03 – 2003-04 | 89 | 688 | 408 | 83 |
| 57 | Bob Doll | 1948-49 – 1949-50 | 94 | 685 | — | — |
| 58 | Gene Stump | 1947-48 – 1948-49 | 99 | 618 | — | — |
| 59 | Horace McKinney | 1950-51 – 1951-52 | 98 | 591 | — | — |
| 60 | Glenn McDonald | 1974-75 – 1975-76 | 137 | 590 | 203* | 92 |
| 61 | Brad Lohaus | 1987-88 – 1988-89 | 118 | 566 | 280 | 98 |
| 62 | Brady Walker | 1949-50 – 1950-51 | 82 | 539 | — | — |
| 63 | Dwight Morrison | 1954-55 – 1955-56 | 142 | 532 | — | — |
| 64 | Darren Daye | 1986-87 – 1987-88 | 108 | 519 | 200 | 146 |
| 65 | Fred Saunders | 1976-77 – 1977-78 | 94 | 477 | 260 | 96 |
| 66 | Acie Earl | 1993-94 – 1994-95 | 104 | 476 | 292 | 14 |
| 67 | Gene Guarilia | 1959-60 – 1962-63 | 125 | 413 | — | — |
| 68 | Chris Wilcox | 2011-12 – 2012-13 | 89 | 411 | 302 | 34 |
| 69 | Bruce Bowen | 1997-98 – 1998-99 | 91 | 410 | 226 | 109 |
| 70 | Gerald Wallace | 2013-14 – 2014-15 | 90 | 333 | 269 | 154 |
* The box score lacks the stat in some of his games here; the total is the games that have it. — The box score lacks the stat in more than a tenth of his games here. The box score has rebounds in nearly every game from 1969-70 and assists in nearly every game from 1975-76; the Method has the rest. A position is the NBA roster's, else ESPN's, one for the whole career.
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