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NBA ComparatorThe best Boston Celtics guards since 1946-47

Bob Cousy leads with 16,956 points in 917 games for the Boston Celtics; Sam Jones had 15,369.

Every guard 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.

points · by game

assists · by game

3-pointers made · by game

78 guards with 82+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	3-pointers made
1	Bob Cousy	1950-51 – 1962-63	917	16,956	—	—
2	Sam Jones	1957-58 – 1968-69	871	15,369	—	—
3	Jayson Tatum	2017-18 – 2026-27	602	14,145	2,339	1,593
4	Jaylen Brown	2016-17 – 2025-26	674	13,474	1,953	1,284
5	Jojo White	1969-70 – 1978-79	716	13,188	3,588^*	—
6	Bill Sharman	1951-52 – 1960-61	680	12,289	—	—
7	Reggie Lewis	1987-88 – 1992-93	450	7,902	1,153	27
8	Dennis Johnson	1983-84 – 1989-90	541	6,805	3,484	44
9	Danny Ainge	1981-82 – 1988-89	556	6,257	2,413^*	348
10	Marcus Smart	2014-15 – 2022-23	581	6,141	2,700	911
11	Ray Allen	2007-08 – 2011-12	358	5,987	981	798
12	Rajon Rondo	2006-07 – 2014-15	527	5,783	4,474	109
13	Don Chaney	1968-69 – 1979-80	652	5,689	1,208^*	—
14	Dee Brown	1990-91 – 1997-98	476	5,512	1,883	325
15	Larry Siegfried	1963-64 – 1969-70	466	5,422	—	—
16	K.C. Jones	1958-59 – 1966-67	676	5,071	—	—
17	Avery Bradley	2010-11 – 2016-17	413	5,008	703	520
18	Derrick White	2021-22 – 2026-27	335	4,942	1,573	856
19	Nate Archibald	1978-79 – 1982-83	363	4,550	2,563	—
20	Payton Pritchard	2020-21 – 2026-27	427	4,515	1,292	875
21	Isaiah Thomas	2014-15 – 2016-17	179	4,422	1,070	460
22	Gerald Henderson	1979-80 – 1983-84	400	3,521	1,110	28
23	Chris Ford	1978-79 – 1981-82	309	3,194	1,020	—
24	Dana Barros	1995-96 – 2003-04	307	3,109	1,014	416
25	Kyrie Irving	2017-18 – 2018-19	127	3,062	770	340
26	Sherman Douglas	1991-92 – 1995-96	269	2,981	1,829	41
27	Ricky Davis	2003-04 – 2005-06	181	2,940	615	136
28	Charlie Scott	1975-76 – 1977-78	156	2,730	674	—
29	Kenny Anderson	1997-98 – 2001-02	241	2,717	1,250	121
30	David Wesley	1994-95 – 1996-97	207	2,627	1,193	270
31	Tony Allen	2004-05 – 2009-10	336	2,423	439	55
32	Terry Rozier	2015-16 – 2018-19	272	2,090	631	335
33	Todd Day	1995-96 – 1996-97	152	2,027	219	221
34	Delonte West	2004-05 – 2010-11	203	1,991	750	185
35	Kemba Walker	2019-20 – 2020-21	99	1,974	480	307
36	Brian Shaw	1988-89 – 1991-92	178	1,969	1,163	3
37	Ron Mercer	1997-98 – 1998-99	121	1,919	280	8
38	Greg Minor	1994-95 – 1998-99	277	1,902	384	24
39	Bob Donham	1950-51 – 1953-54	272	1,818	—	—
40	Paul Westphal	1972-73 – 1974-75	224	1,636	472^*	—
41	Eddie House	2007-08 – 2009-10	209	1,633	292	332
42	Evan Turner	2014-15 – 2015-16	163	1,633	808	53
43	Kevin Stacom	1974-75 – 1978-79	296	1,568	444^*	—
44	Jrue Holiday	2023-24 – 2024-25	131	1,546	572	246
45	Sidney Hertzberg	1949-50 – 1950-51	132	1,321	—	—
46	Gerald Green	2005-06 – 2016-17	160	1,272	134	140
47	Arthur Williams	1970-71 – 1973-74	303	1,208	912^*	—
48	Jim Paxson	1987-88 – 1989-90	157	1,196	293	11
49	Jerry Sichting	1985-86 – 1987-88	184	1,083	432	15
50	Quinn Buckner	1982-83 – 1984-85	227	1,074	637^*	0
51	Jeff Judkins	1978-79 – 1979-80	146	1,060	191	—
52	Emmette Bryant	1968-69 – 1969-70	151	1,016	—	—
53	Marcus Banks	2003-04 – 2005-06	180	951	362	54
54	Ed Leede	1949-50 – 1950-51	117	951	—	—
55	Courtney Lee	2012-13 – 2013-14	108	833	175	81
56	Tony Delk	2001-02 – 2002-03	89	816	197	140
57	Eddie Ehlers	1947-48 – 1948-49	99	806	—	—
58	John Bagley	1989-90 – 1992-93	137	777	796	11
59	Jim Seminoff	1948-49 – 1949-50	122	767	—	—
60	Marquis Daniels	2009-10 – 2011-12	138	680	177	10
61	Ernie Barrett	1953-54 – 1955-56	130	638	—	—
62	Brad Wanamaker	2018-19 – 2019-20	107	627	235	53
63	Adrian Griffin	1999-00 – 2000-01	116	578	204	25
64	Baylor Scheierman	2024-25 – 2026-27	109	548	149	125
65	Michael A. Smith	1989-90 – 1990-91	112	545	122	8
66	Andy Phillip	1956-57 – 1957-58	139	538	—	—
67	Milt Palacio	2000-01 – 2001-02	99	494	205	24
68	Jack Garfinkel	1946-47 – 1948-49	91	477	—	—
69	Jordan Walsh	2023-24 – 2026-27	130	461	79	65
70	Aaron Nesmith	2020-21 – 2021-22	98	414	45	71
71	Phil Pressey	2013-14 – 2014-15	125	390	358	44
72	Sam Vincent	1985-86 – 1986-87	103	355	128	1
73	Rick Carlisle	1984-85 – 1986-87	157	348	158	5
74	Romeo Langford	2019-20 – 2021-22	94	342	45	39
75	Charles Bradley	1981-82 – 1982-83	102	336	50	0
76	Kedrick Brown	2001-02 – 2003-04	101	318	60	20
77	Carlos Clark	1983-84 – 1984-85	93	223	65	0
78	James Young	2014-15 – 2016-17	89	202	26	35

* 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 assists in nearly every game from 1975-76 and 3-pointers made in nearly every game from 1979-80; the Method has the rest. A position is the NBA roster's, else ESPN's, one for the whole career.

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