- Won
- 52
- Lost
- 30
- Pct
- .634
- Finish
- 9th of 27
- SRS
- 3.23
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 75 | 75 | 39.3 | 24.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | .473 | .333 | .930 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 82 | 25 | 33.2 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 2.1 | .549 | .333 | .893 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 79 | 54 | 31.9 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | .496 | .267 | .808 |
| Robert Parish | C | 79 | 78 | 30.3 | 15.7 | 10.1 | 1.3 | .580 | — | .747 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 75 | 65 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .434 | .042 | .843 |
| Jim Paxson | PG | 72 | 25 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .453 | .250 | .811 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 81 | 4 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | .480 | .000 | .830 |
| Ed Pinckney | PF | 77 | 50 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | .542 | .000 | .773 |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | 71 | 10 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .455 | .167 | .794 |
| Michael Smith | PF | 65 | 7 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .476 | .071 | .828 |
| John Bagley | PG | 54 | 17 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 5.5 | .459 | .056 | .744 |
| Charles Smith | PG | 60 | 0 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .444 | .000 | .697 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | SG | 14 | 0 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | .308 | .400 | .667 |
Playoffs
- Lost to New York Knicks 2–3 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | SF | 5 | 5 | 41.4 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | .444 | — | .906 |
| Kevin McHale | PF | 5 | 5 | 38.4 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 2.6 | .609 | — | .862 |
| Reggie Lewis | SG | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | .597 | — | .771 |
| Robert Parish | C | 5 | 5 | 34.0 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 2.6 | .574 | — | .944 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 5 | 5 | 32.4 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | .484 | — | 1.000 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 5 | 0 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | .765 | — | .833 |
| Ed Pinckney | PF | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | .857 | — | .778 |
| Jim Paxson | PG | 5 | 0 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | .500 | — | .750 |
| John Bagley | PG | 5 | 0 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.4 | .533 | — | .750 |
| Michael Smith | PF | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .625 | — | 1.000 |
| Kevin Gamble | SF | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .600 | — | — |
| Charles Smith | PG | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .500 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.