Larry Bird 50-40-90 Club Season (1986-87)
Larry Bird: first to achieve the 50–40–90 feat, and one of three with multiple such seasons.
Larry Bird is one of three players to achieve multiple 50–40–90 seasons, recording consecutive ones in 1986–87 and 1987–88.
Quick Facts
- Player role
- Small Forward
- Team affiliation
- Boston Celtics
- Season
- 1986-87
- Field goal percentage
- 50.4%
- Three-point percentage
- 40.0%
- Free throw percentage
- 91.0%
- League status
- NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team
Lore & Background
Bird was the first player to accomplish the 50–40–90 achievement.
Reader's Guide
The 50–40–90 club requires a player to achieve 50% field goal percentage, 40% three-point field goal percentage, and 90% free throw percentage over a regular season, meeting minimum thresholds to qualify as a league leader in each category.
Did You Know?
- Bird is one of only three players with multiple 50–40–90 seasons, along with Steve Nash and Kevin Durant.
- The 50–40–90 season has only been possible since the introduction of the three-point field goal in the 1979–80 NBA season.
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