celtics players to average 23+ points per game in one season including playoffs since 1979

Larry Bird averaged 23.4 points per game for the Celtics in 1982-83.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.4	1982-83	BOS	85	37.9	11.1	5.9	1.9	0.9	9.4	18.8	49.8	0.3	1.0	28.4	4.4	5.3	83.9	55.5	2.5	8.6	3.0	3,222	1,990	945	499	161	74	259	212
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.9	1983-84	BOS	102	39.1	10.3	6.4	1.9	0.9	9.7	19.4	49.9	0.2	0.9	27.8	5.3	6.0	88.5	56.5	2.4	7.9	3.2	3,989	2,540	1,048	656	198	96	324	268
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	28.2	1984-85	BOS	100	39.8	10.2	6.5	1.6	1.2	11.1	21.9	51.0	0.6	1.6	40.4	5.2	5.9	88.4	57.5	2.2	8.1	3.1	3,976	2,815	1,024	646	163	117	305	262
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	25.8	1985-86	BOS	100	38.8	9.7	7.1	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.4	49.9	1.1	2.5	42.0	5.4	6.0	90.2	58.6	2.2	7.5	3.1	3,883	2,581	973	705	203	62	313	237
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.8	1986-87	BOS	97	41.4	9.4	7.5	1.7	0.9	10.3	20.1	51.4	1.1	2.7	39.1	6.1	6.7	91.0	60.3	1.7	7.7	3.2	4,020	2,698	913	731	162	89	311	240
6	Kevin McHale K. McHale	25.0	1986-87	BOS	98	39.7	9.8	2.4	0.5	2.1	9.8	16.4	60.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	6.5	82.1	65.0	3.2	6.6	2.6	3,887	2,452	957	237	45	202	251	311
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	28.9	1987-88	BOS	93	40.1	9.2	6.3	1.7	0.8	11.1	21.6	51.4	1.2	2.9	40.9	5.5	6.1	91.2	59.6	1.5	7.7	2.8	3,728	2,692	853	582	161	71	262	202
8	Kevin McHale K. McHale	23.2	1987-88	BOS	81	38.3	8.3	2.6	0.4	1.5	8.7	14.5	60.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.7	7.0	80.7	65.9	2.6	5.7	2.2	3,106	1,878	672	211	34	122	180	244
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.3	1989-90	BOS	80	39.4	9.5	7.6	1.4	0.8	9.5	20.2	47.2	0.9	2.7	32.7	4.4	4.7	92.8	54.5	1.2	8.3	3.3	3,151	1,942	758	606	111	66	261	183
10	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	25.3	2000-01	BOS	82	38.0	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	8.4	18.5	45.4	1.8	4.7	38.3	6.7	9.0	74.5	56.3	1.1	5.2	3.2	3,120	2,071	522	253	138	69	262	251	-77
11	Antoine Walker A. Walker	23.4	2000-01	BOS	81	41.9	8.9	5.5	1.7	0.6	8.8	21.2	41.3	2.7	7.4	36.7	3.1	4.3	71.6	50.5	1.9	7.0	3.7	3,396	1,892	719	445	138	49	301	251	-122
12	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	25.9	2001-02	BOS	98	40.6	7.2	3.3	1.8	1.1	8.5	19.4	43.6	2.4	6.4	38.5	6.5	8.2	80.0	56.3	1.1	6.1	3.1	3,974	2,538	703	327	181	106	302	289	+377
13	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26.1	2002-03	BOS	89	39.8	7.5	4.7	1.8	0.8	8.3	20.1	41.5	1.5	4.9	30.7	7.9	9.8	81.0	53.5	1.3	6.2	3.7	3,541	2,319	668	416	160	70	332	265	+111
14	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26.8	2005-06	BOS	79	39.0	6.7	4.7	1.4	0.4	8.7	18.5	47.1	1.4	4.0	35.4	7.9	10.3	77.2	58.2	1.0	5.7	3.5	3,084	2,116	530	375	107	34	273	223	-59
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	25.0	2006-07	BOS	47	37.0	5.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	7.9	18.1	43.9	2.3	5.9	38.9	6.8	8.6	79.6	57.1	0.8	5.1	3.2	1,740	1,173	277	194	48	13	152	122	+2
16	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	28.0	2016-17	BOS	91	34.0	2.8	6.0	0.9	0.2	8.7	19.1	45.7	3.1	8.3	37.3	7.5	8.4	89.6	61.6	0.5	2.2	2.9	3,090	2,548	252	548	83	15	260	202	+261
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	24.4	2017-18	BOS	60	32.2	3.8	5.1	1.1	0.3	8.9	18.1	49.1	2.8	6.8	40.8	3.9	4.4	88.9	61.0	0.6	3.2	2.3	1,931	1,466	227	306	65	17	139	122	+258
18	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	23.5	2018-19	BOS	76	33.5	4.9	6.9	1.5	0.5	8.9	18.7	47.4	2.5	6.5	39.0	3.3	3.8	87.7	57.8	1.0	3.9	2.6	2,544	1,788	374	527	116	38	200	193	+318
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23.9	2019-20	BOS	83	35.6	7.6	3.4	1.3	0.9	8.4	18.8	44.7	2.8	7.2	39.7	4.3	5.3	81.2	56.6	1.0	6.6	2.4	2,955	1,984	630	285	110	77	203	177	+593
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	24.7	2020-21	BOS	58	34.5	6.0	3.4	1.2	0.6	9.3	19.2	48.4	2.8	7.1	39.7	3.3	4.3	76.4	58.6	1.2	4.8	2.7	1,999	1,430	347	195	72	32	158	168	+69
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.7	2020-21	BOS	69	35.9	7.3	4.3	1.2	0.6	9.4	20.7	45.6	2.9	7.6	38.6	4.9	5.6	87.4	57.7	0.8	6.5	2.7	2,475	1,845	501	299	81	39	184	137	+103
22	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	23.5	2021-22	BOS	90	34.9	6.3	3.5	1.1	0.3	8.6	18.2	47.2	2.5	6.9	36.2	3.8	5.0	75.9	57.6	1.0	5.4	2.8	3,140	2,113	570	316	97	28	252	234	+526
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.6	2021-22	BOS	100	37.1	7.7	4.8	1.0	0.7	9.1	20.4	44.6	3.1	8.5	36.2	5.4	6.4	83.9	57.4	1.1	6.6	3.2	3,714	2,661	770	482	104	70	317	246	+775
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	25.7	2022-23	BOS	87	36.3	6.6	3.4	1.1	0.4	9.9	20.1	49.2	2.3	6.9	33.8	3.6	4.8	75.1	57.9	1.2	5.4	3.0	3,156	2,237	571	300	96	34	263	233	+298
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	29.4	2022-23	BOS	94	37.6	9.1	4.8	1.1	0.8	9.7	20.9	46.5	3.1	9.0	34.5	6.9	8.1	85.8	60.3	1.1	8.0	2.9	3,531	2,768	859	447	99	72	269	204	+549