Otis Birdsong
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1988-89
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Dec 9, 1955
- College
- Houston
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 2
1All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 12 | 696 | 12,544 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 48.3 |
| Playoffs | 7 | 35 | 546 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | KCK | 73 | 15.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 31-51 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 82 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 21.0 | All-Star |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 82 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 22.0 | All-Star |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 71 | 24.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 40-42 | Lost conf. finals | 15.5 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 37 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 62 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 49-33 | Lost conf. finals | 6.5 | |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 69 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 45-37 | Lost conf. finals | 15.2 | All-Star |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 56 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 42-40 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1985-86 | NJN | 77 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 39-43 | Lost 2nd round | 23.0 | |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 7 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 24-58 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1987-88 | NJN | 67 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 19-63 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 13 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 42-40 | Lost 1st round | 0.7 |