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Jayson Tatum's playoff minutes compared to past Celtics superstars

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 I am talking maximum playoff minutes per game in their Celtics careers. Here are their average floor time per contest - followed by the year it was accomplished.


Bill Russell: 48.0 MPG (1962)

John Havlicek: 47.2 MPG (1969)

Bob Cousy: 46.0 MPG (1952) - tie

Dave Cowens: 46.0 MPG (1973) - tie

Larry Bird: 44.9 MPG (1988)\

Jayson Tatum: 41.0 MPG (2022)

So, it appears that in 1962, Russ never left the court during the post season. He either played the entire game for each contest, or there were a few overtime situations and some less-than-48-MPGs battles. He was THAT good.

No surprise Hondo was next. The year, 1969, was Big Bill's last season before retirement, and The Green were getting older. Havlicek was badly needed, particularly versus the rival Lakers.

The Cooz and Big Red tied for third place. Larry came in fourth. No big surprises there, either. Frankly, I was a bit surprised that Tatum (5th place) was that far behind the other Celtics stars in playoff floor time.

I may have missed some Celtics that would be in the running, but I just needed some "minutes stats" from both the past and present. 


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