Career snapshot
8seasons
522games
4,752career pts
11.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Boston Celtics
· 363 games · 1979-80–1984-85
Position rank · 1984-85
#70PPG rank
#46PER rank
#47WS rank
Among 73 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
18.7
1978-79 · DET
RPG
7.4
1978-79 · DET
APG
3.3
1978-79 · DET
PER
16.3
1978-79 · DET
WS
7.9
1978-79 · DET
Draft
1973
Round 5 ·
Pick 76
from Guilford
Honors & awards
1×
All-Defense Team
1978
1×
All-Rookie Team
1975
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | DET | 79 | 0 | 32.4 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 13.6 | 4.5 |
| 1978-79 | DET | 80 | 0 | 40.1 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 16.3 | 7.9 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 82 | 7 | 24.3 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 47.4 | 29.3 | 73.9 | 14.6 | 5.2 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 41 | 7 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 44.9 | 7.1 | 79.1 | 11.6 | 1.1 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 56 | 27 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 45.0 | 29.4 | 70.7 | 11.9 | 2.8 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 77 | 0 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 42.9 | 15.8 | 74.1 | 9.7 | 0.8 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 60 | 1 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 40.9 | 20.0 | 87.5 | 7.8 | 0.4 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 47 | 0 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 41.6 | 39.1 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1979 | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics | |
All entries are season change.
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About M.L. Carr
Michael Leon Carr is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics. He won two NBA championships with the Celtics in 1981 and 1984. He also played in the Eastern Basketball Association, European Professional Basketball League, and American Basketball Association. After retiring from playing, Carr returned to the Celtics as general manager during the 1994–95 season and head coach from 1995 to 1997.