Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Elvin Hayes

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Elvin Hayes played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 12-5 winning record over Elvin Hayes. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Elvin Hayes:
1968-69 to 1983-84
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
12
12
0
Elvin Hayes
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 19.6 11.3 5.4
Elvin Hayes 17.1 7.7 0.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 33 17 12
Elvin Hayes 35 17 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 9

games
12

games
17

games
Elvin Hayes 8

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 19, 1979
1. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 12 9 4 0 2 0 5 22 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 93   Elvin Hayes 23 8 1 0 1 3 3 38 9-25 .360 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Nov. 03, 1979
2. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 12 4 4 0 1 4 38 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bullets 97   Elvin Hayes 19 12 2 0 3 3 6 31 9-20 .450 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Jan. 25, 1980
3. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 15 5 5 2 1 5 32 7-18 .389 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 118   Elvin Hayes 25 7 1 4 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Jan. 31, 1980
4. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 13 5 2 0 5 4 35 11-17 .647 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Bullets 103   Elvin Hayes 15 8 0 0 3 4 6 25 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 09, 1980
5. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 33 10 6 2 0 1 4 45 11-27 .407 2-4 .500 9-9 1.000
OT Bullets 133   Elvin Hayes 35 17 2 0 2 0 5 53 13-28 .464 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mar. 25, 1980
6. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 20 6 3 2 0 4 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 95   Elvin Hayes 26 6 0 1 4 1 3 48 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
7. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 11 8 5 4 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 87   Elvin Hayes 6 4 0 2 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Nov. 12, 1980
8. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 8 3 6 32 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Bullets 86   Elvin Hayes 14 12 2 5 42 4-14 .286 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Dec. 07, 1980
9. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 22 15 4 3 45 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 113   Elvin Hayes 27 9 2 4 40 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Dec. 10, 1980
10. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 13 3 1 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Bullets 99   Elvin Hayes 28 7 1 4 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 17, 1981
11. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 25 14 7 2 46 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bullets 91   Elvin Hayes 19 10 0 5 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 20, 1981
12. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 16 12 7 3 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 116   Elvin Hayes 8 8 0 4 32 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
13. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 13 3 1 1 5 30 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Elvin Hayes 18 9 1 2 1 4 37 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
14. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 0 1 27 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 94   Elvin Hayes 12 7 1 0 2 0 2 31 3-8 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 04, 1983
15. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 22 17 8 4 1 2 1 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 87   Elvin Hayes 6 4 0 0 0 2 3 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
16. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 25 14 4 2 0 6 1 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 107   Elvin Hayes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1984
17. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 14 12 3 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 101   Elvin Hayes 9 3 1 0 0 0 6 12 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000