Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Harvey Catchings

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Harvey Catchings 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 29 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 16-13 winning record over Harvey Catchings, but Harvey Catchings won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Harvey Catchings
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Harvey Catchings:
1974-75 to 1984-85
29 Games played
23 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
16
14
2
Harvey Catchings
13
9
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 20.7 10.0 5.7 1.60.6
Harvey Catchings 3.3 4.6 1.10.11.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 37 14 13 63
Harvey Catchings 12 11 7 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 29

games		 26

games		 25

games		 20

games		6

games
Harvey Catchings 0

games 		1

game		 3

games		 3

games		18

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 6

games		5

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
%
Dec. 09, 1979
1. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 25 11 8 1 0 3 4 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 108   Harvey Catchings 7 7 3 0 4 1 2 31 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 16, 1980
2. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 8 7 5 1 1 1 3 44 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 103   Harvey Catchings 2 11 7 0 5 1 4 34 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 07, 1980
3. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 29 14 4 1 2 7 5 38 12-21 .571 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 102   Harvey Catchings 6 5 0 0 1 0 3 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1980
4. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 18 6 1 3 1 0 4 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 107   Harvey Catchings 7 4 3 0 4 6 4 29 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 09, 1980
5. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 11 5 3 0 4 2 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 89   Harvey Catchings 2 3 0 0 3 1 0 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1981
6. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 17 6 4 1 0 2 3 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 113   Harvey Catchings 2 4 0 0 1 3 6 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1981
7. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 13 6 1 0 2 4 47 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bucks 108   Harvey Catchings 4 9 4 0 3 1 4 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1981
8. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 12 4 2 0 1 3 44 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Bucks 119   Harvey Catchings 6 10 3 0 3 0 5 28 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 20, 1981
9. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 8 6 3 1 3 3 31 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 89   Harvey Catchings 0 4 1 0 3 0 2 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1982
10. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 11 7 1 0 2 5 40 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Bucks 122   Harvey Catchings 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1982
11. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 6 4 1 1 1 4 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 102   Harvey Catchings 6 6 1 0 2 0 5 21 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 06, 1982
12. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 15 9 5 4 1 1 1 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bucks 122   Harvey Catchings 2 4 2 0 1 0 2 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1982
13. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 10 14 5 0 1 4 5 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Bucks 91   Harvey Catchings 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 19 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1982
14. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 39 15-18 .833 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 109   Harvey Catchings 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 03, 1982
15. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 14 9 0 0 6 5 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 115   Harvey Catchings 2 8 1 0 3 0 3 23 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1983
16. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 20 8 6 0 0 3 1 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 116   Harvey Catchings 12 8 1 0 0 1 4 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 01, 1983
17. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 13 13 5 0 0 5 1 40 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 83   Harvey Catchings 8 8 0 1 2 1 3 32 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
18. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 10 4 4 0 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 116   Harvey Catchings 3 6 0 0 5 0 3 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 01, 1983
19. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 14 6 6 0 3 2 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 107   Harvey Catchings 10 6 2 0 2 0 3 31 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 02, 1983
20. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 18 11 8 1 0 6 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Harvey Catchings 2 6 0 0 1 0 5 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
21. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 6 6 2 2 5 2 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bucks 105   Harvey Catchings 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1984
22. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 8 8 2 1 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 106   Harvey Catchings 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1984
23. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 16 9 1 0 0 3 2 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 98   Harvey Catchings 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1984
24. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 30 8 12 0 0 3 4 53 13-28 .464 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2OT Bucks 128   Harvey Catchings 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
25. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 6 5 0 1 2 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Bucks 96   Harvey Catchings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 19, 1984
26. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 8 6 4 0 8 1 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 100   Harvey Catchings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 21, 1984
27. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 10 8 3 0 5 3 38 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 122   Harvey Catchings 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
28. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 31 14 9 2 3 1 3 38 14-27 .519 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 108   Harvey Catchings 1 4 0 0 1 0 4 19 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 27, 1984
29. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 13 13 13 0 3 2 3 40 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 103   Harvey Catchings 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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