Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Mike Gale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Mike Gale 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 8 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 6-2 winning record over Mike Gale. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Mike Gale:
1976-77 to 1981-82
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
6
6
0
Mike Gale
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.8 9.9 4.9 1.91.1
Mike Gale 6.5 2.9 3.91.60.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 33 14 9 32
Mike Gale 12 7 7 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 8

games
8

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4

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5

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5

games
Mike Gale 0

games
0

games
4

games
3

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

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0

games
0

games
2

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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. 23, 1979
1. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 12 5 3 1 3 5 36 9-18 .500 2-3 .667 2-6 .333
Spurs 129   Mike Gale 7 7 6 1 0 1 2 27 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 07, 1979
2. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 18 12 2 1 1 5 3 30 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Spurs 105   Mike Gale 9 5 3 2 2 3 3 31 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 21, 1979
3. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 26 14 6 3 2 4 3 40 9-22 .409 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Spurs 114   Mike Gale 12 5 3 2 0 2 6 25 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 27, 1980
4. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 30 8 3 2 0 2 2 36 13-20 .650 2-3 .667 2-3 .667
Spurs 125   Mike Gale 4 2 5 1 0 0 2 20 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1980
5. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 29 6 6 2 0 1 3 33 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 6-6 1.000
Spurs 108   Mike Gale 6 3 7 1 0 2 1 31 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1981
6. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 33 8 5 2 2 3 2 44 14-21 .667 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Mike Gale 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1981
7. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 7 3 0 2 6 3 38 15-24 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 101   Mike Gale 8 0 1 1 1 2 3 19 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1982
8. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 8 12 9 2 1 5 2 41 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Mike Gale 6 0 5 5 0 2 0 25 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000