Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Mitch Kupchak

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Mitch Kupchak 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 12-7 winning record over Mitch Kupchak, but Mitch Kupchak won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 5-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Mitch Kupchak
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Mitch Kupchak:
1976-77 to 1985-86
19 Games played
10 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
12
8
4
Mitch Kupchak
7
2
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22.1 10.9 4.7
Mitch Kupchak 6.4 4.7 0.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 34 18 9
Mitch Kupchak 23 10 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 17

games		 18

games		 18

games
Mitch Kupchak 2

games 		1

game		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game

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
%
Jan. 25, 1980
1. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 15 5 5 2 1 5 32 7-18 .389 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 118   Mitch Kupchak 0 2 1 1 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1980
2. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 13 5 2 0 5 4 35 11-17 .647 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Bullets 103   Mitch Kupchak 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 10 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
3. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 11 8 5 4 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 87   Mitch Kupchak 10 10 0 2 27 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 12, 1980
4. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 8 3 6 32 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Bullets 86   Mitch Kupchak 17 7 0 3 23 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 07, 1980
5. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 22 15 4 3 45 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 113   Mitch Kupchak 15 9 1 1 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Dec. 10, 1980
6. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 13 3 1 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Bullets 99   Mitch Kupchak 0 3 0 1 17 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1981
7. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 25 14 7 2 46 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bullets 91   Mitch Kupchak 8 10 1 5 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 20, 1981
8. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 16 12 7 3 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 116   Mitch Kupchak 23 9 0 3 26 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 03, 1984
9. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 30 7 2 3 1 2 3 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Lakers 137   Mitch Kupchak 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1984
10. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 34 17 2 2 1 5 4 42 15-20 .750 2-2 1.000 2-4 .500
Lakers 103   Mitch Kupchak 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 12, 1984
11. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 12 3 2 1 2 1 38 6-18 .333 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 102   Mitch Kupchak 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 07 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
12. Celtics 148   Larry Bird 19 6 9 3 0 3 1 31 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 114   Mitch Kupchak 7 2 1 0 0 0 3 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 30, 1985
13. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 30 12 3 2 2 5 2 41 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
Lakers 109   Mitch Kupchak 5 5 0 0 1 0 3 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 02, 1985
14. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 7 3 1 0 2 1 35 8-21 .381 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 136   Mitch Kupchak 7 2 1 0 0 0 5 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 05, 1985
15. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 26 11 5 3 1 1 4 43 8-16 .500 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Lakers 105   Mitch Kupchak 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 1985
16. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 7 7 1 1 0 3 44 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
Lakers 120   Mitch Kupchak 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1985
17. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 28 10 3 1 0 2 3 47 12-29 .414 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Lakers 111   Mitch Kupchak 6 5 2 1 0 0 3 20 1-5 .200 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
18. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 21 12 7 3 0 4 2 38 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 95   Mitch Kupchak 6 7 0 1 0 1 2 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 16, 1986
19. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 18 7 0 0 2 4 43 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 8-12 .667
Lakers 99   Mitch Kupchak 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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