Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Muggsy Bogues

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Muggsy Bogues 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 13 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-2 winning record over Muggsy Bogues. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Muggsy Bogues:
1987-88 to 2000-01
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
11
0
Muggsy Bogues
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28.8 8.7 8.2 2.01.2
Muggsy Bogues 5.7 1.7 7.01.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 49 14 13 45
Muggsy Bogues 20 3 18 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 12

games
13

games
7

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7

games
8

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Muggsy Bogues 1

game
0

games
3

games
5

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
3

games
1

game
4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1987
1. Celtics 140   Larry Bird 47 8 7 2 0 8 2 53 19-29 .655 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
2OT Bullets 139   Muggsy Bogues 10 1 7 3 0 2 2 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 15, 1987
2. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 5 7 3 1 2 1 39 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 102   Muggsy Bogues 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1988
3. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 35 11 6 4 2 4 0 45 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Bullets 109   Muggsy Bogues 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 27, 1988
4. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 49 8 6 4 0 2 1 43 20-30 .667 0-4 .000 9-9 1.000
Bullets 100   Muggsy Bogues 4 2 5 2 1 1 2 31 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1988
5. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 37 14 8 1 1 2 2 45 16-27 .593 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
Bullets 89   Muggsy Bogues 4 3 8 3 0 0 2 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1988
6. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 23 7 5 2 0 5 3 44 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bullets 98   Muggsy Bogues 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1989
7. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 11 13 11 1 0 2 2 29 4-13 .308 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Hornets 101   Muggsy Bogues 20 2 11 2 0 0 2 36 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 1990
8. Celtics 146   Larry Bird 18 4 12 1 1 7 1 30 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hornets 125   Muggsy Bogues 6 2 18 2 0 2 2 33 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1990
9. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 45 8 8 2 5 4 1 44 18-28 .643 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Hornets 126   Muggsy Bogues 9 3 9 1 0 1 3 33 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 20, 1990
10. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 16 8 10 3 1 2 1 33 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Hornets 96   Muggsy Bogues 2 1 9 1 0 2 1 31 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1991
11. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 18 9 13 3 2 4 2 38 8-17 .471 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Hornets 117   Muggsy Bogues 8 0 10 1 0 0 0 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1991
12. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 23 7 6 0 2 3 5 39 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Hornets 108   Muggsy Bogues 9 3 3 1 0 1 2 28 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Nov. 16, 1991
13. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 25 11 8 0 0 1 4 41 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Hornets 118   Muggsy Bogues 0 3 9 0 0 1 2 23 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -