Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Phil Ford

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Phil Ford 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:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-7 winning record over Phil Ford, but Phil Ford won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Phil Ford
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Phil Ford:
1978-79 to 1984-85
16 Games played
14 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Phil Ford
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.5 11.3 5.4 1.80.4
Phil Ford 10.2 1.6 5.11.30.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 38 15 12 72
Phil Ford 28 4 10 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 13

games		 16

games		 8

games		 7

games		6

games
Phil Ford 3

games 		0

games		 7

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		9

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
%
Nov. 09, 1979
1. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 17 9 3 1 0 2 2 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Kings 119   Phil Ford 18 3 10 1 0 3 3 34 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 4 14 4 0 0 5 3 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 94   Phil Ford 10 3 5 2 0 3 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1980
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 22 8 2 7 2 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 110   Phil Ford 10 2 7 4 0 2 30 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 18, 1981
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 11 4 1 1 1 38 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Kings 114   Phil Ford 28 3 10 1 0 4 32 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1981
5. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 30 7 5 4 1 2 3 37 13-24 .542 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 100   Phil Ford 8 0 5 1 0 4 4 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1981
6. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 23 15 5 1 1 5 3 49 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
OT Kings 119   Phil Ford 16 3 8 2 0 3 3 40 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1982
7. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 38 12 6 3 0 5 2 41 15-20 .750 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Nets 100   Phil Ford 8 1 8 1 0 4 2 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1982
8. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 14 5 1 1 5 3 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 98   Phil Ford 11 2 4 0 0 9 4 30 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 28, 1982
9. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 39 15-18 .833 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 109   Phil Ford 6 1 6 3 0 2 4 27 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 03, 1982
10. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 14 9 0 0 6 5 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 115   Phil Ford 12 2 3 0 0 3 1 18 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1983
11. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 20 8 6 0 0 3 1 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 116   Phil Ford 6 0 5 2 0 1 3 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
12. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 10 4 4 0 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 116   Phil Ford 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 02, 1983
13. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 18 11 8 1 0 6 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Phil Ford 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
14. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 25 14 4 2 0 6 1 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 107   Phil Ford 9 4 3 2 1 2 4 35 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 10, 1984
15. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 14 12 3 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 101   Phil Ford 15 1 6 2 0 2 4 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 1 2 1 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   Phil Ford 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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