Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Walter Davis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Walter Davis 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 21 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 16-5 winning record over Walter Davis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Walter Davis
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Walter Davis:
1977-78 to 1991-92
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
16
16
0
Walter Davis
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.3 9.6 7.2 1.90.7
Walter Davis 16.5 2.4 3.60.90.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 49 19 13 62
Walter Davis 31 5 7 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 18

games		 21

games		 17

games		 12

games		10

games
Walter Davis 3

games 		0

games		 3

games		 3

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 6

games		10

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. 07, 1979
1. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 2 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 92   Walter Davis 27 3 4 1 2 7 3 34 13-18 .722 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 45 13 3 2 0 5 4 43 19-32 .594 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Suns 135   Walter Davis 20 3 6 1 0 2 5 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1980
3. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 27 10 10 5 2 3 2 46 9-19 .474 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Suns 97   Walter Davis 18 4 4 1 0 2 2 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 07, 1981
4. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 5 4 5 0 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Suns 90   Walter Davis 23 3 2 2 0 4 2 29 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1982
5. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 35 15 7 3 0 0 1 44 15-25 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 112   Walter Davis 9 0 4 1 0 1 2 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 14, 1982
6. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 18 7 8 3 0 2 1 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Suns 92   Walter Davis 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 22 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1983
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 8 8 4 0 1 3 38 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 104   Walter Davis 26 0 3 2 0 1 3 36 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 1983
8. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 38 4 5 1 0 4 2 43 14-25 .560 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Suns 101   Walter Davis 15 3 7 1 0 2 2 29 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
9. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 23 13 3 1 0 2 4 40 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 109   Walter Davis 19 2 7 2 0 4 1 36 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 11, 1984
10. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 29 7 10 0 1 2 4 41 11-18 .611 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Suns 109   Walter Davis 13 3 6 0 0 2 1 36 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 13, 1985
11. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 31 12 7 2 2 2 2 39 13-22 .591 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Suns 106   Walter Davis 13 4 1 1 0 2 2 26 6-17 .353 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1985
12. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 24 6 10 2 0 3 2 34 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Suns 101   Walter Davis 14 4 5 1 0 7 0 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 17, 1986
13. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 24 8 3 0 0 1 4 30 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
Suns 108   Walter Davis 20 2 2 1 0 2 4 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1986
14. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 26 4 6 0 1 3 2 36 9-20 .450 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Suns 112   Walter Davis 18 2 3 0 0 2 1 29 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1987
15. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 23 13 9 6 0 9 3 43 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Suns 109   Walter Davis 31 4 6 1 0 5 2 43 13-28 .464 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1988
16. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 23 9 6 0 1 2 1 34 10-20 .500 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 115   Walter Davis 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 28 6-11 .545 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1988
17. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 49 12 7 0 2 2 1 43 17-27 .630 3-6 .500 12-12 1.000
Suns 106   Walter Davis 19 2 4 2 0 4 1 26 8-15 .533 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
18. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 24 12 12 2 1 7 4 43 9-23 .391 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 103   Walter Davis 12 5 2 0 0 2 2 21 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1990
19. Celtics 148   Larry Bird 43 8 13 2 2 6 1 44 14-26 .538 3-6 .500 12-13 .923
Nuggets 140   Walter Davis 13 1 4 1 1 0 4 23 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1991
20. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 14 8 10 1 1 1 0 28 6-16 .375 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
Nuggets 94   Walter Davis 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 28, 1991
21. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 13 19 6 0 1 4 1 43 4-18 .222 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 97   Walter Davis 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 3-14 .214 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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