Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rick Barry and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rick Barry and Larry Bird 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 9 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-0 winning record over Rick Barry, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rick Barry
vs.
Larry Bird
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
9 Games played
5 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rick Barry
0
0
0
Larry Bird
9
5
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Barry 10.8 1.8 2.8 0.60.2
Larry Bird 19.9 9.0 5.71.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Barry 23 5 6 21
Larry Bird 34 13 8 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rick Barry 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		2

games
Larry Bird 8

games 		9

games		 7

games		 5

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		4

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
%
Oct. 12, 1979
1. Rockets 106   Rick Barry 9 1 2 1 0 2 1 22 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 10 5 0 0 2 5 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Oct. 24, 1979
2. Rockets 99   Rick Barry 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 100   Larry Bird 15 10 6 0 1 4 3 37 6-21 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 02, 1980
3. Rockets 103   Rick Barry 16 3 4 2 1 2 25 6-13 .462 3- .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 10 1 2 0 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Jan. 22, 1980
4. Rockets 106   Rick Barry 23 2 3 0 0 5 27 8-11 .727 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Mar. 12, 1980
5. Rockets 105   Rick Barry 13 2 2 0 0 1 5 23 6-13 .462 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
6. Rockets 101   Rick Barry 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 17 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 1980
7. Rockets 75   Rick Barry 6 5 1 0 1 4 4 16 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1980
8. Rockets 81   Rick Barry 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 19 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 14, 1980
9. Rockets 121   Rick Barry 15 0 6 1 0 4 3 18 6-10 .600 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Celtics 138   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 0 3 4 40 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
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