Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley 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 35 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 21-14 winning record over Charles Barkley, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charles Barkley
vs.
Larry Bird
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
35 Games played
30 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
14
13
1
Larry Bird
21
17
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 20.7 10.3 3.1 1.50.9
Larry Bird 23.4 8.3 6.81.70.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 40 21 11 54
Larry Bird 42 14 12 63
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 13

games		 22

games		 4

games		 14

games		12

games
Larry Bird 21

games 		10

games		 30

games		 17

games		10

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 1

game		 4

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1984
1. 76ers 119   Charles Barkley 27 7 3 0 0 4 6 31 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Celtics 130   Larry Bird 42 7 3 1 2 3 3 30 17-23 .739 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Dec. 12, 1984
2. 76ers 110   Charles Barkley 17 12 0 2 1 5 1 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 9 5 0 2 3 3 41 16-28 .571 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 20, 1985
3. 76ers 97   Charles Barkley 16 12 3 0 0 1 3 26 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 38 9 4 2 3 2 0 40 15-26 .577 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Jan. 30, 1985
4. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 12 3 1 0 1 0 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 16 7 8 1 1 2 2 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1985
5. 76ers 108   Charles Barkley 18 5 1 1 1 5 4 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 112   Larry Bird 24 7 5 1 0 2 3 41 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 09, 1985
6. 76ers 113   Charles Barkley 11 9 2 1 1 2 3 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 18 7 9 1 1 3 2 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1985
7. 76ers 93   Charles Barkley 10 12 0 1 0 2 5 24 5-13 .385 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 9 7 4 1 2 4 36 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 14, 1985
8. 76ers 98   Charles Barkley 9 10 1 1 1 2 2 35 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 106   Larry Bird 24 8 7 2 3 3 4 41 8-23 .348 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
May. 18, 1985
9. 76ers 94   Charles Barkley 23 11 2 3 1 3 2 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 26 7 5 4 1 4 4 42 11-19 .579 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
May. 19, 1985
10. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 15 20 3 3 1 2 5 34 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 14 7 6 0 1 8 3 38 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
May. 22, 1985
11. 76ers 100   Charles Barkley 13 3 2 2 3 2 3 37 4-8 .500 3-3 1.000 2-4 .500
Celtics 102   Larry Bird 17 5 5 3 1 2 2 43 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1985
12. 76ers 103   Charles Barkley 3 5 0 2 0 3 3 25 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 11 9 6 0 2 4 4 36 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 26, 1985
13. 76ers 91   Charles Barkley 24 6 0 3 2 4 5 35 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 9 11 2 0 3 1 42 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 21, 1985
14. 76ers 108   Charles Barkley 18 12 4 5 2 5 4 36 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Celtics 102   Larry Bird 29 8 6 2 1 3 2 47 14-30 .467 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 26, 1986
15. 76ers 103   Charles Barkley 26 21 2 2 2 2 5 41 8-24 .333 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 28 14 6 4 0 0 2 43 9-25 .360 3-5 .600 7-7 1.000
Mar. 16, 1986
16. 76ers 101   Charles Barkley 13 12 1 1 0 3 2 35 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 4-8 .500
Celtics 118   Larry Bird 36 14 6 3 0 1 3 39 16-25 .640 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
Apr. 06, 1986
17. 76ers 95   Charles Barkley 14 14 6 1 3 4 5 38 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Celtics 94   Larry Bird 18 10 10 1 0 5 2 41 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 0-2 .000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1986
18. 76ers 102   Charles Barkley 17 11 5 1 3 0 3 32 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Celtics 100   Larry Bird 22 7 6 0 0 5 3 42 10-23 .435 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Dec. 19, 1986
19. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 15 14 11 3 0 7 1 44 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 7 9 1 0 1 3 36 9-16 .563 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 25, 1987
20. 76ers 96   Charles Barkley 18 11 2 0 1 4 3 33 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 17 4 5 4 0 2 1 34 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Mar. 29, 1987
21. 76ers 100   Charles Barkley 19 12 4 0 0 0 3 41 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Celtics 118   Larry Bird 17 13 12 1 0 2 1 40 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1987
22. 76ers 106   Charles Barkley 28 18 6 3 4 4 5 47 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-10 .600
OT Celtics 104   Larry Bird 39 10 12 1 0 7 4 48 16-32 .500 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1987
23. 76ers 87   Charles Barkley 18 2 1 1 0 4 2 25 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 3-6 .500
Celtics 124   Larry Bird 19 8 6 0 0 2 1 28 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Dec. 22, 1987
24. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 40 11 1 3 2 5 6 42 15-27 .556 1-3 .333 9-13 .692
Celtics 118   Larry Bird 31 6 6 0 1 3 3 42 13-17 .765 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 1988
25. 76ers 97   Charles Barkley 29 7 3 1 0 5 5 39 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600
Celtics 93   Larry Bird 21 9 7 2 2 1 3 42 8-29 .276 2-7 .286 3-3 1.000
Apr. 10, 1988
26. 76ers 108   Charles Barkley 28 12 1 0 1 0 2 45 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
Celtics 117   Larry Bird 28 9 7 3 0 3 3 43 13-24 .542 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
27. 76ers 129   Charles Barkley 24 6 2 1 0 1 3 28 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Celtics 115   Larry Bird 27 5 7 2 0 2 3 31 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
28. 76ers 94   Charles Barkley 16 6 5 3 0 5 4 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 96   Larry Bird 10 6 8 1 1 0 1 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 22, 1989
29. 76ers 89   Charles Barkley 23 12 3 4 1 3 3 39 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 5-10 .500
Celtics 88   Larry Bird 11 12 9 2 0 3 2 37 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 11, 1990
30. 76ers 105   Charles Barkley 22 9 7 2 0 3 3 42 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 7-12 .583
Celtics 107   Larry Bird 41 10 4 0 0 3 4 43 15-21 .714 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Mar. 28, 1990
31. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 22 10 8 0 0 1 2 37 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 15 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
32. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 37 13 8 1 0 2 1 45 16-23 .696 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 15 11 9 0 0 0 2 44 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Dec. 19, 1990
33. 76ers 105   Charles Barkley 35 9 1 1 0 3 1 42 16-29 .552 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Celtics 115   Larry Bird 24 7 8 6 1 2 3 44 9-19 .474 3-10 .300 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1991
34. 76ers 105   Charles Barkley 38 11 8 1 1 3 5 43 15-23 .652 2-7 .286 6-8 .750
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 8 6 2 3 4 2 42 9-20 .450 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1991
35. 76ers 97   Charles Barkley 28 11 1 1 0 1 1 36 12-17 .706 0-2 .000 4-9 .444
Celtics 122   Larry Bird 24 7 6 1 0 2 0 29 9-17 .529 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
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