Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 37 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 21-16 winning record over Larry Bird, including an 11-8 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Larry Bird
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
37 Games played
18 in Regular Season
19 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
21
10
11
Larry Bird
16
8
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.5 8.0 3.4
Larry Bird 23.7 11.3 5.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 18 8
Larry Bird 36 21 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16

games		 9

games		 10

games
Larry Bird 18

games 		25

games		 23

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 3

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
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 18 7 3 3 3 4 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 16 4 3 4 0 2 5 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Lakers 100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 12 2 0 3 4 3 41 14-29 .483 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Celtics 98   Larry Bird 14 12 1 1 3 3 4 36 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1981
3. Lakers 96   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 12 2 2 1 3 1 41 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 98   Larry Bird 11 9 5 4 0 5 2 42 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 11, 1981
4. Lakers 91   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 9 3 2 3 2 2 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 36 21 6 5 3 3 3 47 16-25 .640 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1982
5. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 7 1 4 40 16-20 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 11 10 9 4 43 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 14, 1982
6. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 9 5 5 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 12 9 9 2 43 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
7. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 6 2 2 2 3 2 35 12-22 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 21 13 8 5 0 1 3 43 9-22 .409 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 23, 1983
8. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 3 2 1 1 2 5 30 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 17 9 4 0 3 3 46 13-23 .565 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
9. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 3 7 1 0 2 2 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Celtics 109   Larry Bird 29 11 7 0 0 1 3 42 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 24, 1984
10. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 7 5 1 3 4 3 40 11-18 .611 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 14 11 5 0 3 1 3 39 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1984
11. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 5 2 2 5 4 35 12-17 .706 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Celtics 109   Larry Bird 24 14 5 3 0 6 4 42 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 9-11 .818
May. 31, 1984
12. Lakers 121   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 9 7 2 3 3 4 45 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Celtics 124   Larry Bird 27 13 3 1 2 3 4 49 8-22 .364 0-0 - 11-15 .733
Jun. 03, 1984
13. Lakers 137   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 9 3 3 4 4 3 35 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 30 7 2 3 1 2 3 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Jun. 06, 1984
14. Lakers 125   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 8 6 4 2 3 6 37 12-25 .480 0-0 - 8-11 .727
OT Celtics 129   Larry Bird 29 21 2 3 0 3 4 49 9-24 .375 1-3 .333 10-10 1.000
Jun. 08, 1984
15. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 7 1 1 1 2 2 35 7-25 .280 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 121   Larry Bird 34 17 2 2 1 5 4 42 15-20 .750 2-2 1.000 2-4 .500
Jun. 10, 1984
16. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 10 5 0 1 2 5 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 28 14 8 1 3 4 4 47 8-11 .727 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Jun. 12, 1984
17. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 6 4 0 2 2 3 43 12-22 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 12 3 2 1 2 1 38 6-18 .333 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1985
18. Lakers 102   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 7 4 0 0 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 19 11 7 1 0 3 3 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 17, 1985
19. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 4 5 1 1 5 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 33 15 3 3 0 3 4 42 14-22 .636 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
20. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 3 1 0 1 2 3 22 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 148   Larry Bird 19 6 9 3 0 3 1 31 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
May. 30, 1985
21. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 17 8 1 3 3 4 42 15-26 .577 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 102   Larry Bird 30 12 3 2 2 5 2 41 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
Jun. 02, 1985
22. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 14 7 2 2 3 5 35 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 7 3 1 0 2 1 35 8-21 .381 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jun. 05, 1985
23. Lakers 105   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 6 4 1 0 3 5 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Celtics 107   Larry Bird 26 11 5 3 1 1 4 43 8-16 .500 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Jun. 07, 1985
24. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 7 7 1 3 4 4 42 16-28 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 7 7 1 1 0 3 44 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 3-5 .600
Jun. 09, 1985
25. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 7 4 1 0 2 6 35 13-21 .619 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 100   Larry Bird 28 10 3 1 0 2 3 47 12-29 .414 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
26. Lakers 95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 8 1 0 2 3 2 31 6-20 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 21 12 7 3 0 4 2 38 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 16, 1986
27. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 9 2 1 0 3 2 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 18 7 0 0 2 4 43 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 8-12 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
28. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 4 5 0 1 0 4 26 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 110   Larry Bird 26 3 6 0 1 2 1 43 11-13 .846 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 15, 1987
29. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 3 1 1 4 3 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Larry Bird 20 5 7 1 2 3 2 43 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
30. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 10 0 0 4 4 3 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 7 6 1 0 0 0 42 14-25 .560 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jun. 04, 1987
31. Lakers 141   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 3 3 0 1 1 2 31 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Celtics 122   Larry Bird 23 10 4 1 1 3 1 36 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Jun. 07, 1987
32. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 7 0 1 1 2 5 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 9-13 .692
Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 12 4 0 1 4 2 44 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Jun. 09, 1987
33. Lakers 107   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 11 1 1 1 3 0 36 5-17 .294 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 10 7 1 2 5 3 47 7-19 .368 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Jun. 11, 1987
34. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 7 0 1 4 0 4 35 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 123   Larry Bird 23 12 7 2 1 2 2 44 7-18 .389 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Jun. 14, 1987
35. Lakers 106   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 6 1 0 4 0 5 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Celtics 93   Larry Bird 16 9 5 2 2 4 1 41 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1987
36. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 1 0 0 4 4 34 10-14 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 114   Larry Bird 35 9 8 5 2 1 3 43 14-26 .538 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Feb. 14, 1988
37. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 9 0 1 3 0 3 34 8-19 .421 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 106   Larry Bird 25 17 4 0 1 5 2 40 8-22 .364 0-0 - 9-11 .818
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