Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Bill Martin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bill Martin 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 6 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 4-2 winning record over Bill Martin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Bill Martin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bill Martin:
1985-86 to 1987-88
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
4
4
0
Bill Martin
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28.5 9.8 8.2 2.20.0
Bill Martin 6.0 0.8 1.00.20.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 39 13 12 40
Bill Martin 18 2 5 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 6

games		 6

games		 6

games		 4

games		0

games
Bill Martin 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1985
1. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 33 9 6 1 0 5 1 41 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 7-7 1.000
Pacers 111   Bill Martin 6 0 0 1 0 1 1 13 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1986
2. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 13 8 4 0 2 4 37 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Pacers 104   Bill Martin 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 08 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 17, 1986
3. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 3 1 37 8-17 .471 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Pacers 105   Bill Martin 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 06 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1986
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 30 11 12 4 0 1 2 41 12-27 .444 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Pacers 98   Bill Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1986
5. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 9 6 0 0 4 0 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pacers 108   Bill Martin 18 2 5 0 1 1 6 28 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 31, 1987
6. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 39 8 9 3 0 0 4 41 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 14-14 1.000
Knicks 128   Bill Martin 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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