Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Craig Hodges

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Craig Hodges 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 37 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 21-16 winning record over Craig Hodges, including an 8-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Craig Hodges
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Craig Hodges:
1982-83 to 1991-92
37 Games played
26 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
21
13
8
Craig Hodges
16
13
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.3 9.7 6.1 1.40.8
Craig Hodges 8.4 1.2 2.20.80.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 47 16 13 53
Craig Hodges 18 5 6 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 33

games		 36

games		 30

games		 16

games		16

games
Craig Hodges 4

games 		1

game		 3

games		 7

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		 14

games		20

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1983
1. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 18 4 6 5 1 3 1 33 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 122   Craig Hodges 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1983
2. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 25 11 9 2 1 7 2 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 122   Craig Hodges 18 3 2 3 0 0 4 32 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Feb. 22, 1984
3. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 24 6 3 0 0 2 4 35 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Clippers 114   Craig Hodges 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
4. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 18 9 3 3 1 1 4 41 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 107   Craig Hodges 11 0 4 1 0 0 4 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 30, 1984
5. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 24 14 6 1 0 7 3 42 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 114   Craig Hodges 14 0 4 1 0 1 1 28 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1985
6. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 13 11 10 0 0 2 2 43 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 105   Craig Hodges 16 2 4 0 0 0 1 35 6-9 .667 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Apr. 12, 1985
7. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 47 14 2 1 3 4 4 38 15-31 .484 1-2 .500 16-17 .941
OT Bucks 115   Craig Hodges 12 2 3 1 0 2 6 26 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1985
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 8 5 1 3 5 5 27 7-8 .875 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 106   Craig Hodges 7 0 0 0 0 3 3 23 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 1985
9. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 18 9 5 1 1 5 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 109   Craig Hodges 5 0 3 2 0 3 2 23 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1986
10. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 24 9 6 2 0 2 2 39 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Bucks 93   Craig Hodges 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 16 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1986
11. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 35 12 6 0 3 3 4 38 11-19 .579 2-2 1.000 11-11 1.000
Bucks 115   Craig Hodges 15 0 2 1 0 0 2 33 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 08, 1986
12. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 26 14 7 1 0 2 1 31 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bucks 114   Craig Hodges 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 13, 1986
13. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 26 6 5 1 0 3 0 32 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Bucks 96   Craig Hodges 14 1 3 0 0 0 3 33 4-10 .400 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
May. 15, 1986
14. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 26 8 9 3 1 2 3 43 10-19 .526 1-6 .167 5-5 1.000
Bucks 111   Craig Hodges 14 0 4 2 0 2 1 36 5-11 .455 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
May. 17, 1986
15. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 16 13 1 0 4 3 44 7-15 .467 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Bucks 107   Craig Hodges 11 1 5 0 1 3 4 34 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 18, 1986
16. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 30 8 5 2 0 7 5 45 10-17 .588 5-6 .833 5-5 1.000
Bucks 98   Craig Hodges 13 2 6 3 0 3 2 41 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
17. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 24 9 3 1 1 6 5 47 9-15 .600 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 111   Craig Hodges 10 5 3 1 0 1 1 29 4-10 .400 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1986
18. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 116   Craig Hodges 11 4 2 0 0 0 2 24 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1986
19. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 12 6 5 3 1 5 5 38 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bucks 120   Craig Hodges 18 5 5 4 1 1 3 35 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1987
20. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 24 12 5 0 0 6 5 45 10-22 .455 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bucks 123   Craig Hodges 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 18 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1987
21. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 30 11 4 2 0 1 3 37 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Bucks 102   Craig Hodges 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 17 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
22. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 40 11 7 4 1 3 2 44 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 13-13 1.000
Bucks 98   Craig Hodges 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 27 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-1 .000
May. 06, 1987
23. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 30 10 5 1 0 1 2 45 10-21 .476 1-3 .333 9-12 .750
Bucks 124   Craig Hodges 12 2 4 1 0 1 3 18 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 08, 1987
24. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 18 8 8 2 0 5 6 46 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Bucks 126   Craig Hodges 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 10, 1987
25. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 42 7 8 0 2 4 4 56 13-23 .565 3-5 .600 13-15 .867
2OT Bucks 137   Craig Hodges 13 3 0 0 1 0 0 14 5-6 .833 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
May. 13, 1987
26. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 26 8 12 1 0 4 4 46 8-22 .364 0-4 .000 10-11 .909
Bucks 129   Craig Hodges 8 2 2 1 0 1 2 26 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 15, 1987
27. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 22 14 4 2 1 4 1 45 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Bucks 121   Craig Hodges 9 3 4 2 1 0 1 25 3-5 .600 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 17, 1987
28. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 31 10 8 2 2 3 1 48 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 13-13 1.000
Bucks 113   Craig Hodges 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
29. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 28 15 8 3 2 5 1 37 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bucks 108   Craig Hodges 7 0 3 1 0 0 2 18 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1988
30. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 22 12 5 0 0 3 3 44 7-24 .292 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Bucks 111   Craig Hodges 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
31. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 9 6 0 0 7 3 38 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 100   Craig Hodges 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1990
32. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 38 11 9 1 0 3 2 43 16-32 .500 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Bulls 118   Craig Hodges 15 2 2 1 0 0 3 20 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
33. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 24 11 1 0 1 8 1 33 11-16 .688 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 108   Craig Hodges 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 09 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1991
34. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 12 7 5 2 1 3 3 25 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 129   Craig Hodges 6 0 4 1 0 0 2 22 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1991
35. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 34 15 8 1 3 4 4 52 15-36 .417 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
2OT Bulls 132   Craig Hodges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1991
36. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 8 8 4 0 0 1 1 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 121   Craig Hodges 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Mar. 11, 1992
37. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 4 6 2 0 4 2 36 4-15 .267 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 119   Craig Hodges 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 09 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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