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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Craig Shelton 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 3 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 2-1 winning record over Craig Shelton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Craig Shelton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Craig Shelton:
1980-81 to 1981-82
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
2
2
0
Craig Shelton
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 19.0 10.7 8.7 1.3
Craig Shelton 5.0 2.7 1.00.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 22 13 12 2
Craig Shelton 7 4 2 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 3

games		 3

games		 3

games		 2

games
Craig Shelton 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 14, 1980
1. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 19 10 7 1 1 6 42 5-19 .263 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Hawks 122   Craig Shelton 7 4 2 1 1 5 14 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 03, 1980
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 22 13 7 1 3 3 42 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 101   Craig Shelton 2 0 0 0 0 2 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1981
3. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 16 9 12 2 5 2 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 102   Craig Shelton 6 4 1 0 2 1 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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