Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Danny Young

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Danny Young 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 11 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 6-5 winning record over Danny Young. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Danny Young
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Danny Young:
1984-85 to 1994-95
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
6
6
0
Danny Young
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.0 11.0 6.7 1.30.4
Danny Young 3.6 0.5 2.50.50.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 36 15 11 51
Danny Young 9 3 6 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 11

games		 11

games		 10

games		 8

games		4

games
Danny Young 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		7

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
%
Feb. 02, 1986
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 22 11 6 5 0 2 1 42 4-17 .235 0-2 .000 14-16 .875
Supersonics 101   Danny Young 5 0 6 1 0 2 1 28 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 13, 1986
2. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 31 15 11 1 1 3 0 43 10-21 .476 0-3 .000 11-13 .846
Supersonics 98   Danny Young 7 0 6 0 0 2 3 37 3-11 .273 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1986
3. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 27 8 6 1 0 1 1 41 10-19 .526 3-3 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 102   Danny Young 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 17 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
4. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 10 9 0 0 3 3 35 6-18 .333 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 112   Danny Young 9 1 6 3 0 2 1 19 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 1987
5. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 36 15 8 1 0 4 2 45 14-26 .538 1-6 .167 7-9 .778
Supersonics 111   Danny Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1990
6. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 8 6 2 0 3 2 37 8-22 .364 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Danny Young 8 3 3 1 0 1 3 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 07, 1990
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 12 6 0 1 3 1 36 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 130   Danny Young 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1991
8. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 28 13 7 0 1 4 5 40 9-23 .391 5-8 .625 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Danny Young 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1991
9. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 27 10 7 1 0 2 3 52 9-23 .391 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 109   Danny Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1991
10. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 12 12 2 1 1 3 0 31 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Danny Young 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 06, 1992
11. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 7 6 2 0 1 2 28 8-14 .571 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Clippers 100   Danny Young 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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