Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Dave Greenwood

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Dave Greenwood 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 28-9 winning record over Dave Greenwood, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Dave Greenwood
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Dave Greenwood:
1979-80 to 1990-91
37 Games played
33 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
28
24
4
Dave Greenwood
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23.8 10.6 5.5
Dave Greenwood 10.5 7.7 1.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 35 20 10
Dave Greenwood 25 16 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 34

games		 26

games		 31

games
Dave Greenwood 3

games 		6

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 5

games		 3

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
%
Jan. 16, 1980
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 18 7 0 3 0 3 4 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 104   Dave Greenwood 10 7 1 1 0 2 5 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 29, 1980
2. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 14 13 5 1 1 4 6 31 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 99   Dave Greenwood 19 10 2 1 1 3 3 33 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 11 9 3 1 3 3 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 105   Dave Greenwood 16 9 1 0 0 3 4 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 18, 1980
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 19 13 7 1 47 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Bulls 112   Dave Greenwood 20 8 1 0 3 1 2 40 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 13, 1980
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 35 20 5 3 0 2 4 42 15-28 .536 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Bulls 95   Dave Greenwood 22 6 2 2 0 3 4 41 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 17, 1980
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   Dave Greenwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1981
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 24 9 5 3 0 6 2 47 11-26 .423 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bulls 111   Dave Greenwood 4 10 3 0 1 5 5 43 2-11 .182 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 1981
8. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Dave Greenwood 9 7 5 1 1 1 4 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
9. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 12 5 4 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 109   Dave Greenwood 14 6 1 0 5 28 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1981
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 12 12 9 4 0 10 4 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   Dave Greenwood 10 1 2 4 0 4 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1981
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 17 10 2 2 48 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 107   Dave Greenwood 23 12 1 1 5 27 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 1-5 .200
Apr. 12, 1981
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 35 11 5 3 1 3 44 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 103   Dave Greenwood 24 6 3 2 4 39 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
13. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 26 5 4 0 5 3 3 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 93   Dave Greenwood 5 4 2 0 0 2 4 31 1-12 .083 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 17, 1981
14. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 29 8 6 3 1 1 4 47 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Bulls 95   Dave Greenwood 11 11 5 1 1 3 4 41 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 06, 1982
15. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 9 17 9 3 4 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 116   Dave Greenwood 16 8 2 2 2 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 23, 1982
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 25 14 5 0 0 2 3 42 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Bulls 103   Dave Greenwood 12 14 9 1 1 1 5 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1982
17. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 9 5 0 1 2 5 27 13-23 .565 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 112   Dave Greenwood 10 7 3 2 0 3 3 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 13, 1982
18. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 35 17 4 3 1 4 4 45 11-25 .440 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Bulls 120   Dave Greenwood 25 15 4 1 1 4 3 43 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1982
19. Celtics 140   Larry Bird 26 17 4 3 1 4 2 38 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Bulls 131   Dave Greenwood 7 13 0 0 1 3 6 34 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 21, 1983
20. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 20 12 8 3 3 4 3 37 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 106   Dave Greenwood 8 8 2 1 3 3 4 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1983
21. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 5 3 1 0 4 2 41 11-16 .688 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 104   Dave Greenwood 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1983
22. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 30 8 2 3 1 2 3 44 12-29 .414 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
Bulls 118   Dave Greenwood 21 8 2 2 1 2 3 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1983
23. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 18 9 4 2 1 4 3 41 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 2-5 .400
Bulls 101   Dave Greenwood 5 7 1 0 1 0 4 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 06, 1983
24. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 24 11 4 0 0 1 1 33 9-15 .600 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Bulls 105   Dave Greenwood 6 6 3 0 0 1 3 34 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1984
25. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 28 12 4 5 1 3 2 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 83   Dave Greenwood 14 16 1 2 0 3 4 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 02, 1984
26. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 28 12 5 1 1 4 3 39 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
Bulls 100   Dave Greenwood 4 4 5 0 0 2 6 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1984
27. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 7 4 0 0 2 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 110   Dave Greenwood 5 9 1 1 0 4 2 30 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 09, 1985
28. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 11 4 3 3 2 3 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Bulls 108   Dave Greenwood 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 25 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1985
29. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 34 8 5 2 0 5 4 38 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Dave Greenwood 6 7 0 2 0 1 4 25 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1985
30. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 9 10 4 1 6 3 41 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Dave Greenwood 10 8 0 2 0 0 5 27 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1986
31. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 22 9 9 4 0 4 2 34 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 100   Dave Greenwood 10 9 1 0 0 2 2 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1986
32. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 33 11 4 2 3 7 2 31 12-13 .923 4-5 .800 5-6 .833
Spurs 119   Dave Greenwood 11 10 2 0 0 1 3 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
33. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 15 8 3 1 3 1 40 12-26 .462 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Spurs 96   Dave Greenwood 5 15 1 1 1 1 3 30 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 1987
34. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 34 6 10 2 0 4 2 36 13-25 .520 4-8 .500 4-5 .800
Spurs 113   Dave Greenwood 19 15 5 0 0 1 3 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1989
35. Celtics 86   Larry Bird 22 4 3 0 0 4 4 38 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Pistons 103   Dave Greenwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1990
36. Celtics 82   Larry Bird 19 9 5 2 1 1 3 42 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Pistons 93   Dave Greenwood 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1990
37. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 11 9 7 3 1 2 3 43 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 102   Dave Greenwood 6 2 0 1 0 2 5 26 1-2 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
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