Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Edgar Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Edgar Jones 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 20 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 18-2 winning record over Edgar Jones, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Edgar Jones
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Edgar Jones:
1980-81 to 1985-86
20 Games played
17 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
18
15
3
Edgar Jones
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 26.0 9.1 7.5
Edgar Jones 8.2 3.0 1.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 40 18 15
Edgar Jones 20 6 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 20

games		 18

games		 19

games
Edgar Jones 0

games 		0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

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
%
Nov. 14, 1980
1. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 22 8 7 4 39 8-22 .364 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Nets 102   Edgar Jones 4 1 1 3 06 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1980
2. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 5 2 4 21 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nets 104   Edgar Jones 11 5 2 3 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 10, 1981
3. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 29 10 5 2 42 13-22 .591 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 115   Edgar Jones 7 4 2 4 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 15, 1981
4. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 21 6 11 4 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nets 125   Edgar Jones 7 1 0 3 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 25, 1981
5. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 10 7 9 4 35 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 105   Edgar Jones 0 2 1 4 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1981
6. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 11 8 10 2 3 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 88   Edgar Jones 7 3 0 3 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 02, 1981
7. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 5 2 4 34 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 114   Edgar Jones 1 4 1 3 12 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 10, 1982
8. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 40 16 7 6 5 45 18-29 .621 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pistons 124   Edgar Jones 10 5 1 5 18 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1982
9. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 9 12 1 3 4 2 41 11-15 .733 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 123   Edgar Jones 11 5 2 1 1 1 6 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 15, 1982
10. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 18 3 1 0 3 5 40 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 104   Edgar Jones 11 6 1 1 0 3 5 21 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 19, 1982
11. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 10 6 1 0 3 4 34 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 131   Edgar Jones 7 1 2 0 0 3 5 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
12. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 23 14 13 4 0 3 1 36 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 106   Edgar Jones 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1983
13. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 38 8 8 0 1 4 3 40 16-24 .667 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Spurs 100   Edgar Jones 8 2 0 0 1 1 4 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1985
14. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 36 8 15 0 1 3 5 45 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Edgar Jones 14 3 0 1 0 1 3 15 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 11, 1985
15. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 8 12 1 0 0 2 37 10-20 .500 3-6 .500 6-10 .600
Cavaliers 115   Edgar Jones 9 5 0 1 0 1 2 24 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
16. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 40 7 3 2 1 2 2 43 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 123   Edgar Jones 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
17. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 30 11 7 1 1 4 2 47 14-27 .519 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 106   Edgar Jones 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 09 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 25, 1985
18. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 34 14 7 1 0 2 3 42 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 12-14 .857
Cavaliers 115   Edgar Jones 14 6 1 1 0 2 5 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
19. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 4 2 34 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Cavaliers 100   Edgar Jones 9 4 0 0 1 0 5 19 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1986
20. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 25 2 7 0 2 1 1 34 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Edgar Jones 20 2 3 0 2 5 3 24 9-10 .900 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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