Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Greg Kelser

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Greg Kelser 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 12 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-1 winning record over Greg Kelser. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Greg Kelser
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Greg Kelser:
1979-80 to 1984-85
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
11
0
Greg Kelser
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22.3 11.4 6.4
Greg Kelser 11.8 4.8 1.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 41 19 10
Greg Kelser 29 17 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 8

games		 10

games		 11

games
Greg Kelser 2

games 		2

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 1

game

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
%
Nov. 14, 1979
1. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 23 19 10 3 2 7 1 36 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Pistons 111   Greg Kelser 9 4 0 2 0 3 2 19 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 23, 1980
2. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 21 10 4 2 1 3 37 8-21 .381 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Pistons 104   Greg Kelser 29 5 4 5 30 14-20 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 10, 1980
3. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 24 11 7 1 0 7 3 38 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
Pistons 111   Greg Kelser 12 2 3 3 1 2 3 34 5-17 .294 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 02, 1980
4. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 41 13 7 0 1 3 4 44 17-29 .586 4-7 .571 3-3 1.000
Pistons 115   Greg Kelser 8 3 2 2 0 3 4 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 20, 1980
5. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 11 7 7 1 0 8 5 25 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 106   Greg Kelser 24 12 3 2 4 7 5 44 9-23 .391 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1980
6. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 12 10 3 2 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 85   Greg Kelser 12 17 1 2 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Dec. 02, 1980
7. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 17 15 5 3 47 7-19 .368 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pistons 85   Greg Kelser 7 0 1 4 20 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1981
8. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 11 8 10 2 3 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pistons 88   Greg Kelser 11 4 3 3 24 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 1-4 .250
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
9. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 16 6 3 0 1 3 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 100   Greg Kelser 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 07 0-1 .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
10. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 25 11 9 2 1 7 2 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 122   Greg Kelser 15 4 2 0 0 2 5 27 6-16 .375 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Feb. 22, 1984
11. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 24 6 3 0 0 2 4 35 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Clippers 114   Greg Kelser 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 03, 1985
12. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 35 11 6 2 1 4 2 39 16-28 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pacers 103   Greg Kelser 9 3 2 0 0 1 0 16 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
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