Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Jeff Ruland

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Jeff Ruland 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.

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They faced each other a total of 31 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 23-8 winning record over Jeff Ruland, including a 7-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Jeff Ruland
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93
31 Games played
22 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
23
16
7
Jeff Ruland
8
6
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 21.9 9.8 5.2
Jeff Ruland 18.3 10.9 3.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 35 21 13
Jeff Ruland 33 17 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 20

games		 11

games		 23

games
Jeff Ruland 10

games 		18

games		 5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
1. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 2 5 2 3 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 4 7 0 5 14 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 10, 1981
2. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 21 13 3 5 36 10-24 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 84   Jeff Ruland 6 5 0 3 10 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1981
3. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 14 4 2 8 4 44 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 10 4 1 5 18 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 18, 1981
4. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 8 4 1 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bullets 98   Jeff Ruland 20 11 0 5 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 16, 1982
5. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 31 21 2 2 45 10-20 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
OT Bullets 97   Jeff Ruland 13 13 0 5 34 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1982
6. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 35 9 3 3 33 15-20 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bullets 109   Jeff Ruland 27 11 3 5 30 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1982 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1982
7. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 10 12 4 2 3 3 36 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 91   Jeff Ruland 5 8 1 3 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 28, 1982
8. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 26 10 3 2 2 40 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 103   Jeff Ruland 19 10 1 2 36 5-15 .333 0-0 - 9-10 .900
May. 01, 1982
9. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 14 13 1 5 32 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Bullets 83   Jeff Ruland 17 7 0 5 35 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
May. 02, 1982
10. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 10 8 1 4 34 4-16 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Bullets 99   Jeff Ruland 15 4 0 6 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 7-11 .636
May. 05, 1982
11. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 26 8 7 5 50 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2OT Bullets 126   Jeff Ruland 33 13 2 3 45 9-20 .450 0-0 - 15-17 .882
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1982
12. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 21 13 3 5 2 6 1 39 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Bullets 97   Jeff Ruland 16 12 2 0 0 5 3 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1983
13. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 22 16 3 1 3 3 2 43 9-19 .474 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Bullets 93   Jeff Ruland 16 14 0 2 1 3 5 30 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 26, 1983
14. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 17 7 6 2 1 3 4 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bullets 99   Jeff Ruland 8 11 2 1 0 5 1 34 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 08, 1983
15. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 17 13 5 5 1 4 3 47 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
OT Bullets 104   Jeff Ruland 21 15 0 2 0 1 6 38 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 08, 1983
16. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 22 11 7 0 2 2 35 10-18 .556 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Bullets 107   Jeff Ruland 22 10 4 1 4 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-8 .250
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1983
17. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 28 8 9 1 2 0 2 38 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Bullets 117   Jeff Ruland 13 12 5 0 0 5 5 38 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 16, 1983
18. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 30 10 3 1 1 5 3 36 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 28 14 3 1 0 4 6 38 11-13 .846 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Jan. 04, 1984
19. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 23 9 4 5 1 4 1 42 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bullets 104   Jeff Ruland 21 14 2 2 0 4 1 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 14, 1984
20. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 27 8 6 4 1 2 2 40 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 103   Jeff Ruland 20 10 6 0 0 7 3 43 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 27, 1984
21. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 19 6 13 4 1 3 3 46 8-20 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 93   Jeff Ruland 24 15 4 0 0 3 3 43 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1984
22. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 23 7 12 1 3 0 4 44 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 83   Jeff Ruland 17 13 10 0 0 4 2 47 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 19, 1984
23. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 23 12 6 1 0 4 1 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 85   Jeff Ruland 16 10 8 2 1 5 4 47 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 21, 1984
24. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 5 6 2 4 1 2 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Bullets 111   Jeff Ruland 33 13 5 0 2 4 4 47 13-22 .591 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 24, 1984
25. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 17 6 7 4 2 4 2 43 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 30 15 8 0 0 6 5 46 11-21 .524 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1984
26. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 18 4 2 0 2 3 1 30 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bullets 112   Jeff Ruland 17 11 3 2 1 7 4 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nov. 23, 1984
27. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 13 5 5 0 1 2 43 12-19 .632 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bullets 110   Jeff Ruland 19 9 7 1 0 5 4 43 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Jan. 11, 1985
28. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 33 7 7 3 0 6 1 45 16-25 .640 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 13 9 5 1 0 5 3 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1985
29. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 10 8 8 2 0 1 1 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 73   Jeff Ruland 18 8 4 0 0 2 4 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 15, 1985
30. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 22 11 5 2 0 3 1 35 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 114   Jeff Ruland 30 17 6 1 2 3 3 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jan. 31, 1986
31. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 14 11 7 0 4 2 2 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Jeff Ruland 15 12 2 2 1 3 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
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