Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Jim Chones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Jim Chones 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 14 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-3 winning record over Jim Chones, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Jim Chones
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Chones:
1974-75 to 1981-82
14 Games played
9 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
7
4
Jim Chones
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 20.0 11.1 3.5
Jim Chones 4.3 3.8 1.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 36 21 7
Jim Chones 16 7 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 12

games		 12

games		 10

games
Jim Chones 1

game 		1

game		 1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 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
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 16 4 3 4 0 2 5 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 123   Jim Chones 16 7 3 0 3 1 3 33 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 14 12 1 1 3 3 4 36 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Jim Chones 15 6 2 1 1 4 4 27 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1981
3. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 11 9 5 4 0 5 2 42 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 96   Jim Chones 4 4 4 1 0 3 5 31 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 11, 1981
4. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 36 21 6 5 3 3 3 47 16-25 .640 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 91   Jim Chones 2 6 0 1 3 2 3 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
5. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 2 5 2 3 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 100   Jim Chones 6 2 2 5 22 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 10, 1981
6. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 21 13 3 5 36 10-24 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 84   Jim Chones 0 5 0 2 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1981
7. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 14 4 2 8 4 44 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Bullets 100   Jim Chones 4 5 0 5 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1981
8. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 8 4 1 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bullets 98   Jim Chones 6 6 4 4 30 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1982
9. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 31 21 2 2 45 10-20 .500 0-0 - 11-14 .786
OT Bullets 97   Jim Chones 2 6 2 4 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1982
10. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 10 12 4 2 3 3 36 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 91   Jim Chones 1 1 0 2 07 0-5 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 28, 1982
11. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 26 10 3 2 2 40 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 103   Jim Chones 0 1 1 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1982
12. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 14 13 1 5 32 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Bullets 83   Jim Chones 4 3 0 1 08 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
May. 02, 1982
13. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 10 8 1 4 34 4-16 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Bullets 99   Jim Chones 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 05, 1982
14. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 26 8 7 5 50 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2OT Bullets 126   Jim Chones 0 1 1 4 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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