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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Jim Petersen 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 16 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 13-3 winning record over Jim Petersen, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Jim Petersen
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Petersen:
1984-85 to 1991-92
16 Games played
10 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
13
9
4
Jim Petersen
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 26.6 10.1 8.1 2.10.8
Jim Petersen 6.4 6.4 1.30.80.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 44 15 13 52
Jim Petersen 20 12 4 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 15

games		 11

games		 15

games		 11

games		7

games
Jim Petersen 1

game 		3

games		 1

game		 3

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 1 2 1 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   Jim Petersen 2 6 1 0 0 2 4 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
2. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 31 8 10 1 0 2 1 37 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 7-12 .583
Rockets 104   Jim Petersen 9 12 2 2 3 1 5 39 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 24, 1986
3. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 6 6 1 0 4 2 39 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 10-10 1.000
Rockets 107   Jim Petersen 4 1 0 2 1 1 3 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 8 13 4 0 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Jim Petersen 8 4 1 1 1 1 3 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 1986
5. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 31 8 7 4 2 3 0 44 12-19 .632 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Jim Petersen 8 8 3 1 0 1 3 28 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 01, 1986
6. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 15 11 4 0 3 5 45 10-26 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 106   Jim Petersen 0 3 3 0 0 1 4 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 03, 1986
7. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 9 10 1 0 2 2 47 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Jim Petersen 6 9 1 0 0 0 1 15 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1986
8. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 17 7 4 0 0 2 3 43 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Jim Petersen 6 12 1 1 2 2 5 33 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1986
9. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 11 12 3 0 2 3 46 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 11-12 .917
Rockets 97   Jim Petersen 3 7 2 1 0 0 4 20 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
10. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 9 9 5 1 5 3 39 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Rockets 99   Jim Petersen 7 6 1 1 0 3 2 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 19, 1987
11. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 16 11 8 2 0 3 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 92   Jim Petersen 20 9 0 1 0 0 5 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
12. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 44 15 3 2 2 1 3 44 17-27 .630 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 129   Jim Petersen 9 10 4 1 0 1 3 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 30, 1988
13. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 35 5 9 2 1 3 1 40 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Rockets 110   Jim Petersen 13 8 1 2 0 2 6 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
14. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 25 14 8 1 2 5 6 41 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Warriors 111   Jim Petersen 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1991
15. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 29 11 4 3 1 2 2 37 11-17 .647 4-6 .667 3-3 1.000
Warriors 112   Jim Petersen 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1992
16. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 11 15 7 1 2 5 0 35 4-15 .267 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Warriors 97   Jim Petersen 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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