Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Johnny High

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Johnny High 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 6 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 5-1 winning record over Johnny High. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Johnny High:
1979-80 to 1983-84
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
5
5
0
Johnny High
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 29.0 8.0 5.7 3.00.3
Johnny High 3.8 1.8 0.30.00.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 45 13 10 52
Johnny High 10 6 1 00
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 6

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6

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6

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6

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1

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Johnny High 0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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0

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5

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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. 07, 1979
1. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 2 4 40 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 92   Johnny High 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 45 13 3 2 0 5 4 43 19-32 .594 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Suns 135   Johnny High 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1980
3. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 27 10 10 5 2 3 2 46 9-19 .474 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Suns 97   Johnny High 10 6 1 0 0 2 3 18 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 2-6 .333
Jan. 07, 1981
4. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 5 4 5 0 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Suns 90   Johnny High 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1983
5. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 8 8 4 0 1 3 38 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 104   Johnny High 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1983
6. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 38 4 5 1 0 4 2 43 14-25 .560 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Suns 101   Johnny High 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500