Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Junior Bridgeman

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Junior Bridgeman 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 32 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 22-10 winning record over Junior Bridgeman. They each won 4 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Junior Bridgeman:
1975-76 to 1986-87
32 Games played
24 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
22
18
4
Junior Bridgeman
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 22.3 10.1 5.5 1.60.6
Junior Bridgeman 14.7 3.6 2.70.60.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 37 14 13 63
Junior Bridgeman 27 10 6 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28

games
31

games
26

games
21

games
11

games
Junior Bridgeman 3

games
1

game
5

games
6

games
4

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
1

game
5

games
17

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. 09, 1979
1. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 25 11 8 1 0 3 4 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 108   Junior Bridgeman 12 3 3 0 0 1 2 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 14, 1979
2. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 9 3 2 0 2 3 34 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Bucks 94   Junior Bridgeman 8 1 1 1 0 4 3 18 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 16, 1980
3. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 8 7 5 1 1 1 3 44 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 103   Junior Bridgeman 14 6 2 2 1 4 3 29 7-18 .389 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 07, 1980
4. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 29 14 4 1 2 7 5 38 12-21 .571 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 102   Junior Bridgeman 20 2 5 0 0 1 3 28 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 30, 1980
5. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 18 6 1 3 1 0 4 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 107   Junior Bridgeman 25 2 0 0 0 3 5 33 12-17 .706 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 09, 1980
6. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 11 5 3 0 4 2 39 10-21 .476 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 89   Junior Bridgeman 12 2 2 1 0 4 4 27 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1981
7. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 17 6 4 1 0 2 3 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 113   Junior Bridgeman 16 3 4 1 0 1 3 28 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 11, 1981
8. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 13 6 1 0 2 4 47 12-20 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bucks 108   Junior Bridgeman 8 3 1 0 0 0 1 25 4-16 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1982
9. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 6 4 1 1 1 4 29 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bucks 102   Junior Bridgeman 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1982
10. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 28 12 3 0 0 4 4 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 105   Junior Bridgeman 16 4 4 0 0 2 0 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Nov. 14, 1982
11. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 20 14 5 1 1 5 3 43 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 98   Junior Bridgeman 17 3 1 0 0 1 1 33 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 28, 1982
12. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 37 9 1 0 0 3 3 39 15-18 .833 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bucks 109   Junior Bridgeman 27 6 3 2 0 0 1 29 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 03, 1982
13. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 14 9 0 0 6 5 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 115   Junior Bridgeman 12 3 6 1 1 2 0 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 1983
14. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 13 13 5 0 0 5 1 40 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 83   Junior Bridgeman 8 5 2 1 0 2 4 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1983
15. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 10 4 4 0 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 116   Junior Bridgeman 14 3 2 0 0 2 3 24 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
May. 01, 1983
16. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 14 6 6 0 3 2 36 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 107   Junior Bridgeman 19 10 5 1 0 0 2 34 7-13 .538 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
May. 02, 1983
17. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 18 11 8 1 0 6 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Junior Bridgeman 11 4 4 0 0 2 2 32 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
18. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 27 6 6 2 2 5 2 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bucks 105   Junior Bridgeman 22 8 2 1 0 6 3 38 10-22 .455 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1984
19. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 8 8 2 1 0 1 1 26 3-13 .231 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 106   Junior Bridgeman 16 4 3 1 0 2 3 25 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 22, 1984
20. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 16 9 1 0 0 3 2 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 98   Junior Bridgeman 16 4 4 1 0 3 1 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1984
21. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 30 8 12 0 0 3 4 53 13-28 .464 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2OT Bucks 128   Junior Bridgeman 20 5 5 1 1 1 3 46 10-17 .588 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1984
22. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 12 5 2 0 3 2 40 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Bucks 99   Junior Bridgeman 12 3 1 0 0 0 2 30 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1984
23. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 19 6 5 2 3 3 4 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 95   Junior Bridgeman 18 0 4 1 0 1 2 28 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1984
24. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 6 5 0 1 2 2 38 6-14 .429 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Bucks 96   Junior Bridgeman 14 5 1 0 0 0 1 28 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 17, 1984
25. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 32 13 7 3 1 5 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Bucks 110   Junior Bridgeman 17 5 4 1 0 1 4 40 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
May. 19, 1984
26. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 28 8 6 4 0 8 1 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bucks 100   Junior Bridgeman 18 6 4 0 1 1 6 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 0-1 .000
May. 21, 1984
27. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 32 10 8 3 0 5 3 38 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 122   Junior Bridgeman 20 4 5 0 1 3 2 39 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 23, 1984
28. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 21 13 4 2 1 9 2 42 8-21 .381 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Bucks 108   Junior Bridgeman 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 31 1-12 .083 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
29. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 31 14 9 2 3 1 3 38 14-27 .519 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 108   Junior Bridgeman 19 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 27, 1984
30. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 13 13 13 0 3 2 3 40 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 103   Junior Bridgeman 10 2 2 0 0 0 3 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
31. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 21 6 8 1 0 1 2 26 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Clippers 103   Junior Bridgeman 14 1 4 0 0 2 3 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1987
32. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 30 11 4 2 0 1 3 37 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Bucks 102   Junior Bridgeman 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000