Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Kelvin Ransey

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Kelvin Ransey 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 24 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 18-6 winning record over Kelvin Ransey. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kelvin Ransey:
1980-81 to 1985-86
24 Games played
24 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
18
18
0
Kelvin Ransey
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.5 8.2 6.1 2.51.0
Kelvin Ransey 8.5 1.9 4.91.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 40 13 12 83
Kelvin Ransey 33 6 12 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 23

games
23

games
16

games
17

games
16

games
Kelvin Ransey 1

game
0

games
8

games
5

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1980
1. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 24 9 7 2 1 5 2 38 11-16 .688 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 101   Kelvin Ransey 4 3 3 0 0 1 5 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1981
2. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 33 8 5 2 2 3 2 44 14-21 .667 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 111   Kelvin Ransey 13 6 8 3 0 3 4 32 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1982
3. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 17 6 5 3 3 5 3 41 6-18 .333 2-3 .667 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 123   Kelvin Ransey 33 3 10 1 0 2 2 35 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
Feb. 19, 1982
4. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 25 7 12 1 2 1 4 43 10-21 .476 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 117   Kelvin Ransey 19 4 10 4 0 4 4 40 8-19 .421 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
5. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 26 8 5 3 2 2 5 32 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mavericks 110   Kelvin Ransey 9 1 2 2 0 1 0 15 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 08, 1983
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 28 8 2 3 1 2 1 37 13-23 .565 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 110   Kelvin Ransey 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1983
7. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 26 7 8 2 1 4 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 113   Kelvin Ransey 2 0 4 1 0 1 1 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1984
8. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 7 5 4 0 3 5 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 103   Kelvin Ransey 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1984
9. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 23 12 4 3 0 2 2 41 9-25 .360 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Nets 115   Kelvin Ransey 16 2 6 0 0 0 2 24 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1984
10. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 33 13 4 2 0 4 3 42 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
Nets 101   Kelvin Ransey 13 3 12 1 0 3 4 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 31, 1984
11. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 22 7 3 4 0 4 4 32 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 98   Kelvin Ransey 2 1 4 2 0 4 2 20 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1984
12. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 15 7 7 0 1 0 3 27 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Kelvin Ransey 5 2 10 2 0 2 2 30 2-12 .167 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1984
13. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 13 8 3 2 5 5 41 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nets 105   Kelvin Ransey 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 11 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 08, 1984
14. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 37 9 6 1 2 2 1 45 17-29 .586 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Nets 98   Kelvin Ransey 6 2 4 0 0 2 1 18 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1984
15. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 35 3 10 2 2 3 2 39 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 121   Kelvin Ransey 8 0 4 1 0 0 0 14 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 02, 1985
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 7 10 1 1 1 4 42 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 95   Kelvin Ransey 13 4 7 0 0 0 3 36 6-16 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 27, 1985
17. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 13 5 0 0 4 1 39 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Nets 95   Kelvin Ransey 4 1 2 1 1 3 4 23 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 14, 1985
18. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 23 7 4 1 1 2 2 30 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Nets 129   Kelvin Ransey 7 1 3 1 1 2 5 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
19. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 21 12 10 8 1 6 3 36 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Nets 113   Kelvin Ransey 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 04, 1985
20. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 18 3 5 3 0 4 4 35 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Nets 111   Kelvin Ransey 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 03, 1986
21. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 29 10 4 8 1 7 1 40 14-23 .609 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Nets 117   Kelvin Ransey 16 2 9 1 0 2 2 35 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1986
22. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 40 7 7 1 0 2 3 46 15-28 .536 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
Nets 117   Kelvin Ransey 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1986
23. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 10 7 1 1 2 2 37 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Nets 108   Kelvin Ransey 8 2 5 2 0 2 5 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 13, 1986
24. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 26 4 3 2 1 5 2 32 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Nets 107   Kelvin Ransey 7 1 5 2 0 2 3 20 3-10 .300 1-1 1.000 0-0 -