Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Kenny Gattison

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Kenny Gattison 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 8 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 7-1 winning record over Kenny Gattison. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kenny Gattison:
1986-87 to 1995-96
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
7
7
0
Kenny Gattison
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 22.8 8.0 9.3 1.31.5
Kenny Gattison 9.0 7.0 1.00.60.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 45 13 13 35
Kenny Gattison 20 18 3 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 8

games
6

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8

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4

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4

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Kenny Gattison 0

games
2

games
0

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2

games
2

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Both had same stat 0

games
0

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0

games
2

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1986
1. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 26 4 6 0 1 3 2 36 9-20 .450 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Suns 112   Kenny Gattison 12 10 2 3 1 6 3 30 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1989
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 11 13 11 1 0 2 2 29 4-13 .308 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Hornets 101   Kenny Gattison 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 1990
3. Celtics 146   Larry Bird 18 4 12 1 1 7 1 30 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hornets 125   Kenny Gattison 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1990
4. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 45 8 8 2 5 4 1 44 18-28 .643 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Hornets 126   Kenny Gattison 8 5 0 0 1 1 4 15 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 20, 1990
5. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 16 8 10 3 1 2 1 33 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Hornets 96   Kenny Gattison 7 6 0 0 3 1 2 17 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 06, 1991
6. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 18 9 13 3 2 4 2 38 8-17 .471 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Hornets 117   Kenny Gattison 15 4 0 0 0 1 2 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1991
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 23 7 6 0 2 3 5 39 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Hornets 108   Kenny Gattison 6 18 2 1 0 1 2 27 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 16, 1991
8. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 25 11 8 0 0 1 4 41 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Hornets 118   Kenny Gattison 20 9 3 0 1 1 4 28 9-10 .900 0-0 - 2-4 .500