Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Larry Drew

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Larry Drew 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 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 14-5 winning record over Larry Drew. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Larry Drew
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Larry Drew:
1980-81 to 1990-91
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
14
14
0
Larry Drew
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24.2 9.6 5.4
Larry Drew 9.1 1.1 4.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 38 15 13
Larry Drew 22 5 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 17

games		 19

games		 12

games
Larry Drew 2

games 		0

games		 5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

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
%
Oct. 29, 1980
1. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 12 10 3 2 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 85   Larry Drew 6 1 6 1 29 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1980
2. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 17 15 5 3 47 7-19 .368 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Pistons 85   Larry Drew 0 0 0 0 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1981
3. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 19 12 4 3 39 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Pistons 90   Larry Drew 0 1 4 1 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1981
4. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 14 5 2 2 26 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 115   Larry Drew 8 2 4 0 22 0-1 .000 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1981
5. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 30 7 5 4 1 2 3 37 13-24 .542 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 100   Larry Drew 4 0 4 1 0 1 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1981
6. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 23 15 5 1 1 5 3 49 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
OT Kings 119   Larry Drew 6 1 3 1 1 3 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1982
7. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 8 4 3 1 4 4 39 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 129   Larry Drew 22 5 5 2 0 3 3 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Mar. 01, 1983
8. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 12 8 6 3 1 4 1 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 111   Larry Drew 15 0 5 1 0 7 2 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
9. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 38 9 13 4 1 5 2 38 15-21 .714 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Kings 113   Larry Drew 15 0 6 2 0 1 1 29 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Feb. 01, 1984
10. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 32 8 7 1 0 4 4 39 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Kings 110   Larry Drew 15 0 10 1 0 2 2 36 5-14 .357 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
11. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 24 13 7 2 2 2 5 43 9-23 .391 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Kings 124   Larry Drew 19 1 7 1 0 1 2 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Feb. 01, 1985
12. Celtics 142   Larry Bird 38 11 6 1 1 5 1 38 16-27 .593 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Kings 123   Larry Drew 19 5 3 0 0 4 1 34 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
13. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 24 7 5 4 1 3 2 28 8-17 .471 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
Kings 101   Larry Drew 12 0 4 1 0 1 1 25 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 11, 1986
14. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 29 11 3 4 1 6 5 36 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 12-16 .750
Kings 105   Larry Drew 8 1 5 0 0 1 0 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1986
15. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 27 7 8 1 5 3 0 42 11-24 .458 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Clippers 101   Larry Drew 10 2 4 0 1 4 2 36 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
16. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 28 7 7 2 0 3 2 43 10-19 .526 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Clippers 97   Larry Drew 6 1 5 0 0 1 0 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1988
17. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 32 11 4 2 2 0 1 37 14-27 .519 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Clippers 90   Larry Drew 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
18. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 21 12 2 3 0 5 3 43 9-27 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 119   Larry Drew 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 18, 1990
19. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 20 7 7 1 0 4 2 46 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 116   Larry Drew 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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