Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Major Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Major Jones 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 19-0 winning record over Major Jones, including a 7-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Major Jones
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Major Jones:
1979-80 to 1984-85
19 Games played
12 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
19
12
7
Major Jones
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 19.6 10.9 6.7 1.70.5
Major Jones 2.1 1.3 0.20.10.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 32 17 12 52
Major Jones 7 6 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 19

games		 19

games		 18

games		 14

games		7

games
Major Jones 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		9

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
%
Oct. 12, 1979
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 10 5 0 0 2 5 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Major Jones 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Oct. 24, 1979
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 15 10 6 0 1 4 3 37 6-21 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Major Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 10 1 2 0 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Rockets 103   Major Jones 6 3 1 0 0 3 15 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1980
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Rockets 106   Major Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1980
5. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 9 7 1 1 3 4 42 6-19 .316 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
OT Rockets 99   Major Jones 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 12 0-5 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 12, 1980
6. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Major Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
7. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Major Jones 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1980
8. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Major Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 13, 1980
9. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Major Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1980
10. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 23 15 6 2 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Major Jones 7 1 0 0 0 2 08 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1981
11. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 8 13 10 5 2 3 3 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 71   Major Jones 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1981
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 12 12 8 0 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 80   Major Jones 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 13 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 14, 1981
13. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 13 5 1 0 1 3 43 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 91   Major Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
14. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 0 1 27 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 94   Major Jones 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1983
15. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 22 17 8 4 1 2 1 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 87   Major Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1984
16. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 14 12 3 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 101   Major Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1985
17. Celtics 131   Larry Bird 32 10 5 0 1 3 2 37 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Pistons 130   Major Jones 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1985
18. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 30 15 10 1 0 2 2 43 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pistons 129   Major Jones 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1985
19. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 21 9 5 1 0 1 2 33 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Pistons 99   Major Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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