Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Manute Bol

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Manute Bol 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:
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They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 17-6 winning record over Manute Bol. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Manute Bol
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Manute Bol:
1985-86 to 1994-95
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
17
17
0
Manute Bol
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 26.2 9.8 7.7 2.01.3
Manute Bol 3.6 5.6 0.20.43.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 49 17 15 64
Manute Bol 8 17 2 312
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 23

games		 19

games		 23

games		 17

games		6

games
Manute Bol 0

games 		2

games		 0

games		 2

games		17

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 4

games		0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1985
1. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 10 8 8 2 0 1 1 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 73   Manute Bol 0 8 1 0 5 1 1 20 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 1985
2. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 22 11 5 2 0 3 1 35 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 114   Manute Bol 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 31, 1986
3. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 14 11 7 0 4 2 2 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Manute Bol 7 6 0 0 7 0 3 31 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 05, 1986
4. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 26 16 6 1 1 2 3 41 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Bullets 88   Manute Bol 8 6 0 0 5 0 3 42 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1986
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 11 8 2 0 1 4 43 10-30 .333 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
OT Bullets 110   Manute Bol 6 10 0 2 8 1 2 40 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1986
6. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 27 12 7 3 1 1 2 37 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Bullets 97   Manute Bol 6 10 0 1 3 1 4 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1986
7. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 24 8 9 0 2 2 3 40 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
Bullets 102   Manute Bol 6 4 0 0 3 6 1 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 07, 1986
8. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 32 8 7 3 2 3 4 43 14-28 .500 1-3 .333 3-5 .600
Bullets 86   Manute Bol 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1986
9. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 29 10 7 0 2 6 2 42 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Bullets 117   Manute Bol 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1986
10. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 23 8 7 1 2 3 4 40 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Bullets 98   Manute Bol 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1987
11. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 22 9 9 2 2 3 3 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bullets 106   Manute Bol 6 17 0 3 12 2 5 43 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 01, 1987
12. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 30 17 15 1 3 4 1 44 11-20 .550 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Bullets 86   Manute Bol 6 5 1 0 1 0 3 21 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1987
13. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 5 7 3 1 2 1 39 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 102   Manute Bol 6 1 0 0 8 0 1 22 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1988
14. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 35 11 6 4 2 4 0 45 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Bullets 109   Manute Bol 4 8 0 0 1 0 3 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 27, 1988
15. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 49 8 6 4 0 2 1 43 20-30 .667 0-4 .000 9-9 1.000
Bullets 100   Manute Bol 2 5 0 0 2 3 2 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 1988
16. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 37 14 8 1 1 2 2 45 16-27 .593 3-6 .500 2-3 .667
Bullets 89   Manute Bol 7 7 0 0 3 0 1 31 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 17, 1988
17. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 23 7 5 2 0 5 3 44 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bullets 98   Manute Bol 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1990
18. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 37 5 12 4 2 3 3 42 13-21 .619 2-4 .500 9-9 1.000
Warriors 120   Manute Bol 3 14 2 1 7 0 0 41 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1990
19. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 25 14 8 1 2 5 6 41 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Warriors 111   Manute Bol 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 28 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
20. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 15 11 9 0 0 0 2 44 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 116   Manute Bol 2 6 0 1 2 2 2 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1990
21. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 24 7 8 6 1 2 3 44 9-19 .474 3-10 .300 3-4 .750
76ers 105   Manute Bol 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1991
22. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 8 6 2 3 4 2 42 9-20 .450 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
76ers 105   Manute Bol 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1991
23. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 24 7 6 1 0 2 0 29 9-17 .529 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
76ers 97   Manute Bol 4 7 0 0 3 1 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
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