Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Mark Price

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Mark Price 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 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-8 winning record over Mark Price, but Mark Price won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Mark Price:
1986-87 to 1997-98
17 Games played
13 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
8
1
Mark Price
8
5
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.2 7.5 7.9 1.31.0
Mark Price 15.0 1.5 7.11.40.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 15 16 43
Mark Price 26 5 14 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 11

games
15

games
9

games
5

games
11

games
Mark Price 5

games
0

games
8

games
8

games
0

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
0

games
4

games
6

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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
%
Mar. 24, 1987
1. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 32 8 9 3 3 2 2 37 13-16 .813 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 88   Mark Price 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 20 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 07, 1987
2. Celtics 83   Larry Bird 26 12 7 1 0 3 1 41 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Mark Price 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 16 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1987
3. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 34 9 10 1 1 3 2 42 11-20 .550 1-4 .250 11-11 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Mark Price 16 2 9 1 0 4 1 34 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Nov. 17, 1987
4. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 14 7 4 1 0 1 2 22 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Mark Price 11 1 6 3 0 2 2 22 2-7 .286 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 23, 1988
5. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 32 8 4 2 2 2 0 40 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 119   Mark Price 16 0 2 1 0 1 0 27 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 1988
6. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 31 5 3 4 0 2 1 33 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 98   Mark Price 5 0 4 0 0 1 2 28 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 15, 1988
7. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 5 8 1 2 1 5 42 14-26 .538 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 120   Mark Price 21 0 5 2 0 1 2 43 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
8. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 18 8 7 0 1 4 2 41 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 104   Mark Price 19 1 9 1 0 1 0 33 6-15 .400 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 21, 1990
9. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 25 10 16 1 2 2 3 42 11-16 .688 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Mark Price 24 1 7 1 0 3 3 41 8-12 .667 3-5 .600 5-5 1.000
Apr. 06, 1990
10. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 11 15 10 1 1 8 1 45 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Mark Price 18 2 14 1 0 1 3 41 5-17 .294 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1990
11. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 18 9 15 2 0 4 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 101   Mark Price 19 2 11 3 0 4 1 39 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Nov. 24, 1990
12. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 29 6 10 3 2 3 3 44 14-28 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Cavaliers 102   Mark Price 15 1 11 4 0 3 0 38 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1992
13. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 16 8 10 1 1 1 3 40 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 94   Mark Price 15 2 6 1 0 0 3 32 6-18 .333 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000
1992 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1992
14. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 17 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Cavaliers 114   Mark Price 26 2 12 2 0 3 3 43 11-18 .611 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
May. 13, 1992
15. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 13 5 0 0 0 2 2 20 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Mark Price 13 2 6 2 0 2 0 33 5-13 .385 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
May. 15, 1992
16. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 16 6 14 1 1 1 3 37 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 91   Mark Price 14 1 5 0 0 2 3 31 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
May. 17, 1992
17. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 12 5 4 0 0 2 1 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 122   Mark Price 15 5 8 1 0 3 4 27 7-15 .467 1-4 .250 0-0 -