Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Michael Jordan 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.

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They faced each other a total of 34 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 23-11 winning record over Michael Jordan, including a 6-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Michael Jordan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
34 Games played
28 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
23
17
6
Michael Jordan
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.0 8.6 6.7 1.40.9
Michael Jordan 34.6 6.2 5.82.61.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 44 17 13 43
Michael Jordan 63 13 12 94
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 10

games		 23

games		 17

games		 6

games		9

games
Michael Jordan 23

games 		7

games		 14

games		 22

games		15

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 3

games		 6

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1984
1. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 14 17 3 0 2 3 4 31 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 27 2 2 2 1 1 4 33 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 22, 1984
2. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 7 4 0 0 2 5 32 3-14 .214 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 110   Michael Jordan 32 12 8 0 3 3 3 35 12-18 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jan. 09, 1985
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 11 4 3 3 2 3 44 9-21 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 36 6 6 2 1 4 4 42 12-24 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Feb. 05, 1985
4. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 27 9 7 1 3 4 2 42 9-21 .429 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 106   Michael Jordan 41 12 7 4 1 1 6 45 14-25 .560 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Feb. 22, 1985
5. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 34 8 5 2 0 5 4 38 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 26 4 7 3 0 3 3 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mar. 06, 1985
6. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 9 10 4 1 6 3 41 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 33 7 3 5 2 5 2 42 13-28 .464 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 21, 1986
7. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 32 6 8 3 0 4 3 32 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 20 2 1 0 1 1 3 16 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
8. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 30 6 8 3 0 3 4 40 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 10-13 .769
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 49 4 2 2 1 5 3 43 18-36 .500 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Apr. 20, 1986
9. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 36 12 8 1 2 4 5 56 14-27 .519 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
2OT Bulls 131   Michael Jordan 63 5 6 3 2 4 4 53 22-41 .537 0-0 - 19-21 .905
Apr. 22, 1986
10. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 19 6 8 1 2 3 5 40 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 19 10 9 2 1 5 6 39 8-18 .444 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1986
11. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 37 5 10 1 2 6 4 48 13-25 .520 0-4 .000 11-12 .917
Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 48 5 1 2 1 0 3 41 17-33 .515 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Jan. 02, 1987
12. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 37 8 9 1 2 2 3 42 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 12-13 .923
Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 34 8 3 1 0 2 2 40 13-31 .419 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Jan. 27, 1987
13. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 24 14 3 4 1 2 3 47 10-26 .385 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Bulls 97   Michael Jordan 30 5 6 2 0 5 2 40 13-34 .382 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 28, 1987
14. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 26 5 9 1 1 2 1 30 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bulls 103   Michael Jordan 27 4 4 1 1 6 3 37 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Mar. 27, 1987
15. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 41 7 7 3 1 2 2 46 17-29 .586 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 106   Michael Jordan 22 7 7 7 1 3 3 40 9-23 .391 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 17, 1987
16. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 38 8 7 1 1 1 3 45 17-29 .586 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 17 4 8 0 2 1 2 25 5-15 .333 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
17. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 17 9 13 2 0 1 2 46 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 7-7 1.000
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 35 6 7 4 2 2 4 44 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
Apr. 26, 1987
18. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 29 7 8 0 0 2 4 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 42 4 4 0 4 4 3 45 14-29 .483 2-3 .667 12-14 .857
Apr. 28, 1987
19. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 32 14 6 2 1 4 3 45 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Bulls 94   Michael Jordan 30 11 7 2 1 2 4 39 9-30 .300 0-1 .000 12-14 .857
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1988
20. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 38 9 8 2 0 1 3 44 18-31 .581 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 97   Michael Jordan 42 4 6 3 1 0 0 43 19-35 .543 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 18, 1988
21. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 10 6 2 1 5 3 42 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 50 5 9 5 1 1 4 42 19-32 .594 1-2 .500 11-11 1.000
Mar. 20, 1988
22. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 33 7 8 0 0 0 4 42 14-21 .667 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 26 4 7 1 1 5 4 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 21, 1988
23. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 44 10 3 1 1 1 1 40 19-29 .655 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 119   Michael Jordan 39 3 8 2 1 4 5 41 17-33 .515 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
24. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 18 10 6 1 0 1 4 34 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 110   Michael Jordan 52 3 2 9 2 2 4 42 18-33 .545 2-4 .500 14-16 .875
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
25. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 27 9 6 0 0 7 3 38 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 24 5 6 5 1 4 5 34 10-18 .556 0-3 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 04, 1990
26. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 38 11 9 1 0 3 2 43 16-32 .500 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Bulls 118   Michael Jordan 36 6 11 4 0 2 4 40 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 13-15 .867
Apr. 17, 1990
27. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 23 5 8 2 1 3 3 45 9-23 .391 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Bulls 111   Michael Jordan 35 11 6 2 1 6 3 36 13-24 .542 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
28. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 24 11 1 0 1 8 1 33 11-16 .688 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 33 8 12 3 0 2 4 45 14-28 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Nov. 09, 1990
29. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 23 8 5 1 0 5 1 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Bulls 120   Michael Jordan 41 5 6 2 0 3 3 34 17-25 .680 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Feb. 26, 1991
30. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 12 7 5 2 1 3 3 25 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 129   Michael Jordan 39 8 4 5 3 0 1 35 17-29 .586 1-1 1.000 4-8 .500
Mar. 31, 1991
31. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 34 15 8 1 3 4 4 52 15-36 .417 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
2OT Bulls 132   Michael Jordan 37 7 9 2 0 4 3 51 12-36 .333 0-3 .000 13-13 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1991
32. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 30 2 9 0 0 3 2 39 13-22 .591 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 132   Michael Jordan 44 3 6 1 1 2 2 38 16-26 .615 3-4 .750 9-9 1.000
Dec. 25, 1991
33. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 8 8 4 0 0 1 1 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 121   Michael Jordan 14 8 5 2 3 2 2 35 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1992
34. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 4 6 2 0 4 2 36 4-15 .267 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 119   Michael Jordan 32 13 3 0 2 4 2 35 14-23 .609 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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