Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Mike Gminski

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Mike Gminski 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 51 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 36-15 winning record over Mike Gminski. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Mike Gminski
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Mike Gminski:
1980-81 to 1993-94
51 Games played
51 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
36
36
0
Mike Gminski
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24.5 8.8 6.1
Mike Gminski 12.1 7.7 1.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 41 17 13
Mike Gminski 41 22 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 44

games		 27

games		 49

games
Mike Gminski 4

games 		20

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 3

games		 4

games		 1

game

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. 22, 1980
1. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 29 10 0 4 36 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Nets 104   Mike Gminski 2 3 0 0 11 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1980
2. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 22 8 7 4 39 8-22 .364 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Nets 102   Mike Gminski 12 7 2 4 30 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1980
3. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 5 2 4 21 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nets 104   Mike Gminski 10 11 1 2 26 3-14 .214 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 10, 1981
4. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 29 10 5 2 42 13-22 .591 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nets 115   Mike Gminski 12 4 3 5 23 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1981
5. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 22 10 2 2 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 97   Mike Gminski 6 2 1 0 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 09, 1981
6. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 9 6 4 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 100   Mike Gminski 4 0 0 1 0 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 11, 1982
7. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 25 14 10 6 3 44 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Nets 94   Mike Gminski 4 3 0 0 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 09, 1982
8. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 7 2 4 25 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 103   Mike Gminski 18 7 1 1 26 6-8 .750 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 16, 1982
9. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 12 7 2 1 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 113   Mike Gminski 8 8 1 1 22 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1982
10. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 38 12 6 3 0 5 2 41 15-20 .750 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Nets 100   Mike Gminski 4 4 1 0 1 3 1 09 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 14, 1983
11. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 26 11 8 1 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 108   Mike Gminski 14 12 2 3 4 18 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1983
12. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 30 5 9 2 0 3 3 33 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 9-11 .818
Nets 114   Mike Gminski 10 5 1 0 1 1 3 22 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 11, 1983
13. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 8 7 1 0 1 4 3 25 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nets 98   Mike Gminski 9 4 0 0 1 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 18, 1983
14. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 23 10 9 3 0 2 4 34 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Nets 103   Mike Gminski 11 5 0 1 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1983
15. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 26 7 8 2 1 4 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 113   Mike Gminski 16 7 3 2 2 0 3 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 03, 1984
16. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 7 5 4 0 3 5 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 103   Mike Gminski 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 06, 1984
17. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 23 12 4 3 0 2 2 41 9-25 .360 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Nets 115   Mike Gminski 13 7 0 2 0 2 1 25 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 23, 1984
18. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 33 13 4 2 0 4 3 42 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
Nets 101   Mike Gminski 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1984
19. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 22 7 3 4 0 4 4 32 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 98   Mike Gminski 10 11 0 0 0 1 1 27 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 15, 1984
20. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 15 7 7 0 1 0 3 27 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Mike Gminski 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1984
21. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 13 8 3 2 5 5 41 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nets 105   Mike Gminski 17 12 6 0 1 1 1 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 08, 1984
22. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 37 9 6 1 2 2 1 45 17-29 .586 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Nets 98   Mike Gminski 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 11, 1984
23. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 35 3 10 2 2 3 2 39 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 121   Mike Gminski 11 6 6 1 2 2 2 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 02, 1985
24. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 7 10 1 1 1 4 42 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 95   Mike Gminski 23 18 1 1 2 2 2 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 27, 1985
25. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 13 5 0 0 4 1 39 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Nets 95   Mike Gminski 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 18 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1985
26. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 23 7 4 1 1 2 2 30 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Nets 129   Mike Gminski 15 6 5 0 0 2 1 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
27. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 21 12 10 8 1 6 3 36 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Nets 113   Mike Gminski 8 8 0 0 1 2 1 25 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 04, 1985
28. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 18 3 5 3 0 4 4 35 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Nets 111   Mike Gminski 19 8 1 0 0 4 1 31 9-11 .818 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 03, 1986
29. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 29 10 4 8 1 7 1 40 14-23 .609 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Nets 117   Mike Gminski 20 7 3 2 1 4 0 29 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 30, 1986
30. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 40 7 7 1 0 2 3 46 15-28 .536 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
Nets 117   Mike Gminski 24 13 1 1 1 3 2 43 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 09, 1986
31. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 10 7 1 1 2 2 37 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Nets 108   Mike Gminski 41 22 3 0 1 2 2 44 15-23 .652 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Apr. 13, 1986
32. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 26 4 3 2 1 5 2 32 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Nets 107   Mike Gminski 18 8 0 3 0 2 2 33 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1986
33. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 32 14 3 4 0 8 4 42 11-28 .393 1-4 .250 9-11 .818
Nets 114   Mike Gminski 20 15 2 0 0 3 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Dec. 10, 1986
34. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 35 5 4 1 1 2 6 30 15-21 .714 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Nets 98   Mike Gminski 5 8 1 1 0 1 1 25 0-6 .000 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 13, 1987
35. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 21 8 10 3 1 3 2 43 4-19 .211 0-3 .000 13-13 1.000
Nets 117   Mike Gminski 19 6 1 0 3 0 4 29 8-17 .471 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 23, 1987
36. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 35 11 6 3 0 4 0 45 15-24 .625 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Nets 103   Mike Gminski 28 15 0 1 1 4 1 41 12-21 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 1987
37. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 7 6 3 1 4 4 43 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Nets 117   Mike Gminski 20 10 1 2 1 2 2 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
38. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 34 6 9 3 0 2 3 35 13-21 .619 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 99   Mike Gminski 8 2 2 0 1 2 2 29 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 1988
39. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 11 7 0 1 4 2 46 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Nets 96   Mike Gminski 16 11 2 2 0 2 3 42 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1988
40. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 29 17 5 1 3 1 0 40 10-23 .435 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
76ers 85   Mike Gminski 16 19 0 0 2 4 1 38 6-17 .353 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 1988
41. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 21 9 7 2 2 1 3 42 8-29 .276 2-7 .286 3-3 1.000
76ers 97   Mike Gminski 12 14 2 2 0 1 1 38 4-13 .308 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 10, 1988
42. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 28 9 7 3 0 3 3 43 13-24 .542 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000
76ers 108   Mike Gminski 22 8 1 2 1 0 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
43. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 27 5 7 2 0 2 3 31 13-22 .591 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
76ers 129   Mike Gminski 18 6 0 0 0 0 2 28 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1989
44. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 10 6 8 1 1 0 1 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 94   Mike Gminski 10 11 0 0 0 1 0 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 22, 1989
45. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 11 12 9 2 0 3 2 37 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 89   Mike Gminski 11 14 1 0 1 0 2 36 4-14 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 11, 1990
46. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 41 10 4 0 0 3 4 43 15-21 .714 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
76ers 105   Mike Gminski 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 24 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1990
47. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 15 6 3 1 0 3 2 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 122   Mike Gminski 14 12 2 1 3 0 2 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
48. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 15 11 9 0 0 0 2 44 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 116   Mike Gminski 4 4 1 0 7 1 1 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1990
49. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 24 7 8 6 1 2 3 44 9-19 .474 3-10 .300 3-4 .750
76ers 105   Mike Gminski 10 5 1 2 2 1 0 27 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 06, 1991
50. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 18 9 13 3 2 4 2 38 8-17 .471 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Hornets 117   Mike Gminski 6 1 1 2 0 1 2 16 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1991
51. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 25 11 8 0 0 1 4 41 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Hornets 118   Mike Gminski 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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