Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Otis Birdsong

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Otis Birdsong 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 29 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 22-7 winning record over Otis Birdsong. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Otis Birdsong
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Otis Birdsong:
1977-78 to 1988-89
29 Games played
29 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
22
22
0
Otis Birdsong
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24.7 8.9 5.5
Otis Birdsong 16.6 2.2 3.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 40 16 10
Otis Birdsong 42 7 7
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23

games		 28

games		 20

games
Otis Birdsong 6

games 		1

game		 4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 5

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
%
Nov. 09, 1979
1. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 17 9 3 1 0 2 2 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Kings 119   Otis Birdsong 32 3 2 1 0 2 2 41 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 4 14 4 0 0 5 3 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 94   Otis Birdsong 9 1 1 0 1 3 23 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1980
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 22 8 2 7 2 2 3 37 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 110   Otis Birdsong 30 3 4 3 1 5 2 37 12-19 .632 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 18, 1981
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 11 4 1 1 1 38 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Kings 114   Otis Birdsong 14 3 0 0 0 0 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 0-0 -
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   Otis Birdsong 21 5 4 5 32 8-21 .381 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Dec. 09, 1981
6. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 9 6 4 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 100   Otis Birdsong 28 4 6 2 35 11-19 .579 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Mar. 12, 1982
7. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 7 7 3 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 109   Otis Birdsong 6 0 2 1 19 2-7 .286 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
8. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 38 12 6 3 0 5 2 41 15-20 .750 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Nets 100   Otis Birdsong 6 2 3 0 0 3 3 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 1983
9. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 26 11 8 1 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 108   Otis Birdsong 11 2 5 0 2 22 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 11, 1983
10. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 8 7 1 0 1 4 3 25 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nets 98   Otis Birdsong 5 0 1 0 0 16 1-6 .167 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 18, 1983
11. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 23 10 9 3 0 2 4 34 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Nets 103   Otis Birdsong 8 1 2 0 2 27 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1983
12. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 26 7 8 2 1 4 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 113   Otis Birdsong 18 3 2 0 0 1 1 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jan. 03, 1984
13. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 7 5 4 0 3 5 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 103   Otis Birdsong 20 1 0 1 1 2 4 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 23, 1984
14. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 33 13 4 2 0 4 3 42 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
Nets 101   Otis Birdsong 13 3 2 0 0 2 0 26 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1984
15. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 22 7 3 4 0 4 4 32 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 98   Otis Birdsong 8 3 3 3 0 2 4 32 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1984
16. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 13 8 3 2 5 5 41 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nets 105   Otis Birdsong 21 1 7 2 0 4 4 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Dec. 08, 1984
17. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 37 9 6 1 2 2 1 45 17-29 .586 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Nets 98   Otis Birdsong 27 2 2 0 0 3 3 43 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 2-7 .286
Dec. 11, 1984
18. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 35 3 10 2 2 3 2 39 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 121   Otis Birdsong 42 1 4 0 0 0 5 42 19-25 .760 2-3 .667 2-7 .286
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
19. 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   Otis Birdsong 8 1 2 1 0 4 3 28 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 1985
20. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 18 3 5 3 0 4 4 35 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Nets 111   Otis Birdsong 20 1 5 3 0 4 4 33 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1986
21. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 29 10 4 8 1 7 1 40 14-23 .609 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Nets 117   Otis Birdsong 8 0 3 0 0 1 1 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1986
22. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 40 7 7 1 0 2 3 46 15-28 .536 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
Nets 117   Otis Birdsong 26 4 7 1 0 2 2 43 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1986
23. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 10 7 1 1 2 2 37 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Nets 108   Otis Birdsong 22 7 1 1 0 2 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 13, 1986
24. 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   Otis Birdsong 19 5 4 1 0 1 3 29 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
25. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 34 6 9 3 0 2 3 35 13-21 .619 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 99   Otis Birdsong 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 16, 1988
26. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 11 7 0 1 4 2 46 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Nets 96   Otis Birdsong 12 2 1 2 0 2 0 29 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1988
27. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 16 4 1 1 4 2 43 11-28 .393 1-2 .500 11-13 .846
Nets 117   Otis Birdsong 12 0 3 0 0 4 4 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 28, 1988
28. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 8 2 3 0 2 1 43 9-22 .409 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Nets 105   Otis Birdsong 19 5 6 1 0 1 0 37 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 08, 1988
29. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 5 5 2 1 1 3 26 8-15 .533 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Nets 90   Otis Birdsong 12 1 1 0 0 3 2 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-2 .000
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