Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Purvis Short

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Purvis Short 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 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 16-3 winning record over Purvis Short. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Purvis Short
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
16
16
0
Purvis Short
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.3 10.2 7.3 1.70.7
Purvis Short 17.1 3.7 3.10.80.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 44 18 17 42
Purvis Short 29 11 7 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 13

games		 17

games		 16

games		 14

games		11

games
Purvis Short 6

games 		1

game		 0

games		 1

game		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 4

games		6

games

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
%
Nov. 21, 1980
1. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 10 5 1 0 6 3 40 10-22 .455 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Warriors 106   Purvis Short 8 4 1 0 0 0 3 17 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1981
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 0 7 6 2 0 3 4 37 0-9 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Purvis Short 22 11 1 1 0 1 3 30 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1981
3. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 7 3 0 2 6 3 38 15-24 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 101   Purvis Short 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1982
4. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 8 12 9 2 1 5 2 41 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Purvis Short 29 6 7 1 0 3 1 39 12-24 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1983
5. Celtics 139   Larry Bird 17 11 6 0 1 4 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 117   Purvis Short 28 3 6 4 0 2 4 41 12-25 .480 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1984
6. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 20 6 5 2 2 2 1 30 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 112   Purvis Short 21 2 1 0 0 2 1 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 16, 1984
7. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 16 9 17 2 0 2 5 40 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Warriors 115   Purvis Short 29 7 6 0 0 2 4 45 13-29 .448 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1984
8. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 17 7 6 2 0 1 0 25 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 91   Purvis Short 18 0 1 1 1 3 2 29 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Feb. 15, 1985
9. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 30 7 7 2 0 4 4 37 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Warriors 100   Purvis Short 29 7 7 1 1 2 2 42 11-25 .440 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1986
10. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 25 9 4 3 1 2 3 31 10-16 .625 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 114   Purvis Short 15 5 3 0 0 2 5 36 5-18 .278 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 19, 1986
11. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 36 12 11 0 1 2 2 44 14-23 .609 1-3 .333 7-9 .778
Warriors 100   Purvis Short 25 6 6 0 0 0 6 40 11-27 .407 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1987
12. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 22 11 8 3 1 2 1 35 8-16 .500 1-5 .200 5-5 1.000
Warriors 112   Purvis Short 15 4 2 2 0 2 0 19 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
13. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 44 15 3 2 2 1 3 44 17-27 .630 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 129   Purvis Short 21 2 2 1 0 4 1 35 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 30, 1988
14. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 35 5 9 2 1 3 1 40 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Rockets 110   Purvis Short 6 4 5 1 0 3 1 22 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
15. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 12 15 10 1 1 3 0 28 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 92   Purvis Short 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1989
16. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 11 7 4 1 3 2 35 12-20 .600 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 95   Purvis Short 13 2 1 1 0 0 1 27 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 18, 1990
17. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 18 11 1 0 5 0 36 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 13-13 1.000
Nets 106   Purvis Short 8 1 1 0 0 1 5 25 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 04, 1990
18. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 43 15 6 2 0 1 1 39 16-29 .552 2-4 .500 9-9 1.000
Nets 106   Purvis Short 17 1 6 0 0 2 5 37 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1990
19. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 19 7 5 1 0 5 2 38 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Nets 96   Purvis Short 14 1 0 1 0 0 1 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-4 .500
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