Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Reggie Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Reggie Johnson 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 12 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-3 winning record over Reggie Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Reggie Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Reggie Johnson:
1980-81 to 1983-84
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Reggie Johnson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 23.0 10.4 5.6 0.9
Reggie Johnson 8.8 3.7 1.30.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 33 16 9 2
Reggie Johnson 18 6 3 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 12

games		 12

games		 12

games		 7

games
Reggie Johnson 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

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
%
Jan. 16, 1981
1. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 13 13 4 1 1 3 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Spurs 85   Reggie Johnson 2 5 0 0 1 5 20 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1981
2. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 25 11 6 4 2 0 43 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 116   Reggie Johnson 18 2 0 0 0 3 33 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1982
3. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 24 16 3 3 2 2 3 44 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 103   Reggie Johnson 16 5 2 0 1 0 5 16 7-9 .778 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 28, 1982
4. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 33 10 4 3 1 5 2 36 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 104   Reggie Johnson 12 4 2 0 0 3 2 29 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1982
5. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 8 4 3 1 4 4 39 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 129   Reggie Johnson 13 6 3 0 0 1 2 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 1983
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 32 11 9 3 0 1 1 44 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-7 .857
76ers 110   Reggie Johnson 1 2 0 0 3 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 16, 1983
7. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 30 11 8 3 0 2 0 46 15-25 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
76ers 105   Reggie Johnson 14 6 2 0 2 2 1 29 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 17, 1983
8. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 13 12 7 2 2 3 4 41 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
76ers 101   Reggie Johnson 9 5 2 1 0 1 2 26 3-8 .375 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
9. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 26 7 8 2 1 4 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 113   Reggie Johnson 9 5 3 0 0 2 2 23 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 06, 1984
10. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 23 12 4 3 0 2 2 41 9-25 .360 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Nets 115   Reggie Johnson 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1984
11. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 22 7 3 4 0 4 4 32 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 98   Reggie Johnson 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 15, 1984
12. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 15 7 7 0 1 0 3 27 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Reggie Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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