Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Ricky Sobers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Ricky Sobers 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 34 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 26-8 winning record over Ricky Sobers, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Ricky Sobers
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Ricky Sobers:
1975-76 to 1985-86
34 Games played
26 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
26
19
7
Ricky Sobers
8
7
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23.2 10.6 6.6
Ricky Sobers 13.2 2.1 3.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 35 20 13
Ricky Sobers 27 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 27

games		 34

games		 23

games
Ricky Sobers 7

games 		0

games		 8

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 3

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
%
Jan. 16, 1980
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 18 7 0 3 0 3 4 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 104   Ricky Sobers 20 5 1 3 0 3 4 29 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Jan. 29, 1980
2. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 14 13 5 1 1 4 6 31 6-16 .375 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 99   Ricky Sobers 17 1 4 2 0 5 5 38 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 11 9 3 1 3 3 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 105   Ricky Sobers 9 2 2 1 0 3 2 17 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Nov. 18, 1980
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 19 13 7 1 47 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Bulls 112   Ricky Sobers 8 5 4 2 0 1 3 29 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 13, 1980
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 35 20 5 3 0 2 4 42 15-28 .536 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Bulls 95   Ricky Sobers 9 2 5 1 1 2 3 29 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 17, 1980
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   Ricky Sobers 4 2 2 0 1 3 21 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 1981
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 24 9 5 3 0 6 2 47 11-26 .423 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bulls 111   Ricky Sobers 19 3 3 1 0 3 6 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
8. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Ricky Sobers 12 1 3 2 0 6 2 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
9. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 12 5 4 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 109   Ricky Sobers 10 1 4 0 5 5 26 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1981
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 12 12 9 4 0 10 4 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   Ricky Sobers 9 4 4 0 0 3 30 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1981
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 17 10 2 2 48 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 107   Ricky Sobers 14 2 0 0 4 29 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1981
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 35 11 5 3 1 3 44 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 103   Ricky Sobers 17 1 7 0 5 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
13. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 26 5 4 0 5 3 3 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 93   Ricky Sobers 6 0 1 1 0 4 3 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 17, 1981
14. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 29 8 6 3 1 1 4 47 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Bulls 95   Ricky Sobers 10 1 0 1 1 3 4 24 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
15. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 9 17 9 3 4 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 116   Ricky Sobers 21 3 5 3 2 25 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Mar. 23, 1982
16. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 25 14 5 0 0 2 3 42 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Bulls 103   Ricky Sobers 10 0 4 2 0 0 3 30 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Apr. 04, 1982
17. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 9 5 0 1 2 5 27 13-23 .565 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bulls 112   Ricky Sobers 16 1 6 0 0 1 2 28 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Apr. 13, 1982
18. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 35 17 4 3 1 4 4 45 11-25 .440 1-2 .500 12-12 1.000
Bulls 120   Ricky Sobers 10 3 8 0 0 3 4 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
19. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 17 7 6 2 1 3 4 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bullets 99   Ricky Sobers 12 4 4 1 0 2 4 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 08, 1983
20. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 17 13 5 5 1 4 3 47 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
OT Bullets 104   Ricky Sobers 19 4 6 3 1 4 4 49 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 02, 1983
21. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 34 10 12 1 2 47 13-21 .619 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
OT Bullets 117   Ricky Sobers 12 3 4 2 1 23 4-13 .308 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 08, 1983
22. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 22 11 7 0 2 2 35 10-18 .556 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Bullets 107   Ricky Sobers 27 6 8 1 6 3 40 9-14 .643 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1983
23. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 28 8 9 1 2 0 2 38 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Bullets 117   Ricky Sobers 20 4 6 3 0 2 3 35 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Dec. 16, 1983
24. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 30 10 3 1 1 5 3 36 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Bullets 100   Ricky Sobers 14 0 3 1 0 3 4 32 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jan. 04, 1984
25. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 23 9 4 5 1 4 1 42 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bullets 104   Ricky Sobers 22 0 4 1 0 1 3 42 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Mar. 14, 1984
26. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 27 8 6 4 1 2 2 40 11-19 .579 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 103   Ricky Sobers 18 3 3 2 0 1 3 32 5-6 .833 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 27, 1984
27. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 19 6 13 4 1 3 3 46 8-20 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 93   Ricky Sobers 8 3 3 1 0 5 3 31 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 2-5 .400
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1984
28. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 23 7 12 1 3 0 4 44 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 83   Ricky Sobers 24 0 1 0 0 3 5 34 9-13 .692 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Apr. 19, 1984
29. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 23 12 6 1 0 4 1 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 85   Ricky Sobers 18 0 1 0 1 3 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1984
30. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 27 5 6 2 4 1 2 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Bullets 111   Ricky Sobers 10 1 11 3 1 2 6 43 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 24, 1984
31. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 17 6 7 4 2 4 2 43 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 96   Ricky Sobers 9 4 3 2 0 1 4 32 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1985
32. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 18 13 8 1 1 4 3 38 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 94   Ricky Sobers 6 2 1 1 0 4 4 15 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1986
33. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 22 11 6 5 0 2 1 42 4-17 .235 0-2 .000 14-16 .875
Supersonics 101   Ricky Sobers 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 13, 1986
34. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 31 15 11 1 1 3 0 43 10-21 .476 0-3 .000 11-13 .846
Supersonics 98   Ricky Sobers 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 21 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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