Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Rodney McCray

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Rodney McCray 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 / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 17-4 winning record over Rodney McCray, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Rodney McCray
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Rodney McCray:
1983-84 to 1992-93
21 Games played
15 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
17
13
4
Rodney McCray
4
2
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 26.2 9.7 8.7 1.90.5
Rodney McCray 12.7 5.7 4.30.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 48 15 13 52
Rodney McCray 23 13 14 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 19

games		 15

games		 19

games		 13

games		5

games
Rodney McCray 1

game 		6

games		 2

games		 4

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
1. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 25 14 4 2 0 6 1 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 107   Rodney McCray 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1984
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 14 12 3 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 101   Rodney McCray 7 6 2 1 0 2 1 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
3. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 1 2 1 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   Rodney McCray 13 7 6 0 0 2 1 40 6-16 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 17, 1985
4. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 48 15 7 2 0 3 1 43 17-32 .531 0-2 .000 14-15 .933
Rockets 120   Rodney McCray 11 1 5 0 0 1 2 24 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
5. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 31 8 10 1 0 2 1 37 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 7-12 .583
Rockets 104   Rodney McCray 17 7 4 1 0 0 1 27 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 24, 1986
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 6 6 1 0 4 2 39 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 10-10 1.000
Rockets 107   Rodney McCray 4 9 4 0 0 3 6 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
7. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 8 13 4 0 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Rodney McCray 20 1 3 2 0 3 2 42 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
May. 29, 1986
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 31 8 7 4 2 3 0 44 12-19 .632 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Rodney McCray 10 3 5 2 0 0 4 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 01, 1986
9. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 15 11 4 0 3 5 45 10-26 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 106   Rodney McCray 12 4 4 1 2 4 2 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jun. 03, 1986
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 9 10 1 0 2 2 47 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Rodney McCray 17 4 5 1 1 3 1 47 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 05, 1986
11. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 17 7 4 0 0 2 3 43 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Rodney McCray 17 8 3 1 1 0 3 48 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 08, 1986
12. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 11 12 3 0 2 3 46 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 11-12 .917
Rockets 97   Rodney McCray 16 4 4 0 1 4 2 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
13. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 9 9 5 1 5 3 39 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Rockets 99   Rodney McCray 12 4 3 2 1 3 4 30 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 19, 1987
14. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 16 11 8 2 0 3 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Rockets 92   Rodney McCray 9 7 14 2 0 3 1 42 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1988
15. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 44 15 3 2 2 1 3 44 17-27 .630 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Rockets 129   Rodney McCray 23 11 5 1 1 4 3 37 7-17 .412 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mar. 30, 1988
16. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 35 5 9 2 1 3 1 40 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 11-11 1.000
Rockets 110   Rodney McCray 15 10 3 1 1 1 2 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1989
17. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 37 11 10 2 0 3 1 49 14-31 .452 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
OT Kings 112   Rodney McCray 20 7 6 0 1 1 5 44 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1990
18. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 14 1 8 0 1 3 1 24 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 89   Rodney McCray 12 3 4 1 0 2 2 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1990
19. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 6 8 11 0 0 2 2 37 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 104   Rodney McCray 17 13 3 2 0 2 3 46 5-13 .385 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jan. 06, 1991
20. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 17 6 11 0 1 1 2 38 7-17 .412 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 110   Rodney McCray 10 7 6 1 1 4 1 34 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1992
21. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 26 13 9 2 1 2 2 34 9-16 .563 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 91   Rodney McCray 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 19 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Share: