Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Ron Harper

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Ron Harper 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 13 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has an 8-5 winning record over Ron Harper. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Ron Harper
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Ron Harper:
1986-87 to 2000-01
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
8
8
0
Ron Harper
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.2 7.8 5.7 1.61.2
Ron Harper 23.6 5.2 5.92.31.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 35 17 9 43
Ron Harper 40 10 9 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 7

games		 9

games		 5

games		 4

games		3

games
Ron Harper 5

games 		2

games		 6

games		 6

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 2

games		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
1. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 35 7 8 1 1 5 2 51 12-23 .522 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
OT Cavaliers 128   Ron Harper 30 7 9 1 2 6 3 44 11-28 .393 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Feb. 04, 1987
2. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 29 13 7 2 0 3 4 43 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 102   Ron Harper 40 6 9 1 1 4 6 46 15-21 .714 2-3 .667 8-11 .727
Mar. 24, 1987
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 32 8 9 3 3 2 2 37 13-16 .813 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 88   Ron Harper 8 3 7 2 0 2 1 30 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 07, 1987
4. Celtics 83   Larry Bird 26 12 7 1 0 3 1 41 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Ron Harper 30 10 5 3 1 2 0 37 14-29 .483 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1988
5. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 32 8 4 2 2 2 0 40 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 119   Ron Harper 13 3 6 3 2 2 0 32 6-17 .353 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 06, 1988
6. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 31 5 3 4 0 2 1 33 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 98   Ron Harper 25 3 3 1 0 3 3 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 15, 1988
7. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 5 8 1 2 1 5 42 14-26 .538 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 120   Ron Harper 30 5 6 5 1 3 4 41 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-10 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
8. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 18 8 7 0 1 4 2 41 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 104   Ron Harper 21 0 4 2 1 1 4 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Dec. 26, 1989
9. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 27 5 5 2 0 5 4 39 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Clippers 111   Ron Harper 20 3 8 2 2 4 3 44 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 05, 1990
10. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 12 3 3 1 1 1 1 19 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 114   Ron Harper 28 8 8 3 1 1 3 43 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 14-18 .778
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1991
11. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 22 4 4 2 3 7 2 42 8-18 .444 3-9 .333 3-3 1.000
Clippers 98   Ron Harper 36 8 4 2 2 3 4 40 14-29 .483 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1991
12. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 14 17 3 0 2 2 4 35 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Clippers 86   Ron Harper 8 7 4 5 2 4 3 40 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Mar. 06, 1992
13. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 7 6 2 0 1 2 28 8-14 .571 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Clippers 100   Ron Harper 18 4 4 0 0 3 2 36 7-13 .538 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
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