Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Rudy Tomjanovich

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Rudy Tomjanovich 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 15 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 15-0 winning record over Rudy Tomjanovich, including a 7-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Rudy Tomjanovich:
1970-71 to 1980-81
15 Games played
8 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
15
8
7
Rudy Tomjanovich
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 18.6 10.9 6.5 1.80.7
Rudy Tomjanovich 7.2 4.6 0.80.50.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 21 10 53
Rudy Tomjanovich 19 7 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 15

games
12

games
15

games
9

games
8

games
Rudy Tomjanovich 0

games
1

game
0

games
3

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
0

games
3

games
6

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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
%
Oct. 12, 1979
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 10 5 0 0 2 5 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Rudy Tomjanovich 8 5 1 1 1 1 3 26 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-1 .000
Oct. 24, 1979
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 15 10 6 0 1 4 3 37 6-21 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Rudy Tomjanovich 11 5 2 1 0 2 3 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 02, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 10 1 2 0 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Rockets 103   Rudy Tomjanovich 14 7 0 2 0 5 34 7-14 .500 0- .000 0-0 -
Jan. 22, 1980
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Rockets 106   Rudy Tomjanovich 19 7 1 1 0 4 32 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1980
5. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 15 9 7 1 1 3 4 42 6-19 .316 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
OT Rockets 99   Rudy Tomjanovich 4 7 1 1 0 0 1 26 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1980
6. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Rudy Tomjanovich 10 5 2 0 0 2 2 22 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
7. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Rudy Tomjanovich 10 7 2 0 0 2 2 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 11, 1980
8. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Rudy Tomjanovich 3 6 1 2 0 4 6 33 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 13, 1980
9. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Rudy Tomjanovich 6 7 0 0 0 2 3 31 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1980
10. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 0 3 4 40 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 121   Rudy Tomjanovich 7 3 1 0 0 1 3 14 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1980
11. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 23 15 6 2 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Rudy Tomjanovich 12 6 0 0 0 3 27 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1981
12. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 13 7 4 3 2 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 101   Rudy Tomjanovich 2 0 1 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
13. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 18 21 9 1 0 5 1 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Rudy Tomjanovich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 09, 1981
14. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 8 13 10 5 2 3 3 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 71   Rudy Tomjanovich 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 07 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 12, 1981
15. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 12 12 8 0 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 80   Rudy Tomjanovich 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 09 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -