Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Sam Perkins

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Sam Perkins 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 11 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-2 winning record over Sam Perkins. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Sam Perkins
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Sam Perkins:
1984-85 to 2000-01
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Sam Perkins
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 29.3 11.3 7.9 1.50.7
Sam Perkins 15.9 7.6 1.50.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 50 15 11 32
Sam Perkins 30 12 5 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 8

games		 9

games		 11

games		 5

games		3

games
Sam Perkins 3

games 		2

games		 0

games		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1984
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 40 10 9 0 1 1 3 44 16-20 .800 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Mavericks 99   Sam Perkins 8 7 1 0 1 1 3 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 08, 1985
2. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 32 15 9 1 1 2 1 37 12-20 .600 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 122   Sam Perkins 8 5 2 1 1 1 3 38 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
3. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 35 8 10 3 0 4 5 41 14-27 .519 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Mavericks 117   Sam Perkins 17 9 1 0 1 4 2 30 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1986
4. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 50 11 5 1 0 5 3 40 18-33 .545 4-7 .571 10-11 .909
Mavericks 116   Sam Perkins 24 9 3 1 1 1 1 38 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 1987
5. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 25 15 6 0 2 3 3 43 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mavericks 108   Sam Perkins 29 11 1 2 0 2 4 43 11-24 .458 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Feb. 18, 1987
6. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 16 12 11 1 2 2 3 40 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 96   Sam Perkins 22 6 0 0 1 3 3 36 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 1988
7. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 39 10 6 3 0 2 2 40 16-25 .640 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Mavericks 104   Sam Perkins 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1990
8. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 12 5 1 1 3 3 44 13-22 .591 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Sam Perkins 14 8 1 2 0 0 5 35 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 14, 1990
9. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 21 10 8 2 0 4 2 44 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 113   Sam Perkins 30 7 5 3 0 2 2 43 10-16 .625 1-1 1.000 9-11 .818
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 1991
10. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 11 11 11 2 0 2 1 40 4-16 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Lakers 85   Sam Perkins 7 5 0 1 0 3 2 24 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1991
11. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 22 10 7 2 1 0 2 41 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Lakers 91   Sam Perkins 13 12 2 0 1 0 4 39 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
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