Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Tom Burleson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Tom Burleson 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 3 times in NBA games. Tom Burleson has a 2-1 winning record over Larry Bird. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Tom Burleson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Tom Burleson:
1974-75 to 1980-81
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
1
1
0
Tom Burleson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 14.0 11.7 6.3 1.0
Tom Burleson 1.7 1.0 0.00.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 22 14 12 2
Tom Burleson 5 3 0 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 3

games		 3

games		 3

games		 1

game
Tom Burleson 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

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
%
Dec. 02, 1979
1. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 4 14 4 0 0 5 3 28 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Kings 94   Tom Burleson 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1981
2. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 16 9 12 2 5 2 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 102   Tom Burleson 5 3 0 1 0 6 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 18, 1981
3. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 22 12 3 1 3 1 39 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 108   Tom Burleson 0 0 0 1 1 2 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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