Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Walker Russell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Walker Russell 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 14 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 12-2 winning record over Walker Russell. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Walker Russell
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Walker Russell:
1982-83 to 1987-88
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
12
12
0
Walker Russell
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.3 10.5 5.8 1.41.4
Walker Russell 3.2 0.9 1.30.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 48 18 9 54
Walker Russell 16 3 5 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 14

games		 14

games		 12

games		 10

games		10

games
Walker Russell 0

games 		0

games		 1

game		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1982
1. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 18 3 1 0 3 5 40 8-23 .348 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Pistons 104   Walker Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1982
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 10 6 1 0 3 4 34 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Pistons 131   Walker Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1983
3. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 13 5 5 0 2 2 1 23 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pistons 113   Walker Russell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
4. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 9 2 3 1 2 1 38 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Pistons 127   Walker Russell 10 2 3 1 0 2 3 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nov. 11, 1983
5. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 39 8 5 1 4 3 4 43 16-24 .667 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Pistons 118   Walker Russell 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1983
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 8 8 0 0 4 2 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pistons 99   Walker Russell 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1983
7. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 18 10 9 1 2 2 2 42 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Pistons 115   Walker Russell 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1984
8. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 48 14 5 1 1 2 3 42 20-32 .625 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Hawks 127   Walker Russell 2 2 5 0 1 0 4 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 15, 1984
9. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 23 13 6 0 3 2 2 38 9-26 .346 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Hawks 94   Walker Russell 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 14 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1985
10. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 29 8 4 0 1 4 3 36 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Pistons 105   Walker Russell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1986
11. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 38 11 8 2 1 4 2 32 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 102   Walker Russell 16 0 4 1 0 3 1 26 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1986
12. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 34 8 9 5 2 4 3 38 13-30 .433 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
Pacers 101   Walker Russell 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1987
13. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 26 13 8 2 1 4 2 36 11-18 .611 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Pacers 100   Walker Russell 6 3 3 0 0 1 3 15 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 15, 1987
14. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 31 12 3 2 1 5 1 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pacers 85   Walker Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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