Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Wayne Cooper

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Wayne Cooper 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 20 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-9 winning record over Wayne Cooper. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Wayne Cooper
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Wayne Cooper:
1978-79 to 1991-92
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
11
0
Wayne Cooper
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25.9 12.0 5.8
Wayne Cooper 7.4 6.6 0.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 41 18 10
Wayne Cooper 17 15 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 20

games		 15

games		 17

games
Wayne Cooper 0

games 		3

games		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

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. 29, 1979
1. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 16 15 7 2 2 3 2 39 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 88   Wayne Cooper 12 15 1 0 3 3 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 29, 1980
2. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 28 8 5 1 0 3 1 34 13-19 .684 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Warriors 99   Wayne Cooper 16 4 0 0 2 1 2 21 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1981
3. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 20 10 10 0 2 34 9-13 .692 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Jazz 87   Wayne Cooper 11 4 1 0 5 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 1981
4. Celtics 89   Larry Bird 25 12 0 0 4 35 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jazz 104   Wayne Cooper 4 7 0 1 4 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1981
5. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 17 7 2 2 2 39 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 92   Wayne Cooper 4 5 0 0 0 08 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
6. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 22 5 4 1 2 2 1 41 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 95   Wayne Cooper 6 11 0 0 0 2 6 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 17, 1983
7. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 24 9 4 4 1 4 4 45 11-28 .393 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 121   Wayne Cooper 4 10 5 0 1 2 5 31 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1983
8. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 41 14 7 1 2 5 3 45 15-27 .556 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Trail Blazers 106   Wayne Cooper 17 6 0 0 1 2 3 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 19, 1984
9. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 18 9 3 1 4 4 46 14-20 .700 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 101   Wayne Cooper 10 7 1 0 1 2 4 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1984
10. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 18 12 6 2 1 4 2 36 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 107   Wayne Cooper 10 6 0 0 1 3 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 20, 1985
11. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 40 9 6 0 0 6 4 46 14-28 .500 0-2 .000 12-13 .923
Nuggets 132   Wayne Cooper 14 9 1 0 4 5 3 25 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1986
12. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 24 14 9 2 0 1 3 36 11-16 .688 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 100   Wayne Cooper 10 8 0 4 0 1 3 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 20, 1986
13. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 27 16 4 2 4 5 2 42 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Nuggets 102   Wayne Cooper 11 8 0 0 3 0 4 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 1987
14. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 18 13 9 0 0 2 3 39 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nuggets 105   Wayne Cooper 6 15 0 0 3 1 4 31 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
15. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 40 13 1 2 1 3 2 40 16-25 .640 0-5 .000 8-8 1.000
Nuggets 124   Wayne Cooper 4 4 1 0 1 0 6 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1990
16. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 8 6 2 0 3 2 37 8-22 .364 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Wayne Cooper 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1990
17. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 12 6 0 1 3 1 36 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 130   Wayne Cooper 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1991
18. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 28 13 7 0 1 4 5 40 9-23 .391 5-8 .625 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Wayne Cooper 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1991
19. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 27 10 7 1 0 2 3 52 9-23 .391 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 109   Wayne Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1991
20. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 12 12 2 1 1 3 0 31 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Wayne Cooper 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 07 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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