Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Wes Unseld

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Wes Unseld 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.

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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-3 winning record over Wes Unseld. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Wes Unseld
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Wes Unseld:
1968-69 to 1980-81
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
Wes Unseld
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 19.3 10.4 4.7
Wes Unseld 7.5 9.9 3.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 33 15 7
Wes Unseld 17 19 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 11

games		 6

games		 7

games
Wes Unseld 1

game 		4

games		 5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

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
%
Oct. 19, 1979
1. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 12 9 4 0 2 0 5 22 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 93   Wes Unseld 8 9 0 0 0 1 1 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 03, 1979
2. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 12 4 4 0 1 4 38 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bullets 97   Wes Unseld 8 7 2 0 0 1 3 35 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1980
3. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 15 5 5 2 1 5 32 7-18 .389 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 118   Wes Unseld 17 19 6 3 40 5-8 .625 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Jan. 31, 1980
4. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 24 13 5 2 0 5 4 35 11-17 .647 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Bullets 103   Wes Unseld 6 11 2 1 0 4 2 30 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1980
5. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 33 10 6 2 0 1 4 45 11-27 .407 2-4 .500 9-9 1.000
OT Bullets 133   Wes Unseld 9 12 3 0 1 3 6 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 25, 1980
6. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 20 6 3 2 0 4 1 40 9-20 .450 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 95   Wes Unseld 6 10 6 3 2 3 45 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
7. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 11 8 5 4 21 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 87   Wes Unseld 6 8 2 5 22 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 12, 1980
8. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 8 3 6 32 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Bullets 86   Wes Unseld 4 11 4 5 31 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1980
9. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 22 15 4 3 45 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 113   Wes Unseld 10 9 5 2 32 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 10, 1980
10. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 13 3 1 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Bullets 99   Wes Unseld 10 12 5 3 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 17, 1981
11. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 25 14 7 2 46 10-17 .588 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bullets 91   Wes Unseld 2 10 4 2 33 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1981
12. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 16 12 7 3 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 116   Wes Unseld 4 1 1 4 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
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