Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mike Bantom and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike Bantom and Larry Bird 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 / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 13-10 winning record over Mike Bantom, but Mike Bantom won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike Bantom:
1973-74 to 1981-82
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
23 Games played
16 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mike Bantom
10
6
4
Larry Bird
13
10
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Mike Bantom 8.7 4.5 2.3
Larry Bird 21.0 11.3 5.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Mike Bantom 24 9 8
Larry Bird 32 20 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Mike Bantom 2

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3

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4

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Larry Bird 21

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18

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19

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

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0

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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. 20, 1979
1. Pacers 131   Mike Bantom 9 4 3 1 0 0 5 19 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Celtics 128   Larry Bird 20 2 4 4 0 3 6 22 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 23, 1979
2. Pacers 103   Mike Bantom 11 3 2 2 1 4 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 118   Larry Bird 30 11 3 2 1 7 3 37 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 01, 1979
3. Pacers 102   Mike Bantom 16 9 4 3 5 41 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 13 2 2 0 3 46 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 08, 1980
4. Pacers 108   Mike Bantom 8 6 4 0 1 2 6 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 130   Larry Bird 14 6 8 3 0 1 6 23 5-14 .357 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Mar. 11, 1980
5. Pacers 114   Mike Bantom 14 8 8 1 1 4 3 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Celtics 108   Larry Bird 28 7 3 1 0 4 5 40 11-22 .500 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Mar. 18, 1980
6. Pacers 102   Mike Bantom 22 5 2 1 0 2 2 35 10-20 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 13 7 3 0 6 3 29 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 18, 1980
7. Pacers 103   Mike Bantom 14 8 6 2 33 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 99   Larry Bird 19 5 3 4 36 7-18 .389 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 19, 1980
8. Pacers 91   Mike Bantom 4 2 0 1 3 10 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 18 4 1 4 4 40 8-21 .381 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Jan. 23, 1981
9. Pacers 103   Mike Bantom 12 4 5 1 6 3 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 32 10 8 5 0 4 41 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 06, 1981
10. Pacers 98   Mike Bantom 24 1 2 1 2 3 30 11-15 .733 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 8 5 2 3 2 38 12-18 .667 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Mar. 06, 1981
11. Pacers 110   Mike Bantom 10 6 2 1 0 3 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Larry Bird 28 10 10 1 0 2 45 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
12. Pacers 94   Mike Bantom 9 4 2 0 0 3 14 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 14 4 2 3 5 36 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Dec. 01, 1981
13. Pacers 90   Mike Bantom 9 2 0 1 3 28 4-15 .267 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 87   Larry Bird 16 11 3 1 1 8 0 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1982
14. 76ers 111   Mike Bantom 7 4 1 0 5 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 123   Larry Bird 29 9 8 1 1 1 3 36 12-14 .857 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 28, 1982
15. 76ers 116   Mike Bantom 10 9 3 1 2 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Celtics 98   Larry Bird 12 9 2 2 0 5 4 35 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1982
16. 76ers 109   Mike Bantom 7 5 2 2 1 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Celtics 110   Larry Bird 20 15 7 1 2 7 4 40 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1982 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1982
17. 76ers 81   Mike Bantom 7 7 1 1 3 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Celtics 121   Larry Bird 24 15 10 4 1 2 2 41 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
May. 12, 1982
18. 76ers 121   Mike Bantom 0 3 2 0 2 19 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 14 4 3 1 6 4 45 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
May. 15, 1982
19. 76ers 99   Mike Bantom 0 1 1 1 1 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 97   Larry Bird 15 13 11 1 1 2 4 44 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-7 .429
May. 16, 1982
20. 76ers 119   Mike Bantom 2 1 1 0 6 24 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 94   Larry Bird 17 9 5 0 2 1 4 37 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 19, 1982
21. 76ers 85   Mike Bantom 2 2 1 1 4 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 20 8 1 1 3 2 42 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
May. 21, 1982
22. 76ers 75   Mike Bantom 0 3 0 0 0 08 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 88   Larry Bird 14 17 4 2 0 5 4 45 6-19 .316 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 23, 1982
23. 76ers 120   Mike Bantom 2 6 0 0 5 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 106   Larry Bird 20 11 9 2 2 3 4 44 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-8 .750