Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Otis Birdsong and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Otis Birdsong and Michael Jordan 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 10 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 5-5. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Otis Birdsong
vs.
Michael Jordan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Otis Birdsong:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Otis Birdsong
5
5
0
Michael Jordan
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Otis Birdsong 18.0 3.5 4.3 1.30.1
Michael Jordan 29.5 5.5 5.63.71.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Otis Birdsong 30 8 9 31
Michael Jordan 37 14 10 103
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Otis Birdsong 1

game		 4

games		 2

games		 3

games		0

games
Michael Jordan 9

games 		5

games		 7

games		 7

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 0

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1984
1. Nets 97   Otis Birdsong 19 0 4 0 0 3 3 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 20 3 6 1 0 3 3 35 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 14, 1984
2. Nets 111   Otis Birdsong 24 8 5 2 0 4 1 38 12-26 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 109   Michael Jordan 34 8 8 1 0 0 4 44 12-25 .480 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Jan. 16, 1985
3. Nets 100   Otis Birdsong 20 2 6 3 0 2 2 31 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bulls 94   Michael Jordan 27 7 7 2 0 6 3 44 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 03, 1985
4. Nets 117   Otis Birdsong 30 3 9 2 0 4 4 38 14-23 .609 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 37 14 5 3 1 3 2 41 13-21 .619 0-0 - 11-12 .917
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 28, 1986
5. Nets 118   Otis Birdsong 23 7 3 0 0 2 4 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 22 1 3 5 0 3 4 22 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1987
6. Nets 85   Otis Birdsong 6 1 1 2 1 3 3 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 103   Michael Jordan 36 7 5 6 1 3 1 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 16-17 .941
Jan. 02, 1988
7. Nets 93   Otis Birdsong 12 3 6 0 0 2 2 31 6-16 .375 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 25 10 10 6 3 1 4 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 29, 1988
8. Nets 93   Otis Birdsong 14 3 1 1 0 3 1 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 120   Michael Jordan 32 1 4 10 2 3 1 27 14-18 .778 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 10, 1988
9. Nets 93   Otis Birdsong 17 5 1 2 0 1 1 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 84   Michael Jordan 34 4 4 1 3 3 3 37 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 14-15 .933
Apr. 15, 1988
10. Nets 99   Otis Birdsong 15 3 7 1 0 3 2 34 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Bulls 100   Michael Jordan 28 0 4 2 0 3 5 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-8 .750
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