Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kent Benson and Larry Bird

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kent Benson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 35 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 28-7 winning record over Kent Benson, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kent Benson
vs.
Larry Bird
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kent Benson:
1977-78 to 1987-88
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
35 Games played
29 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kent Benson
7
5
2
Larry Bird
28
24
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kent Benson 8.0 4.7 1.4
Larry Bird 27.1 10.8 6.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kent Benson 25 13 6
Larry Bird 47 20 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kent Benson 2

games		 3

games		 3

games
Larry Bird 32

games 		31

games		 32

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 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
%
Dec. 09, 1979
1. Bucks 108   Kent Benson 5 4 3 0 0 2 5 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 113   Larry Bird 25 11 8 1 0 3 4 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 14, 1979
2. Bucks 94   Kent Benson 2 4 1 0 1 2 5 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 9 3 2 0 2 3 34 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Feb. 10, 1980
3. Pistons 111   Kent Benson 25 13 2 3 0 8 5 40 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 128   Larry Bird 24 11 7 1 0 7 3 38 8-14 .571 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
Mar. 02, 1980
4. Pistons 115   Kent Benson 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 118   Larry Bird 41 13 7 0 1 3 4 44 17-29 .586 4-7 .571 3-3 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1980
5. Pistons 85   Kent Benson 12 3 6 3 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Larry Bird 12 10 3 2 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 19, 1981
6. Pistons 90   Kent Benson 17 2 2 1 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Celtics 92   Larry Bird 19 12 4 3 39 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 27, 1981
7. Pistons 115   Kent Benson 19 4 3 1 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 90   Larry Bird 14 5 2 2 26 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1981
8. Pistons 88   Kent Benson 4 9 0 4 29 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 129   Larry Bird 11 8 10 2 3 27 2-8 .250 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 02, 1981
9. Pistons 114   Kent Benson 10 5 3 1 42 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 5 2 4 34 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 10, 1982
10. Pistons 124   Kent Benson 12 7 4 5 42 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 134   Larry Bird 40 16 7 6 5 45 18-29 .621 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Jan. 16, 1982
11. Pistons 120   Kent Benson 24 10 5 2 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 128   Larry Bird 32 14 9 2 5 41 15-25 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 26, 1982
12. Pistons 104   Kent Benson 6 3 1 3 23 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
13. Pistons 127   Kent Benson 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 9 2 3 1 2 1 38 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Nov. 11, 1983
14. Pistons 118   Kent Benson 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 126   Larry Bird 39 8 5 1 4 3 4 43 16-24 .667 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nov. 27, 1983
15. Pistons 99   Kent Benson 11 6 1 1 1 0 6 21 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 8 8 0 0 4 2 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 17, 1983
16. Pistons 115   Kent Benson 4 6 3 1 1 0 5 18 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 129   Larry Bird 18 10 9 1 2 2 2 42 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Feb. 05, 1984
17. Pistons 134   Kent Benson 9 9 2 0 0 0 5 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Celtics 137   Larry Bird 28 19 5 2 0 3 2 47 12-30 .400 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Apr. 13, 1984
18. Pistons 128   Kent Benson 8 6 3 0 0 0 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 120   Larry Bird 29 20 6 2 3 3 4 43 13-32 .406 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1984
19. Pistons 123   Kent Benson 5 3 0 1 0 0 3 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 130   Larry Bird 33 13 8 0 2 5 4 43 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Nov. 02, 1984
20. Pistons 116   Kent Benson 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 127   Larry Bird 34 7 5 1 2 3 4 41 13-28 .464 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Dec. 04, 1984
21. Pistons 104   Kent Benson 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 99   Larry Bird 23 17 7 1 2 1 1 43 9-21 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 29, 1985
22. Pistons 130   Kent Benson 8 6 2 0 0 0 3 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 131   Larry Bird 32 10 5 0 1 3 2 37 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Mar. 03, 1985
23. Pistons 129   Kent Benson 8 3 0 1 0 0 3 15 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 138   Larry Bird 30 15 10 1 0 2 2 43 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1985
24. Pistons 99   Kent Benson 13 5 0 4 1 3 4 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 133   Larry Bird 21 9 5 1 0 1 2 33 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 30, 1985
25. Pistons 114   Kent Benson 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 121   Larry Bird 42 10 6 0 1 1 3 40 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 14-15 .933
May. 02, 1985
26. Pistons 125   Kent Benson 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 117   Larry Bird 25 13 8 1 1 6 2 44 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 05, 1985
27. Pistons 102   Kent Benson 4 3 1 2 0 1 4 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 99   Larry Bird 21 7 7 2 1 3 1 44 9-23 .391 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
May. 08, 1985
28. Pistons 123   Kent Benson 8 5 1 0 0 0 4 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 130   Larry Bird 43 13 5 1 0 6 3 43 17-33 .515 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
May. 10, 1985
29. Pistons 113   Kent Benson 8 6 0 1 1 0 4 25 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Larry Bird 17 9 7 1 3 0 5 36 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1985
30. Pistons 105   Kent Benson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 124   Larry Bird 29 8 4 0 1 4 3 36 9-16 .563 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Nov. 27, 1985
31. Pistons 124   Kent Benson 6 4 0 0 1 1 3 15 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 132   Larry Bird 47 12 2 2 0 3 3 39 17-31 .548 0-0 - 13-13 1.000
Mar. 02, 1986
32. Pistons 109   Kent Benson 8 5 0 0 2 1 4 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 129   Larry Bird 35 9 7 1 0 2 1 41 12-23 .522 0-2 .000 11-11 1.000
Apr. 02, 1986
33. Pistons 106   Kent Benson 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 11 13 2 1 1 2 35 12-22 .545 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1987
34. Jazz 109   Kent Benson 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 09 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 89   Larry Bird 26 11 3 2 1 3 2 37 9-22 .409 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Mar. 04, 1987
35. Jazz 105   Kent Benson 12 13 0 0 1 0 5 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Larry Bird 27 8 13 1 0 3 1 32 10-15 .667 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
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