Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Calvin Murphy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Calvin Murphy 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 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 15-2 winning record over Calvin Murphy, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Calvin Murphy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Calvin Murphy:
1970-71 to 1982-83
17 Games played
9 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
15
8
7
Calvin Murphy
2
1
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 18.9 11.6 6.2 1.90.6
Calvin Murphy 13.0 1.2 2.51.20.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 21 10 53
Calvin Murphy 23 3 5 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 14

games		 17

games		 14

games		 7

games		8

games
Calvin Murphy 3

games 		0

games		 2

games		 5

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		9

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. 12, 1979
1. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 10 5 0 0 2 5 28 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 106   Calvin Murphy 12 1 3 1 0 4 4 30 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Oct. 24, 1979
2. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 15 10 6 0 1 4 3 37 6-21 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Rockets 99   Calvin Murphy 18 3 3 3 0 2 4 32 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 02, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 20 10 1 2 0 2 34 6-12 .500 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Rockets 103   Calvin Murphy 10 3 3 2 0 2 35 4-14 .286 0- .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 22, 1980
4. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 6 7 2 0 3 37 7-13 .538 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Rockets 106   Calvin Murphy 16 3 4 2 0 3 31 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1980
5. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 13 8 4 1 4 3 42 10-15 .667 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 105   Calvin Murphy 10 1 4 0 0 2 2 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1980 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 09, 1980
6. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 15 7 3 2 0 2 0 30 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   Calvin Murphy 23 0 4 0 0 2 4 44 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Apr. 11, 1980
7. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 75   Calvin Murphy 9 1 2 1 0 4 3 41 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 13, 1980
8. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 18 7 8 2 1 3 3 39 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 81   Calvin Murphy 6 3 2 1 0 4 4 36 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 14, 1980
9. Celtics 138   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 0 3 4 40 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Rockets 121   Calvin Murphy 20 1 1 1 0 1 6 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1980
10. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 23 15 6 2 1 4 42 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 119   Calvin Murphy 14 0 5 1 0 1 27 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 04, 1981
11. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 13 7 4 3 2 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 101   Calvin Murphy 20 1 2 1 0 2 35 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1981
12. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 18 21 9 1 0 5 1 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 95   Calvin Murphy 16 2 0 2 0 1 5 24 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1981
13. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 19 21 3 5 0 5 3 45 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 92   Calvin Murphy 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 23 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 09, 1981
14. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 8 13 10 5 2 3 3 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 71   Calvin Murphy 9 0 1 1 0 6 3 29 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 12, 1981
15. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 12 12 8 0 1 2 3 38 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Rockets 80   Calvin Murphy 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
16. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 17 13 3 1 1 5 30 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 106   Calvin Murphy 8 0 3 1 0 3 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
17. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 9 8 1 0 0 1 27 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 94   Calvin Murphy 16 0 4 2 0 1 1 24 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-6 .667
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