Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Charles Oakley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Charles Oakley 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 34 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 28-6 winning record over Charles Oakley, including an 8-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Charles Oakley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Charles Oakley:
1985-86 to 2003-04
34 Games played
23 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
28
20
8
Charles Oakley
6
3
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.5 8.8 7.1 1.80.8
Charles Oakley 12.4 10.7 2.41.10.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 44 18 16 54
Charles Oakley 26 19 9 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 32

games		 8

games		 30

games		 18

games		12

games
Charles Oakley 2

games 		25

games		 1

game		 6

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 10

games		17

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
1. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 34 13 4 3 0 2 3 43 13-24 .542 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 104   Charles Oakley 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1985
2. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 12 12 6 2 1 1 2 40 5-17 .294 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 116   Charles Oakley 4 7 0 1 0 1 1 07 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1986
3. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 26 9 4 5 0 3 2 40 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 91   Charles Oakley 12 8 0 1 2 1 4 22 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 04, 1986
4. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 9 6 2 1 4 0 33 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 94   Charles Oakley 22 10 1 2 0 5 6 29 9-10 .900 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 05, 1986
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 6 7 3 1 2 4 42 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   Charles Oakley 14 9 4 2 1 4 5 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 21, 1986
6. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 32 6 8 3 0 4 3 32 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 105   Charles Oakley 8 11 3 1 1 2 4 29 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
7. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 30 6 8 3 0 3 4 40 9-13 .692 2-3 .667 10-13 .769
Bulls 104   Charles Oakley 13 10 2 1 0 3 4 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 20, 1986
8. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 36 12 8 1 2 4 5 56 14-27 .519 2-5 .400 6-7 .857
2OT Bulls 131   Charles Oakley 10 14 0 3 0 2 5 33 3-5 .600 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 22, 1986
9. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 19 6 8 1 2 3 5 40 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Bulls 104   Charles Oakley 7 6 1 2 2 0 4 26 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1986
10. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 37 5 10 1 2 6 4 48 13-25 .520 0-4 .000 11-12 .917
Bulls 98   Charles Oakley 20 13 1 0 0 9 5 42 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
Jan. 02, 1987
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 37 8 9 1 2 2 3 42 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 12-13 .923
Bulls 99   Charles Oakley 16 13 2 2 0 3 5 38 4-13 .308 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Jan. 27, 1987
12. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 24 14 3 4 1 2 3 47 10-26 .385 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Bulls 97   Charles Oakley 11 17 2 2 1 3 5 38 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Jan. 28, 1987
13. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 26 5 9 1 1 2 1 30 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bulls 103   Charles Oakley 5 11 9 1 0 3 3 29 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 27, 1987
14. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 41 7 7 3 1 2 2 46 17-29 .586 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 106   Charles Oakley 7 11 5 0 1 2 3 37 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1987
15. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 38 8 7 1 1 1 3 45 17-29 .586 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Bulls 105   Charles Oakley 20 10 1 0 1 1 4 34 8-16 .500 3-3 1.000 1-4 .250
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 23, 1987
16. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 17 9 13 2 0 1 2 46 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000 7-7 1.000
Bulls 104   Charles Oakley 21 12 2 1 0 3 4 41 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Apr. 26, 1987
17. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 29 7 8 0 0 2 4 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Bulls 96   Charles Oakley 25 15 0 0 0 4 4 45 7-20 .350 1-1 1.000 10-12 .833
Apr. 28, 1987
18. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 32 14 6 2 1 4 3 45 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Bulls 94   Charles Oakley 14 19 4 3 1 1 5 43 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 1988
19. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 38 9 8 2 0 1 3 44 18-31 .581 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 97   Charles Oakley 3 11 8 0 0 2 5 35 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1988
20. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 10 6 2 1 5 3 42 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 113   Charles Oakley 12 12 3 0 0 1 3 37 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1988
21. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 33 7 8 0 0 0 4 42 14-21 .667 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 107   Charles Oakley 13 9 2 0 0 0 3 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 21, 1988
22. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 44 10 3 1 1 1 1 40 19-29 .655 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Bulls 119   Charles Oakley 18 17 0 1 0 2 4 37 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
23. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 29 5 5 2 4 1 4 47 12-23 .522 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
OT Knicks 115   Charles Oakley 11 11 3 2 1 2 5 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1989
24. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 27 11 7 3 0 4 4 42 9-25 .360 1-7 .143 8-8 1.000
Knicks 98   Charles Oakley 13 9 2 2 2 3 5 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 09, 1989
25. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 25 13 3 1 0 3 2 36 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 124   Charles Oakley 21 17 5 3 0 1 3 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 31, 1990
26. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 19 5 10 5 1 5 5 45 5-17 .294 0-3 .000 9-9 1.000
Knicks 91   Charles Oakley 11 15 0 2 0 4 5 42 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1990 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1990
27. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 24 18 10 1 0 4 1 40 10-19 .526 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Knicks 105   Charles Oakley 8 2 0 1 1 0 2 16 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Apr. 28, 1990
28. Celtics 157   Larry Bird 15 3 16 1 2 1 1 37 5-15 .333 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Knicks 128   Charles Oakley 11 9 0 1 0 4 2 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 02, 1990
29. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 31 8 8 1 2 5 4 45 12-25 .480 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Knicks 102   Charles Oakley 14 13 5 0 0 0 6 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 04, 1990
30. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 21 8 5 1 0 7 1 39 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Knicks 135   Charles Oakley 6 6 5 2 0 2 4 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 06, 1990
31. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 31 9 5 1 1 1 3 46 11-25 .440 1-4 .250 8-9 .889
Knicks 121   Charles Oakley 26 17 4 1 1 3 5 44 8-11 .727 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1990
32. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 12 4 1 0 2 2 45 10-22 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Knicks 103   Charles Oakley 13 10 3 0 0 2 4 44 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Jan. 02, 1991
33. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 15 3 5 1 0 0 2 24 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Knicks 86   Charles Oakley 6 5 1 0 1 4 3 24 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1991
34. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 31 12 7 0 0 3 1 43 8-20 .400 1-2 .500 14-14 1.000
Knicks 92   Charles Oakley 6 4 2 0 0 1 4 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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