Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Chuck Person

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Chuck Person 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 25 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 16-9 winning record over Chuck Person, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Chuck Person:
1986-87 to 1999-00
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
16
13
3
Chuck Person
9
7
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.6 9.7 7.2 1.40.7
Chuck Person 18.1 5.4 3.40.90.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 42 20 12 52
Chuck Person 39 12 7 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 16

games
20

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21

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12

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12

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Chuck Person 8

games
4

games
2

games
7

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
2

games
6

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10

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1986
1. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 38 11 8 2 1 4 2 32 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 102   Chuck Person 12 7 2 0 0 2 4 27 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 17, 1986
2. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 34 8 9 5 2 4 3 38 13-30 .433 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
Pacers 101   Chuck Person 21 4 6 1 0 4 2 39 9-22 .409 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 21, 1987
3. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 26 13 8 2 1 4 2 36 11-18 .611 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Pacers 100   Chuck Person 10 4 2 1 0 2 2 26 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 30, 1987
4. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 14 13 9 1 0 6 2 40 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Pacers 94   Chuck Person 26 10 3 3 0 2 4 40 11-19 .579 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 13, 1987
5. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 21 8 5 1 2 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pacers 116   Chuck Person 24 4 4 2 0 1 3 33 8-18 .444 3-4 .750 5-8 .625
Apr. 15, 1987
6. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 31 12 3 2 1 5 1 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pacers 85   Chuck Person 16 7 3 1 0 2 2 34 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1987
7. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 42 20 5 3 2 2 3 42 15-24 .625 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000
Pacers 106   Chuck Person 6 5 3 1 0 4 4 42 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 1987
8. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 24 9 4 2 0 1 1 43 10-18 .556 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 98   Chuck Person 17 12 3 1 1 1 5 37 8-23 .348 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 11, 1988
9. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 30 7 5 1 1 4 2 40 12-24 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 112   Chuck Person 12 8 7 3 0 1 3 37 5-12 .417 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 15, 1988
10. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 34 7 4 2 0 2 0 42 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 113   Chuck Person 21 9 4 0 0 1 3 40 9-18 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1989
11. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 25 7 9 0 0 1 3 41 10-26 .385 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Pacers 119   Chuck Person 37 5 3 0 0 0 3 37 16-32 .500 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Nov. 24, 1989
12. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 24 11 9 1 2 3 1 42 9-26 .346 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Pacers 118   Chuck Person 18 12 2 0 0 1 2 37 8-19 .421 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1990
13. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 29 12 9 1 1 6 0 43 12-23 .522 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Pacers 104   Chuck Person 20 5 6 2 0 1 6 30 9-18 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1990
14. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 21 7 4 3 0 1 1 43 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pacers 101   Chuck Person 16 4 6 0 2 1 4 37 7-21 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1990
15. Celtics 152   Larry Bird 22 7 12 2 0 3 2 38 8-16 .500 2-4 .500 4-5 .800
Pacers 132   Chuck Person 10 1 3 1 0 2 1 17 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1991
16. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 14 5 2 0 0 3 1 37 6-18 .333 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 115   Chuck Person 28 4 1 0 0 1 0 33 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Mar. 04, 1991
17. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 29 7 10 0 0 5 1 37 10-18 .556 7-10 .700 2-2 1.000
Pacers 101   Chuck Person 4 2 4 0 0 4 2 21 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1991
18. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 11 8 10 1 1 3 4 42 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Pacers 121   Chuck Person 15 3 4 1 0 1 3 28 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 0-4 .000
1991 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 26, 1991
19. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 12 12 3 0 3 2 41 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Pacers 120   Chuck Person 23 8 7 0 0 0 6 37 10-19 .526 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 28, 1991
20. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 6 10 1 0 2 5 40 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pacers 130   Chuck Person 39 6 2 0 0 3 2 41 16-24 .667 7-10 .700 0-0 -
May. 01, 1991
21. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 15 9 6 1 0 3 4 37 4-13 .308 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Pacers 105   Chuck Person 6 6 1 1 0 2 1 30 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
May. 03, 1991
22. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 6 8 0 2 3 3 40 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Pacers 116   Chuck Person 30 4 2 2 0 2 3 41 10-19 .526 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
May. 05, 1991
23. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 32 9 7 1 0 4 2 33 12-19 .632 0-5 .000 8-10 .800
Pacers 121   Chuck Person 32 4 4 2 0 3 3 43 10-20 .500 5-9 .556 7-9 .778
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1991
24. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 26 19 3 0 1 3 2 41 10-20 .500 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Pacers 101   Chuck Person 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 11 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1992
25. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 16 9 10 0 0 1 4 40 8-20 .400 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 101   Chuck Person 8 1 3 1 2 3 1 39 3-15 .200 1-6 .167 1-2 .500