Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Earl Tatum

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Earl Tatum 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 3 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 2-1 winning record over Earl Tatum. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Earl Tatum
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Earl Tatum:
1976-77 to 1979-80
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
2
2
0
Earl Tatum
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.3 10.7 4.7 2.02.3
Earl Tatum 4.0 0.3 0.30.00.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 32 18 5 34
Earl Tatum 6 1 1 01
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 3

games		 3

games		 3

games		 3

games		2

games
Earl Tatum 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		1

game

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. 13, 1979
1. Celtics 139   Larry Bird 28 7 5 2 0 5 2 40 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 117   Earl Tatum 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Oct. 17, 1979
2. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 16 7 4 3 4 1 2 29 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Earl Tatum 6 0 1 0 1 1 2 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 08, 1979
3. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 32 18 5 1 3 3 4 41 14-19 .737 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 116   Earl Tatum 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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