Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Eddie Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Eddie Johnson 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 38 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 31-7 winning record over Eddie Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Eddie Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Eddie Johnson:
1977-78 to 1986-87
38 Games played
38 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
31
31
0
Eddie Johnson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 24.0 10.1 5.6
Eddie Johnson 16.0 2.0 5.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 60 19 15
Eddie Johnson 38 6 15
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 28

games		 38

games		 21

games
Eddie Johnson 8

games 		0

games		 13

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 4

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. 27, 1979
1. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 24 12 1 0 0 4 3 39 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Hawks 95   Eddie Johnson 16 0 1 1 0 0 2 27 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 24, 1979
2. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 10 7 4 1 0 3 5 34 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Hawks 101   Eddie Johnson 21 2 8 2 2 35 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 05, 1979
3. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 18 7 6 1 0 5 35 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Hawks 120   Eddie Johnson 23 3 4 0 0 28 11-13 .846 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1980
4. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 14 13 5 4 3 4 2 46 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Hawks 93   Eddie Johnson 18 4 5 0 2 1 38 6-17 .353 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 26, 1980
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 25 14 5 0 0 1 2 40 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
Hawks 97   Eddie Johnson 11 3 4 2 0 1 2 34 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 14, 1980
6. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 23 7 3 1 1 5 5 38 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
Hawks 88   Eddie Johnson 20 2 3 2 0 1 3 39 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 14, 1980
7. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 19 10 7 1 1 6 42 5-19 .263 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Hawks 122   Eddie Johnson 32 5 5 4 1 2 1 38 13-21 .619 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Nov. 05, 1980
8. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 22 7 4 0 7 3 35 9-13 .692 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Hawks 87   Eddie Johnson 14 2 4 0 2 2 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 03, 1980
9. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 22 13 7 1 3 3 42 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 101   Eddie Johnson 21 1 1 0 2 2 29 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 27, 1980
10. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 20 10 8 0 5 40 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 107   Eddie Johnson 8 0 6 0 1 39 2-11 .182 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 27, 1981
11. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 16 9 12 2 5 2 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 102   Eddie Johnson 8 2 5 0 0 0 38 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1981
12. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 22 12 3 1 3 1 39 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 108   Eddie Johnson 38 3 6 0 3 1 42 14-27 .519 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1981
13. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 15 5 0 4 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Hawks 90   Eddie Johnson 15 2 4 0 4 28 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Dec. 11, 1981
14. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 19 17 5 3 4 41 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Hawks 86   Eddie Johnson 2 1 3 0 0 23 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 12, 1981
15. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 18 7 3 3 31 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 108   Eddie Johnson 19 1 2 5 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 13, 1982
16. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 28 19 15 3 3 3 46 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Hawks 95   Eddie Johnson 11 4 4 0 1 41 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 17, 1982
17. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 22 9 8 0 5 33 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 109   Eddie Johnson 27 2 9 1 2 43 10-19 .526 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 02, 1982
18. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 24 4 0 0 0 4 29 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 9-12 .750
Hawks 107   Eddie Johnson 17 0 4 0 3 38 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 1-6 .167
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1982
19. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 14 5 0 1 2 4 43 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Hawks 97   Eddie Johnson 5 2 4 1 0 1 3 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 01, 1982
20. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 30 15 5 2 0 3 3 31 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Hawks 97   Eddie Johnson 8 1 3 0 0 2 0 20 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1982
21. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 10 12 6 1 1 1 41 3-18 .167 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Hawks 103   Eddie Johnson 23 1 9 1 4 40 11-25 .440 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 06, 1983
22. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 29 16 5 2 0 3 3 41 8-20 .400 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Hawks 116   Eddie Johnson 22 4 3 1 0 2 3 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 10-14 .714
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
23. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 22 10 8 2 0 2 2 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Hawks 102   Eddie Johnson 22 6 5 2 0 6 2 38 10-16 .625 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Dec. 21, 1983
24. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 18 5 8 3 0 3 3 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 96   Eddie Johnson 11 2 5 1 0 3 0 28 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 17, 1984
25. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 16 10 5 0 1 1 1 36 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 88   Eddie Johnson 15 2 3 1 0 1 1 31 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 30, 1984
26. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 19 11 7 2 1 3 3 43 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Hawks 96   Eddie Johnson 4 2 6 2 0 3 5 28 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1984
27. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 48 14 5 1 1 2 3 42 20-32 .625 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Hawks 127   Eddie Johnson 21 3 10 0 0 2 4 37 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Dec. 15, 1984
28. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 23 13 6 0 3 2 2 38 9-26 .346 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Hawks 94   Eddie Johnson 15 2 12 0 0 6 2 38 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 12, 1985
29. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 19 11 4 1 1 3 4 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Hawks 111   Eddie Johnson 15 2 5 0 0 3 1 25 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 01, 1985
30. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 34 5 4 1 1 3 4 42 13-32 .406 0-4 .000 8-10 .800
Hawks 114   Eddie Johnson 34 3 15 1 0 5 1 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 12-15 .800
Mar. 12, 1985
31. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 60 7 3 0 0 3 3 43 22-36 .611 1-4 .250 15-16 .938
Hawks 115   Eddie Johnson 26 5 13 3 0 3 2 40 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1985
32. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 5 7 1 0 1 2 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Hawks 110   Eddie Johnson 6 2 5 1 0 3 2 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 10, 1986
33. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 29 5 7 2 0 7 3 42 12-21 .571 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Hawks 108   Eddie Johnson 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 15 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1986
34. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 41 7 6 3 2 7 5 40 15-27 .556 2-4 .500 9-11 .818
OT Hawks 122   Eddie Johnson 13 2 9 1 0 2 3 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 18, 1986
35. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 43 8 3 3 0 1 0 29 17-24 .708 5-6 .833 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Eddie Johnson 22 1 4 0 0 2 2 17 10-15 .667 2-3 .667 0-1 .000
Apr. 01, 1986
36. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 16 7 4 2 0 0 3 32 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 105   Eddie Johnson 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 15 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1986
37. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 11 5 8 3 0 4 1 28 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Eddie Johnson 9 0 5 0 0 4 3 27 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1987
38. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 42 12 5 3 3 1 1 46 15-28 .536 2-5 .400 10-10 1.000
Supersonics 108   Eddie Johnson 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 22 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
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