Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Franklin Edwards

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Franklin Edwards 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 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 10-9 winning record over Franklin Edwards. They each won 2 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Franklin Edwards:
1981-82 to 1987-88
19 Games played
15 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
10
8
2
Franklin Edwards
9
7
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 20.6 11.6 6.7 0.8
Franklin Edwards 5.6 0.8 1.40.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 33 20 13 2
Franklin Edwards 15 3 4 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 18

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19

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18

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10

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Franklin Edwards 0

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0

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0

games
1

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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8

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1981
1. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 24 10 2 2 1 4 5 43 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
76ers 103   Franklin Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1982
2. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 12 13 6 2 1 6 4 47 6-22 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 90   Franklin Edwards 2 3 1 2 0 0 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1982
3. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 12 9 2 2 0 5 4 35 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 116   Franklin Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1982
4. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 24 15 10 4 1 2 2 41 10-23 .435 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
76ers 81   Franklin Edwards 4 2 1 0 0 09 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 16, 1982
5. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 17 9 5 0 2 1 4 37 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
76ers 119   Franklin Edwards 4 0 1 0 0 03 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 19, 1982
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 20 8 1 1 3 2 42 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
76ers 85   Franklin Edwards 5 1 0 0 0 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 23, 1982
7. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 20 11 9 2 2 3 4 44 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-8 .750
76ers 120   Franklin Edwards 5 0 0 0 0 01 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
8. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 21 19 7 2 0 2 5 50 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2OT 76ers 119   Franklin Edwards 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 10, 1982
9. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 33 14 2 0 0 5 5 34 13-21 .619 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
76ers 97   Franklin Edwards 7 1 2 0 2 20 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 21, 1982
10. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 13 12 5 2 1 5 2 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
76ers 122   Franklin Edwards 13 3 4 1 0 2 4 27 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 04, 1983
11. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 32 11 9 3 0 1 1 44 13-25 .520 0-0 - 6-7 .857
76ers 110   Franklin Edwards 11 0 3 0 2 20 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 16, 1983
12. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 30 11 8 3 0 2 0 46 15-25 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
76ers 105   Franklin Edwards 10 1 4 2 0 5 5 19 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 17, 1983
13. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 13 12 7 2 2 3 4 41 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
76ers 101   Franklin Edwards 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1983
14. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 18 8 5 1 1 1 2 40 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 92   Franklin Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 1983
15. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 22 11 13 0 2 4 4 46 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
OT 76ers 121   Franklin Edwards 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1984
16. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 15 6 7 2 2 4 1 40 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
76ers 98   Franklin Edwards 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-4 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 12, 1984
17. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 25 10 2 0 0 1 3 37 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 11-14 .786
76ers 109   Franklin Edwards 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1985
18. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 21 6 8 1 0 1 2 26 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Clippers 103   Franklin Edwards 15 2 3 1 0 3 2 22 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 28, 1986
19. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 20 13 12 1 0 8 3 39 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Clippers 108   Franklin Edwards 12 0 4 5 0 0 1 18 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -