Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and George McGinnis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and George McGinnis 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 14 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 9-5 winning record over George McGinnis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
George McGinnis
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
George McGinnis:
1975-76 to 1981-82
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
9
9
0
George McGinnis
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23.6 9.8 5.5
George McGinnis 7.5 6.4 2.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 32 14 10
George McGinnis 15 14 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 13

games		 9

games		 10

games
George McGinnis 1

game 		5

games		 2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

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
%
Nov. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 29 7 8 2 1 2 5 35 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Nuggets 97   George McGinnis 7 8 4 0 1 4 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 08, 1980
2. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 14 6 8 3 0 1 6 23 5-14 .357 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Pacers 108   George McGinnis 15 8 1 0 0 3 6 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 11, 1980
3. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 28 7 3 1 0 4 5 40 11-22 .500 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Pacers 114   George McGinnis 7 4 9 1 0 1 4 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 18, 1980
4. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 13 7 3 0 6 3 29 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Pacers 102   George McGinnis 6 14 4 2 0 3 4 36 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 18, 1980
5. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 19 5 3 4 36 7-18 .389 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   George McGinnis 12 11 3 3 5 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Jan. 23, 1981
6. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 32 10 8 5 0 4 41 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   George McGinnis 15 9 3 6 0 3 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 06, 1981
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 8 5 2 3 2 38 12-18 .667 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Pacers 98   George McGinnis 9 4 7 1 0 3 24 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 06, 1981
8. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 28 10 10 1 0 2 45 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 110   George McGinnis 2 5 2 3 0 1 19 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1981
9. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 13 12 4 2 1 0 1 38 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Pacers 101   George McGinnis 10 3 1 1 0 0 3 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
10. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 14 4 2 3 5 36 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Pacers 94   George McGinnis 4 2 1 0 0 4 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 1981
11. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 16 11 3 1 1 8 0 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 90   George McGinnis 1 7 3 1 3 4 25 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 20, 1982
12. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 32 13 5 1 1 5 38 14-25 .560 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   George McGinnis 4 0 1 0 1 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1982
13. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 13 6 1 0 1 2 43 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Pacers 105   George McGinnis 9 5 1 0 0 1 5 15 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1982
14. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 21 8 3 1 1 3 22 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 100   George McGinnis 4 9 1 1 2 3 25 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-4 .000
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