Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Hank McDowell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Hank McDowell 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 12 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 7-5 winning record over Hank McDowell, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Hank McDowell
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Hank McDowell:
1981-82 to 1986-87
12 Games played
7 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
7
4
3
Hank McDowell
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 24.5 9.3 8.1 2.10.5
Hank McDowell 1.5 1.3 0.40.20.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 36 15 13 42
Hank McDowell 4 4 2 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 12

games		 12

games		 12

games		 9

games		5

games
Hank McDowell 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		7

games

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
%
Feb. 17, 1982
1. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 8 12 9 2 1 5 2 41 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Hank McDowell 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1983
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 24 9 4 4 1 4 4 45 11-28 .393 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 121   Hank McDowell 2 3 1 0 0 0 5 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1983
3. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 25 11 9 2 1 7 2 42 10-22 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 122   Hank McDowell 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 0-7 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1984
4. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 24 6 3 0 0 2 4 35 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Clippers 114   Hank McDowell 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 06 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
5. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 1 2 1 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   Hank McDowell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
6. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 31 8 10 1 0 2 1 37 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 7-12 .583
Rockets 104   Hank McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1986
7. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 6 6 1 0 4 2 39 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 10-10 1.000
Rockets 107   Hank McDowell 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 07 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
8. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 8 13 4 0 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Hank McDowell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 29, 1986
9. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 31 8 7 4 2 3 0 44 12-19 .632 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Hank McDowell 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jun. 01, 1986
10. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 15 11 4 0 3 5 45 10-26 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 106   Hank McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1986
11. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 17 7 4 0 0 2 3 43 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 111   Hank McDowell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1986
12. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 29 11 12 3 0 2 3 46 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 11-12 .917
Rockets 97   Hank McDowell 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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