Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Johnny Davis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Johnny Davis 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 41 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 31-10 winning record over Johnny Davis, including a 7-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Johnny Davis
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Johnny Davis:
1976-77 to 1985-86
41 Games played
32 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
31
24
7
Johnny Davis
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25.3 9.8 5.9
Johnny Davis 12.0 1.9 4.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 40 18 15
Johnny Davis 32 7 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 34

games		 39

games		 26

games
Johnny Davis 7

games 		2

games		 13

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
%
Oct. 20, 1979
1. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 20 2 4 4 0 3 6 22 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
OT Pacers 131   Johnny Davis 32 6 4 2 1 6 5 50 14-24 .583 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 23, 1979
2. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 30 11 3 2 1 7 3 37 14-29 .483 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 103   Johnny Davis 20 4 5 1 0 2 38 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Dec. 01, 1979
3. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 13 2 2 0 3 46 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Pacers 102   Johnny Davis 18 4 3 3 3 42 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1980
4. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 14 6 8 3 0 1 6 23 5-14 .357 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Pacers 108   Johnny Davis 15 4 5 1 0 3 2 33 7-17 .412 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 11, 1980
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 28 7 3 1 0 4 5 40 11-22 .500 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
Pacers 114   Johnny Davis 14 2 8 1 0 1 3 25 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 18, 1980
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 14 13 7 3 0 6 3 29 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Pacers 102   Johnny Davis 26 1 4 1 0 1 4 41 8-17 .471 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 18, 1980
7. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 19 5 3 4 36 7-18 .389 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   Johnny Davis 4 3 4 6 36 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 19, 1980
8. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 18 4 1 4 4 40 8-21 .381 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Pacers 91   Johnny Davis 6 3 7 4 0 2 37 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1981
9. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 32 10 8 5 0 4 41 14-22 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   Johnny Davis 15 1 3 0 2 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 06, 1981
10. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 8 5 2 3 2 38 12-18 .667 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Pacers 98   Johnny Davis 4 0 4 1 0 4 22 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 1981
11. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 28 10 10 1 0 2 45 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 110   Johnny Davis 18 2 6 3 0 1 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 13, 1981
12. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 13 12 4 2 1 0 1 38 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Pacers 101   Johnny Davis 24 3 9 1 0 1 1 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
13. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 14 4 2 3 5 36 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Pacers 94   Johnny Davis 7 4 5 1 0 2 27 3-11 .273 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 01, 1981
14. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 16 11 3 1 1 8 0 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 90   Johnny Davis 21 5 4 0 3 37 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 20, 1982
15. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 32 13 5 1 1 5 38 14-25 .560 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   Johnny Davis 17 2 3 0 1 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Feb. 02, 1982
16. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 13 6 1 0 1 2 43 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Pacers 105   Johnny Davis 17 7 4 1 1 2 4 40 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1982
17. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 21 8 3 1 1 3 22 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 100   Johnny Davis 10 2 2 1 0 1 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1983
18. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 29 16 5 2 0 3 3 41 8-20 .400 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Hawks 116   Johnny Davis 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1983
19. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 25 13 9 1 2 2 2 39 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Hawks 102   Johnny Davis 18 4 5 2 0 6 2 30 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 5-5 1.000
Apr. 05, 1983
20. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 39 5 7 2 0 2 0 35 18-22 .818 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667
Hawks 95   Johnny Davis 14 0 6 2 0 2 1 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 1983
21. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 26 15 5 0 0 2 2 46 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Hawks 95   Johnny Davis 18 1 11 0 0 1 3 38 8-21 .381 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 22, 1983
22. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 15 16 9 2 1 3 2 39 4-18 .222 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Hawks 95   Johnny Davis 18 1 14 0 0 0 0 38 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 24, 1983
23. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 26 9 9 1 2 3 3 44 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Hawks 79   Johnny Davis 15 3 2 0 0 4 3 37 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
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   Johnny Davis 14 0 4 0 0 3 2 31 4-5 .800 0-0 - 6-6 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   Johnny Davis 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 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   Johnny Davis 13 2 6 3 0 1 1 34 5-16 .313 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1984
27. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 34 9 5 1 1 5 2 44 15-25 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Johnny Davis 12 3 10 1 0 7 3 41 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Dec. 02, 1984
28. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 23 8 5 3 2 2 1 21 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 99   Johnny Davis 10 0 4 0 0 3 1 17 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 15, 1985
29. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 35 8 3 1 2 2 0 40 15-23 .652 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Johnny Davis 8 0 7 1 0 2 1 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1985
30. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 36 8 15 0 1 3 5 45 16-28 .571 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Johnny Davis 11 1 4 0 0 0 2 22 3-9 .333 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 11, 1985
31. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 29 8 12 1 0 0 2 37 10-20 .500 3-6 .500 6-10 .600
Cavaliers 115   Johnny Davis 10 0 6 0 0 2 1 22 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
32. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 40 7 3 2 1 2 2 43 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 123   Johnny Davis 10 1 5 1 0 0 1 18 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
33. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 30 11 7 1 1 4 2 47 14-27 .519 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 106   Johnny Davis 15 4 5 4 0 1 1 21 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
34. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 20 8 4 1 0 4 2 34 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Cavaliers 100   Johnny Davis 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 14, 1985
35. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 31 11 5 4 0 3 0 43 13-25 .520 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Johnny Davis 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1986
36. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 25 2 7 0 2 1 1 34 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 95   Johnny Davis 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 22 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1986
37. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 26 9 7 1 0 3 2 44 10-16 .625 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Hawks 114   Johnny Davis 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1986
38. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 16 12 6 1 1 0 1 33 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 91   Johnny Davis 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 07 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 29, 1986
39. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 36 8 7 2 1 2 3 42 15-23 .652 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 108   Johnny Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1986
40. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 20 9 5 2 0 0 2 42 5-19 .263 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Hawks 106   Johnny Davis 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 06, 1986
41. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 36 10 5 2 1 0 4 39 14-24 .583 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Hawks 99   Johnny Davis 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 13 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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