Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Ralph Sampson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Ralph Sampson 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 17 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 14-3 winning record over Ralph Sampson, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Ralph Sampson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Ralph Sampson:
1983-84 to 1991-92
17 Games played
11 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
14
10
4
Ralph Sampson
3
1
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 26.2 9.5 7.9 2.10.3
Ralph Sampson 15.1 9.2 2.41.00.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 48 15 13 52
Ralph Sampson 32 22 9 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 14

games		 10

games		 16

games		 13

games		3

games
Ralph Sampson 3

games 		6

games		 0

games		 3

games		10

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1983
1. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 25 14 4 2 0 6 1 39 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 27 19 4 1 3 3 4 45 13-18 .722 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1984
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 17 14 12 3 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Rockets 101   Ralph Sampson 12 16 0 1 1 11 2 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
3. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 10 9 0 1 2 1 31 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 100   Ralph Sampson 26 12 1 2 0 5 3 44 8-19 .421 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 17, 1985
4. Celtics 134   Larry Bird 48 15 7 2 0 3 1 43 17-32 .531 0-2 .000 14-15 .933
Rockets 120   Ralph Sampson 32 12 4 1 2 5 5 46 14-29 .483 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1986
5. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 31 8 10 1 0 2 1 37 11-18 .611 2-2 1.000 7-12 .583
Rockets 104   Ralph Sampson 23 12 3 5 1 3 3 42 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 24, 1986
6. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 36 6 6 1 0 4 2 39 12-21 .571 2-3 .667 10-10 1.000
Rockets 107   Ralph Sampson 17 5 1 0 0 1 1 22 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1986 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1986
7. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 21 8 13 4 0 4 4 44 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 100   Ralph Sampson 2 7 2 2 1 4 3 27 1-13 .077 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 1986
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 31 8 7 4 2 3 0 44 12-19 .632 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Ralph Sampson 18 8 4 2 1 1 2 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 01, 1986
9. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 25 15 11 4 0 3 5 45 10-26 .385 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 106   Ralph Sampson 24 22 3 1 1 4 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jun. 03, 1986
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 21 9 10 1 0 2 2 47 9-17 .529 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Rockets 103   Ralph Sampson 25 7 9 0 1 2 2 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
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   Ralph Sampson 12 3 0 1 0 1 2 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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   Ralph Sampson 8 10 2 0 1 1 5 38 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
13. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 9 9 5 1 5 3 39 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 10-11 .909
Rockets 99   Ralph Sampson 6 6 3 0 1 3 4 29 1-8 .125 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1988
14. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 41 10 5 2 0 3 2 43 15-24 .625 3-6 .500 8-10 .800
Warriors 110   Ralph Sampson 18 12 3 0 1 2 5 40 9-24 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 18, 1988
15. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 26 8 3 2 0 7 2 27 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 101   Ralph Sampson 5 5 2 0 0 2 4 24 1-11 .091 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1990
16. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 14 1 8 0 1 3 1 24 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 89   Ralph Sampson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1990
17. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 9 9 5 2 0 3 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 105   Ralph Sampson 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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