Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Rickey Green

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Rickey Green 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 20 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 14-6 winning record over Rickey Green. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Rickey Green:
1977-78 to 1991-92
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
14
14
0
Rickey Green
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 23.9 10.1 7.3 0.9
Rickey Green 10.3 1.9 6.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 38 15 13 3
Rickey Green 20 4 13 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 17

games
20

games
11

games
10

games
Rickey Green 3

games
0

games
4

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
5

games
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 13, 1981
1. Celtics 89   Larry Bird 25 12 0 0 4 35 11-20 .550 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jazz 104   Rickey Green 7 4 7 0 1 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1981
2. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 21 8 7 1 1 39 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Jazz 110   Rickey Green 18 3 7 0 1 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1982
3. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 27 12 9 1 4 35 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 90   Rickey Green 7 0 4 0 1 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1982
4. Celtics 137   Larry Bird 28 14 7 1 0 3 1 30 11-23 .478 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Jazz 103   Rickey Green 10 0 8 1 0 2 3 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 01, 1983
5. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 14 15 11 6 0 0 1 37 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jazz 112   Rickey Green 16 4 13 1 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1983
6. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 8 11 8 1 1 5 0 38 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 122   Rickey Green 14 3 6 2 0 0 2 26 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 07, 1984
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 26 14 9 1 3 4 3 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jazz 106   Rickey Green 20 3 5 5 0 0 1 40 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1984
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 10 6 5 2 4 3 36 11-19 .579 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 106   Rickey Green 8 1 6 5 0 1 1 30 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 18, 1985
9. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 30 12 10 9 2 1 2 33 13-22 .591 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
Jazz 94   Rickey Green 8 1 4 4 0 1 0 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1985
10. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 27 12 6 1 0 4 1 42 10-25 .400 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
OT Jazz 106   Rickey Green 9 1 4 2 0 1 0 25 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Dec. 28, 1985
11. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 24 7 8 3 0 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 108   Rickey Green 14 2 5 0 0 0 1 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1987
12. Celtics 89   Larry Bird 26 11 3 2 1 3 2 37 9-22 .409 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Jazz 109   Rickey Green 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1987
13. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 27 8 13 1 0 3 1 32 10-15 .667 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
Jazz 105   Rickey Green 12 2 6 1 0 1 0 24 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1987
14. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 38 5 6 4 0 5 3 42 14-25 .560 1-5 .200 9-9 1.000
Jazz 111   Rickey Green 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 11 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 04, 1988
15. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 28 6 6 3 0 5 2 41 11-25 .440 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000
Jazz 99   Rickey Green 8 1 6 3 0 2 0 20 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1989
16. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 24 11 9 1 2 3 1 42 9-26 .346 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Pacers 118   Rickey Green 10 1 9 2 0 2 4 29 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 27, 1990
17. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 21 7 4 3 0 1 1 43 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Pacers 101   Rickey Green 0 4 2 3 0 2 0 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
18. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 15 11 9 0 0 0 2 44 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
76ers 116   Rickey Green 19 3 8 0 0 0 0 33 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 19, 1990
19. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 24 7 8 6 1 2 3 44 9-19 .474 3-10 .300 3-4 .750
76ers 105   Rickey Green 11 2 7 0 0 4 2 29 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1991
20. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 8 6 2 3 4 2 42 9-20 .450 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
76ers 105   Rickey Green 11 1 6 0 0 1 1 25 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -