Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Larry Bird

Who has the better career numbers?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Larry Bird in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Larry Bird head to head

They have faced each other 37 times: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's team won 21, Larry Bird's 16. In the playoffs Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads 11-8.

Every game against each other

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Larry Bird, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Abdul-Jabbar's team↓	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar↓	Larry Bird↓
Feb 14, 1988	BOS at LAL	W 115-106	17 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN	25 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 11, 1987	LAL at BOS	W 115-114	23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 34 MIN	35 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 14, 1987	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 106-93	32 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN	16 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 11, 1987	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	L 123-108	18 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 35 MIN	23 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 9, 1987	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	W 107-106	16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN	21 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 47 MIN
Jun 7, 1987	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	L 109-103	27 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 38 MIN	30 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 4, 1987	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 141-122	23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN	23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Jun 2, 1987	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 126-113	14 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 34 MIN	32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN
Feb 15, 1987	BOS at LAL	W 106-103	10 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN	20 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN
Dec 12, 1986	LAL at BOS	W 117-110	26 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 26 MIN	26 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 16, 1986	BOS at LAL	L 105-99	23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN	22 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN
Jan 22, 1986	LAL at BOS	L 110-95	17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 31 MIN	21 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Jun 9, 1985	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	W 111-100	29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN	28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 47 MIN
Jun 7, 1985	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 120-111	36 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN	20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 5, 1985	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	L 107-105	21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN	26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
Jun 2, 1985	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 136-111	26 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN	20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN
May 30, 1985	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	W 109-102	30 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN	30 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
May 27, 1985	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	L 148-114	12 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 22 MIN	19 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Feb 17, 1985	BOS at LAL	W 117-111	20 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN	33 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 16, 1985	LAL at BOS	L 104-102	33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 41 MIN	19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Jun 12, 1984	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	L 111-102	29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 43 MIN	20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Jun 10, 1984	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 119-108	30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN	28 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 47 MIN
Jun 8, 1984	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	L 121-103	19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 35 MIN	34 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN
Jun 6, 1984	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	L 129-125	32 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN	29 PTS, 21 REB, 2 AST, 49 MIN
Jun 3, 1984	BOS at LAL (playoffs)	W 137-104	24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN	30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 38 MIN
May 31, 1984	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	L 124-121	20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 45 MIN	27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 49 MIN
May 27, 1984	LAL at BOS (playoffs)	W 115-109	32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN	24 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN
Feb 24, 1984	BOS at LAL	W 116-108	31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN	14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 8, 1984	LAL at BOS	W 111-109	27 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN	29 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Feb 23, 1983	BOS at LAL	L 113-104	14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 30 MIN	32 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 46 MIN
Jan 30, 1983	LAL at BOS	L 110-95	27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN	21 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 14, 1982	BOS at LAL	L 108-103	21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN	12 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 7, 1982	LAL at BOS	W 119-113	35 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN	11 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 11, 1981	BOS at LAL	L 105-91	32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN	36 PTS, 21 REB, 6 AST, 47 MIN
Jan 18, 1981	LAL at BOS	L 98-96	32 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN	11 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 13, 1980	LAL at BOS	W 100-98	33 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN	14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 28, 1979	BOS at LAL	W 123-105	15 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN	16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Where each stands all time

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.