Larry Bird vs Michael Jordan
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Larry Bird and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Larry Bird played 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1991-92, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Larry Bird averaged 24.3 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. They have faced each other 34 times: Larry Bird's team won 23, Michael Jordan's 11. In the playoffs Larry Bird leads 6-0. Larry Bird won 3 titles, Michael Jordan won 6 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Larry Bird leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Michael Jordan in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Larry Bird vs Michael Jordan head to head
They have faced each other 34 times: Larry Bird's team won 23, Michael Jordan's 11. In the playoffs Larry Bird leads 6-0.
Every game against each other
| Mar 11, 1992 |  BOS at  CHI | L 119-85 | 10 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN | 32 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN |
| Dec 25, 1991 | BOS at CHI | L 121-99 | 8 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN | 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 6, 1991 | CHI at BOS | L 132-113 | 30 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN | 44 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN |
| Mar 31, 1991 | CHI at BOS | W 135-132 | 34 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 52 MIN | 37 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 51 MIN |
| Feb 26, 1991 | BOS at CHI | L 129-99 | 12 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 25 MIN | 39 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 9, 1990 | CHI at BOS | L 120-100 | 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN | 41 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN |
| Nov 6, 1990 | BOS at CHI | W 110-108 | 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 33 MIN | 33 PTS, 8 REB, 12 AST, 45 MIN |
| Apr 17, 1990 | BOS at CHI | L 111-105 | 23 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 45 MIN | 35 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN |
| Mar 4, 1990 | CHI at BOS | L 118-114 | 38 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN | 36 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 40 MIN |
| Nov 4, 1989 | BOS at CHI | W 102-100 | 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN | 24 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN |
| Nov 9, 1988 | CHI at BOS | L 110-104 | 18 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN | 52 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 42 MIN |
| Apr 21, 1988 | CHI at BOS | W 126-119 | 44 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN | 39 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN |
| Mar 20, 1988 | CHI at BOS | W 137-107 | 33 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN | 26 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN |
| Mar 18, 1988 | BOS at CHI | L 113-103 | 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN | 50 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 42 MIN |
| Jan 12, 1988 | BOS at CHI | W 104-97 | 38 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 44 MIN | 42 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN |
| Apr 28, 1987 | BOS at CHI (playoffs) | W 105-94 | 32 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN | 30 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN |
| Apr 26, 1987 | CHI at BOS (playoffs) | W 105-96 | 29 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 44 MIN | 42 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 45 MIN |
| Apr 23, 1987 | CHI at BOS (playoffs) | W 108-104 | 17 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 46 MIN | 35 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN |
| Apr 17, 1987 | CHI at BOS | W 108-105 | 38 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 45 MIN | 17 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 25 MIN |
| Mar 27, 1987 | BOS at CHI | W 111-106 | 41 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 46 MIN | 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN |
| Jan 28, 1987 | CHI at BOS | W 132-103 | 26 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 30 MIN | 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN |
| Jan 27, 1987 | BOS at CHI | W 105-97 | 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 47 MIN | 30 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN |
| Jan 2, 1987 | CHI at BOS | W 113-99 | 37 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 42 MIN | 34 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN |
| Nov 14, 1986 | BOS at CHI | W 110-98 | 37 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 48 MIN | 48 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 41 MIN |
| Apr 22, 1986 | BOS at CHI (playoffs) | W 122-104 | 19 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 40 MIN | 19 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN |
| Apr 20, 1986 | CHI at BOS (playoffs) | W 135-131 | 36 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 56 MIN | 63 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 53 MIN |
| Apr 17, 1986 | CHI at BOS (playoffs) | W 123-104 | 30 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 40 MIN | 49 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN |
| Mar 21, 1986 | CHI at BOS | W 126-105 | 32 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 32 MIN | 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 16 MIN |
| Mar 6, 1985 | CHI at BOS | L 107-104 | 25 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN | 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN |
| Feb 22, 1985 | CHI at BOS | W 115-105 | 34 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN | 26 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN |
| Feb 5, 1985 | BOS at CHI | W 110-106 | 27 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN | 41 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 45 MIN |
| Jan 9, 1985 | CHI at BOS | W 111-108 | 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN | 36 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 42 MIN |
| Dec 22, 1984 | BOS at CHI | L 110-85 | 10 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 32 MIN | 32 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 15, 1984 | BOS at CHI | W 125-105 | 14 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 31 MIN | 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 33 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.