Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Buck Williams and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Buck Williams and James Worthy 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 39 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 21-18 winning record over Buck Williams, including a 4-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Buck Williams:
1981-82 to 1997-98
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
39 Games played
33 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Buck Williams
18
16
2
James Worthy
21
17
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Williams 12.7 9.7 1.3 0.80.6
James Worthy 18.8 3.9 3.71.10.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Williams 30 21 5 33
James Worthy 30 10 12 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Williams 10

games
35

games
4

games
11

games
10

games
James Worthy 29

games
4

games
30

games
16

games
11

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
5

games
12

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18

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1982
1. Nets 106   Buck Williams 20 9 2 0 0 4 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 117   James Worthy 21 5 3 2 1 5 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Jan. 11, 1983
2. Nets 110   Buck Williams 21 21 2 2 1 3 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 96   James Worthy 17 4 2 0 2 6 1 27 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
3. Nets 123   Buck Williams 16 6 5 3 0 2 5 25 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 147   James Worthy 13 10 4 0 0 4 1 40 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 29, 1984
4. Nets 102   Buck Williams 14 15 1 2 2 3 3 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Lakers 92   James Worthy 10 5 3 0 0 8 3 30 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1984
5. Nets 111   Buck Williams 15 10 1 0 1 3 5 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 121   James Worthy 22 9 3 0 1 1 0 32 11-14 .786 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1984
6. Nets 93   Buck Williams 18 9 2 2 1 2 2 43 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 104   James Worthy 13 5 3 2 0 2 1 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
7. Nets 119   Buck Williams 12 9 4 0 1 6 3 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 138   James Worthy 18 2 4 2 2 1 1 28 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
8. Nets 95   Buck Williams 12 10 1 1 0 6 3 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Lakers 111   James Worthy 26 2 7 2 1 2 2 35 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1987
9. Nets 115   Buck Williams 30 14 4 2 1 4 2 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 126   James Worthy 14 5 1 2 1 1 5 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1987
10. Nets 81   Buck Williams 14 10 0 1 0 2 5 37 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 98   James Worthy 18 4 1 2 3 2 2 27 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 14, 1988
11. Nets 105   Buck Williams 13 7 4 0 1 5 1 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 115   James Worthy 18 4 2 0 0 1 2 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
12. Nets 118   Buck Williams 22 13 0 1 1 4 2 46 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-3 .667
OT Lakers 113   James Worthy 26 6 4 2 1 4 1 45 11-25 .440 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 05, 1989
13. Nets 116   Buck Williams 13 6 1 1 1 2 5 28 5-6 .833 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 134   James Worthy 22 2 5 0 0 0 3 31 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 1990
14. Trail Blazers 119   Buck Williams 14 8 2 1 3 3 4 44 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
OT Lakers 121   James Worthy 25 9 5 2 2 4 4 48 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Feb. 14, 1990
15. Trail Blazers 132   Buck Williams 20 9 1 0 0 2 4 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 8-11 .727
2OT Lakers 128   James Worthy 28 7 4 0 2 1 3 46 11-27 .407 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
Mar. 27, 1990
16. Trail Blazers 130   Buck Williams 12 9 0 1 1 3 1 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Lakers 111   James Worthy 14 10 5 0 0 2 3 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1990
17. Trail Blazers 106   Buck Williams 18 7 0 2 0 4 5 29 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 135   James Worthy 12 1 4 0 0 1 4 19 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1990
18. Trail Blazers 125   Buck Williams 20 12 2 0 0 3 4 45 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-5 .800
OT Lakers 123   James Worthy 26 2 4 2 1 2 2 45 12-20 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jan. 03, 1991
19. Trail Blazers 104   Buck Williams 8 12 1 0 0 1 3 40 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 108   James Worthy 30 3 2 2 1 0 0 42 15-29 .517 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1991
20. Trail Blazers 96   Buck Williams 12 6 0 0 1 3 2 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 106   James Worthy 30 7 4 2 1 2 3 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 29, 1991
21. Trail Blazers 109   Buck Williams 12 17 0 1 0 0 2 47 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Lakers 105   James Worthy 26 6 5 2 0 3 0 48 12-23 .522 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Apr. 13, 1991
22. Trail Blazers 118   Buck Williams 9 10 0 0 0 2 4 41 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 113   James Worthy 20 1 6 4 0 0 4 43 10-28 .357 0-3 .000 0-0 -
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 18, 1991
23. Trail Blazers 106   Buck Williams 6 10 0 0 0 0 3 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 111   James Worthy 28 1 4 1 0 0 0 41 12-24 .500 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
May. 21, 1991
24. Trail Blazers 109   Buck Williams 8 11 1 0 0 2 5 28 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 98   James Worthy 21 3 5 0 0 2 2 42 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
May. 24, 1991
25. Trail Blazers 92   Buck Williams 4 11 1 0 0 1 2 32 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 106   James Worthy 25 7 3 1 0 4 3 44 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-8 .875
May. 26, 1991
26. Trail Blazers 95   Buck Williams 10 8 0 0 0 3 3 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 116   James Worthy 18 5 6 3 0 3 3 39 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 28, 1991
27. Trail Blazers 95   Buck Williams 13 16 1 3 0 0 2 46 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 84   James Worthy 12 1 2 1 0 2 4 24 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 30, 1991
28. Trail Blazers 90   Buck Williams 14 6 0 1 1 1 4 48 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Lakers 91   James Worthy 8 3 4 1 0 2 1 38 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1991
29. Trail Blazers 98   Buck Williams 9 8 2 2 0 0 4 30 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 88   James Worthy 21 4 5 1 0 1 3 41 7-19 .368 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1992
30. Trail Blazers 90   Buck Williams 5 4 2 1 1 2 4 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 98   James Worthy 19 3 7 1 0 2 1 36 8-12 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 09, 1992
31. Trail Blazers 111   Buck Williams 12 6 0 0 0 0 4 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   James Worthy 14 3 12 2 0 3 1 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 15, 1993
32. Trail Blazers 96   Buck Williams 2 11 2 0 0 0 5 35 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 99   James Worthy 10 2 3 1 1 2 0 20 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 18, 1993
33. Trail Blazers 105   Buck Williams 8 3 0 0 1 1 4 26 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 26 2 2 0 2 2 2 31 11-17 .647 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1993
34. Trail Blazers 109   Buck Williams 12 13 2 2 1 1 1 37 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 105   James Worthy 26 2 2 1 2 0 2 31 9-16 .563 4-6 .667 4-4 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1993
35. Trail Blazers 109   Buck Williams 8 9 1 3 1 1 3 38 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 102   James Worthy 21 1 3 0 0 1 2 26 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Dec. 10, 1993
36. Trail Blazers 117   Buck Williams 12 11 1 0 1 1 4 34 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 99   James Worthy 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 21, 1994
37. Trail Blazers 111   Buck Williams 10 7 1 0 1 3 0 32 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 93   James Worthy 4 6 1 0 1 2 4 29 1-11 .091 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1994
38. Trail Blazers 112   Buck Williams 13 6 0 0 0 1 5 25 4-6 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 104   James Worthy 14 1 3 0 0 1 2 25 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 15, 1994
39. Trail Blazers 105   Buck Williams 4 9 2 1 0 1 3 34 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 100   James Worthy 11 0 2 0 0 1 4 18 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 1-2 .500