Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Buck Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Buck Williams 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 46 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 32-14 winning record over Buck Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Buck Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Buck Williams:
1981-82 to 1997-98
46 Games played
46 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
32
32
0
Buck Williams
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 25.9 9.1 6.1
Buck Williams 16.1 11.7 1.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 49 16 13
Buck Williams 28 21 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 38

games		 12

games		 40

games
Buck Williams 6

games 		32

games		 4

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1981
1. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 22 10 2 2 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 97   Buck Williams 22 13 1 4 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Dec. 09, 1981
2. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 9 6 4 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 100   Buck Williams 20 10 0 3 35 10-17 .588 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1982
3. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 25 14 10 6 3 44 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Nets 94   Buck Williams 20 12 2 4 38 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1982
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 18 7 7 3 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 109   Buck Williams 7 12 2 6 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Apr. 09, 1982
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 16 7 2 4 25 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 103   Buck Williams 16 14 2 3 39 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1982
6. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 12 7 2 1 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 113   Buck Williams 27 12 1 3 3 3 0 32 12-14 .857 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1982
7. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 38 12 6 3 0 5 2 41 15-20 .750 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Nets 100   Buck Williams 16 17 4 0 2 2 2 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Jan. 14, 1983
8. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 26 11 8 1 38 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 108   Buck Williams 17 8 2 2 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 07, 1983
9. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 30 5 9 2 0 3 3 33 10-19 .526 1-3 .333 9-11 .818
Nets 114   Buck Williams 24 7 1 1 2 1 2 38 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 11, 1983
10. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 8 7 1 0 1 4 3 25 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nets 98   Buck Williams 9 21 2 1 1 4 5 40 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1983
11. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 23 10 9 3 0 2 4 34 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Nets 103   Buck Williams 13 11 0 4 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1983
12. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 26 7 8 2 1 4 3 40 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 113   Buck Williams 12 10 1 1 0 4 4 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 03, 1984
13. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 7 5 4 0 3 5 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nets 103   Buck Williams 18 16 3 1 1 2 4 45 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 06, 1984
14. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 23 12 4 3 0 2 2 41 9-25 .360 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Nets 115   Buck Williams 13 6 1 1 0 3 5 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 23, 1984
15. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 33 13 4 2 0 4 3 42 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
Nets 101   Buck Williams 15 12 1 0 3 2 4 44 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 31, 1984
16. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 22 7 3 4 0 4 4 32 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nets 98   Buck Williams 19 18 4 1 2 1 4 42 7-9 .778 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 15, 1984
17. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 15 7 7 0 1 0 3 27 4-14 .286 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Buck Williams 25 14 2 0 1 2 1 39 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1984
18. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 29 13 8 3 2 5 5 41 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nets 105   Buck Williams 14 14 5 1 1 6 2 48 4-16 .250 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 08, 1984
19. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 37 9 6 1 2 2 1 45 17-29 .586 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Nets 98   Buck Williams 16 10 2 0 1 3 3 43 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 11, 1984
20. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 35 3 10 2 2 3 2 39 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 121   Buck Williams 19 15 3 0 1 3 3 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Jan. 02, 1985
21. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 23 7 10 1 1 1 4 42 10-19 .526 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nets 95   Buck Williams 11 6 0 0 1 6 4 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 27, 1985
22. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 22 13 5 0 0 4 1 39 8-18 .444 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Nets 95   Buck Williams 11 20 3 1 2 0 3 47 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 14, 1985
23. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 23 7 4 1 1 2 2 30 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
Nets 129   Buck Williams 24 11 2 0 1 3 4 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
24. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 21 12 10 8 1 6 3 36 5-15 .333 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Nets 113   Buck Williams 23 15 1 1 0 5 5 47 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 04, 1985
25. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 18 3 5 3 0 4 4 35 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Nets 111   Buck Williams 17 9 0 2 0 3 2 35 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 03, 1986
26. Celtics 129   Larry Bird 29 10 4 8 1 7 1 40 14-23 .609 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Nets 117   Buck Williams 19 11 4 0 1 3 4 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 30, 1986
27. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 40 7 7 1 0 2 3 46 15-28 .536 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
Nets 117   Buck Williams 15 11 0 0 0 2 3 35 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 09, 1986
28. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 16 10 7 1 1 2 2 37 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Nets 108   Buck Williams 13 14 1 1 0 1 3 38 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 13, 1986
29. Celtics 135   Larry Bird 26 4 3 2 1 5 2 32 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Nets 107   Buck Williams 12 10 0 0 1 0 6 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1986
30. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 32 14 3 4 0 8 4 42 11-28 .393 1-4 .250 9-11 .818
Nets 114   Buck Williams 16 16 4 3 1 5 2 40 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 10, 1986
31. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 35 5 4 1 1 2 6 30 15-21 .714 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Nets 98   Buck Williams 14 16 0 1 0 2 4 43 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 13, 1987
32. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 21 8 10 3 1 3 2 43 4-19 .211 0-3 .000 13-13 1.000
Nets 117   Buck Williams 16 20 2 0 2 2 0 40 4-10 .400 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Feb. 23, 1987
33. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 35 11 6 3 0 4 0 45 15-24 .625 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Nets 103   Buck Williams 19 8 4 2 0 3 5 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mar. 22, 1987
34. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 40 8 13 2 0 4 5 42 17-27 .630 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Nets 104   Buck Williams 28 12 4 1 0 2 5 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Apr. 10, 1987
35. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 26 7 6 3 1 4 4 43 12-25 .480 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Nets 117   Buck Williams 8 8 0 0 1 1 2 16 2-9 .222 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
36. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 34 6 9 3 0 2 3 35 13-21 .619 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000
Nets 99   Buck Williams 17 6 3 0 0 2 4 32 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jan. 16, 1988
37. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 19 11 7 0 1 4 2 46 8-19 .421 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Nets 96   Buck Williams 15 16 3 0 0 1 3 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 02, 1988
38. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 34 16 4 1 1 4 2 43 11-28 .393 1-2 .500 11-13 .846
Nets 117   Buck Williams 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1988
39. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 8 2 3 0 2 1 43 9-22 .409 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Nets 105   Buck Williams 16 7 3 1 1 3 4 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 08, 1988
40. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 5 5 2 1 1 3 26 8-15 .533 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
Nets 90   Buck Williams 20 11 1 1 0 1 3 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1990
41. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 21 8 6 2 0 3 2 37 8-22 .364 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Buck Williams 23 12 2 0 1 4 3 37 9-11 .818 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 07, 1990
42. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 22 12 6 0 1 3 1 36 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 130   Buck Williams 15 10 0 1 0 1 3 39 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1991
43. Celtics 107   Larry Bird 28 13 7 0 1 4 5 40 9-23 .391 5-8 .625 5-5 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Buck Williams 6 7 0 0 0 1 4 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1991
44. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 27 10 7 1 0 2 3 52 9-23 .391 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
OT Trail Blazers 109   Buck Williams 13 10 1 1 1 3 2 44 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1991
45. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 12 12 2 1 1 3 0 31 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 116   Buck Williams 8 7 1 2 2 0 1 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 15, 1992
46. Celtics 152   Larry Bird 49 14 12 4 1 5 5 54 19-35 .543 2-8 .250 9-10 .900
2OT Trail Blazers 148   Buck Williams 15 10 3 1 0 1 6 45 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-10 .500
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