Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Willie Burton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Willie Burton 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 7 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 5-2 winning record over Willie Burton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Willie Burton:
1990-91 to 1998-99
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
5
5
0
Willie Burton
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 17.3 9.4 8.9 1.10.7
Willie Burton 12.9 3.3 2.61.00.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 28 14 13 21
Willie Burton 23 6 4 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 5

games
6

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7

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3

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4

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Willie Burton 2

games
0

games
0

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2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

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1

game
0

games
2

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1990
1. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 21 14 11 2 1 3 2 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Heat 101   Willie Burton 8 6 4 0 0 3 2 27 2-10 .200 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 15, 1990
2. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 9 6 7 1 1 2 3 30 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Heat 100   Willie Burton 23 2 3 2 0 2 4 22 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Mar. 06, 1991
3. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 22 6 13 0 0 4 1 35 8-12 .667 5-8 .625 1-2 .500
Heat 117   Willie Burton 14 6 2 0 0 1 2 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1991
4. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 9 8 7 1 0 3 2 38 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Heat 90   Willie Burton 17 2 3 1 1 3 6 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1991
5. Celtics 93   Larry Bird 20 11 8 1 1 5 3 42 6-20 .300 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Heat 89   Willie Burton 8 2 2 3 0 2 2 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 04, 1991
6. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 28 11 8 2 1 2 1 37 12-19 .632 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Heat 97   Willie Burton 12 3 2 1 1 1 3 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 21, 1991
7. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 12 10 8 1 1 2 3 42 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 112   Willie Burton 8 2 2 0 0 1 1 24 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000