Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Walton and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Walton 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 19 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 13-6 winning record over Bill Walton, including a 3-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bill Walton:
1974-75 to 1986-87
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
19 Games played
14 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bill Walton
6
4
2
James Worthy
13
10
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Bill Walton 9.7 7.1 2.8 0.5
James Worthy 17.9 5.8 2.61.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Bill Walton 20 16 7 3
James Worthy 35 9 10 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsSteals
Bill Walton 5

games
11

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9

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3

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James Worthy 14

games
6

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9

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10

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Both had same stat 0

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2

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1

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6

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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
%
Nov. 26, 1982
1. Clippers 115   Bill Walton 8 7 3 0 4 5 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   James Worthy 14 6 0 1 3 25 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1982
2. Clippers 115   Bill Walton 15 14 7 0 5 1 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 120   James Worthy 12 3 1 2 0 3 26 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 19, 1983
3. Clippers 104   Bill Walton 12 8 6 1 4 3 4 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 107   James Worthy 9 3 0 0 0 3 2 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
4. Clippers 110   Bill Walton 8 9 6 3 5 5 5 27 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   James Worthy 6 2 4 2 0 2 3 28 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 1983
5. Clippers 99   Bill Walton 20 7 3 1 1 2 3 29 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 120   James Worthy 6 6 0 1 0 0 4 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1984
6. Clippers 116   Bill Walton 17 14 4 0 1 4 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 120   James Worthy 15 6 5 1 3 1 0 22 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 25, 1984
7. Clippers 102   Bill Walton 13 11 0 1 5 0 3 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 114   James Worthy 26 8 1 1 0 2 2 32 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1984
8. Clippers 122   Bill Walton 11 5 6 1 1 4 3 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 115   James Worthy 15 5 3 4 1 2 3 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
9. Clippers 103   Bill Walton 11 7 2 0 3 1 2 25 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   James Worthy 27 8 5 0 2 3 2 39 10-17 .588 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Dec. 29, 1984
10. Clippers 107   Bill Walton 19 10 6 0 1 0 2 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 113   James Worthy 25 9 1 0 0 2 4 44 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 22, 1985
11. Clippers 114   Bill Walton 15 16 3 1 2 2 3 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 123   James Worthy 16 7 2 1 1 1 1 32 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Mar. 16, 1985
12. Clippers 112   Bill Walton 8 6 3 0 0 3 4 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 123   James Worthy 20 5 2 1 1 0 4 37 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1986
13. Celtics 110   Bill Walton 11 8 0 1 7 3 2 16 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 95   James Worthy 12 6 1 1 0 2 2 33 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 16, 1986
14. Celtics 105   Bill Walton 10 7 3 1 1 1 1 26 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 99   James Worthy 35 7 3 0 3 2 5 45 14-26 .538 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
1987 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1987
15. Celtics 113   Bill Walton 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 126   James Worthy 33 9 10 2 0 3 1 40 16-23 .696 0-2 .000 1-4 .250
Jun. 04, 1987
16. Celtics 122   Bill Walton 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 141   James Worthy 23 3 3 1 1 0 2 37 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Jun. 07, 1987
17. Celtics 109   Bill Walton 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 13 3 3 3 0 3 2 44 6-18 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jun. 11, 1987
18. Celtics 123   Bill Walton 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   James Worthy 12 7 3 1 0 3 2 38 6-19 .316 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1987
19. Celtics 93   Bill Walton 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   James Worthy 22 7 3 3 2 3 6 36 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667