Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Don Buse and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Don Buse 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 13-0 winning record over Don Buse, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Don Buse
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Don Buse:
1976-77 to 1984-85
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
13 Games played
10 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Don Buse
0
0
0
James Worthy
13
10
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Don Buse 5.3 0.9 3.6 0.70.1
James Worthy 17.2 5.1 3.20.81.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Don Buse 10 3 10 21
James Worthy 26 10 8 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Don Buse 1

game		 0

games		 6

games		 3

games		1

game
James Worthy 12

games 		13

games		 6

games		 4

games		8

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 6

games		4

games

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
%
Jan. 25, 1983
1. Trail Blazers 120   Don Buse 9 1 10 1 0 2 5 26 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 125   James Worthy 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
2. Kings 107   Don Buse 9 3 5 2 0 1 0 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   James Worthy 13 4 3 1 1 3 3 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 08, 1983
3. Kings 106   Don Buse 7 1 2 2 0 2 1 21 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 129   James Worthy 20 6 2 1 1 1 4 23 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 12, 1984
4. Kings 89   Don Buse 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 13 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   James Worthy 15 8 3 2 1 2 3 33 5-6 .833 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 21, 1984
5. Kings 116   Don Buse 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 123   James Worthy 16 2 3 1 2 3 0 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 06, 1984
6. Kings 97   Don Buse 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 22 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 112   James Worthy 11 4 3 1 0 2 4 20 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1984
7. Kings 105   Don Buse 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 116   James Worthy 16 7 4 0 3 0 2 28 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1984
8. Kings 102   Don Buse 6 1 4 1 1 1 3 20 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 109   James Worthy 18 3 2 1 0 2 3 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 22, 1984
9. Kings 102   Don Buse 5 2 6 0 0 2 2 19 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
Lakers 108   James Worthy 16 10 3 0 2 1 2 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1984
10. Kings 116   Don Buse 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 128   James Worthy 26 5 4 0 0 1 0 34 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 30, 1984
11. Kings 121   Don Buse 8 1 7 0 0 1 0 22 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Lakers 130   James Worthy 17 8 2 0 1 1 3 25 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 21, 1985
12. Kings 117   Don Buse 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   James Worthy 26 4 3 3 3 2 2 35 12-15 .800 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 05, 1985
13. Kings 125   Don Buse 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 132   James Worthy 25 2 8 1 0 1 1 31 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
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