Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Greg Ballard and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Greg Ballard 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 22 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 14-8 winning record over Greg Ballard, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Greg Ballard:
1977-78 to 1988-89
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Greg Ballard
8
7
1
James Worthy
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Ballard 8.9 4.3 2.0 1.20.1
James Worthy 18.6 6.5 2.51.50.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Ballard 17 9 5 32
James Worthy 34 13 5 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Greg Ballard 3

games
7

games
6

games
8

games
1

game
James Worthy 18

games
15

games
11

games
9

games
14

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
5

games
5

games
7

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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. 19, 1982
1. Bullets 92   Greg Ballard 16 9 3 2 0 3 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 122   James Worthy 8 1 1 1 0 1 3 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 04, 1983
2. Bullets 96   Greg Ballard 9 5 3 1 0 1 41 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 93   James Worthy 4 3 0 0 0 2 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
3. Bullets 95   Greg Ballard 13 6 1 2 0 2 2 30 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   James Worthy 21 11 3 1 1 5 5 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 10, 1984
4. Bullets 96   Greg Ballard 12 6 3 1 0 1 4 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 93   James Worthy 14 11 4 2 1 4 0 40 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
5. Bullets 101   Greg Ballard 9 3 2 3 0 3 1 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 98   James Worthy 15 9 2 2 0 3 2 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 16, 1984
6. Bullets 101   Greg Ballard 16 5 5 3 0 1 1 35 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   James Worthy 26 11 3 1 0 3 1 41 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1985
7. Warriors 130   Greg Ballard 3 1 3 3 0 0 2 26 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 122   James Worthy 18 8 5 1 1 4 3 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 11, 1986
8. Warriors 137   Greg Ballard 6 6 1 1 0 2 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Lakers 113   James Worthy 21 3 2 1 1 1 5 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 03, 1986
9. Warriors 117   Greg Ballard 13 2 0 1 0 0 1 22 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 127   James Worthy 8 0 3 2 0 1 2 13 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1986
10. Warriors 111   Greg Ballard 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   James Worthy 21 8 3 2 1 3 1 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Mar. 30, 1986
11. Warriors 117   Greg Ballard 10 5 1 2 1 1 4 30 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 124   James Worthy 34 7 4 3 0 3 1 39 14-20 .700 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1986
12. Warriors 116   Greg Ballard 17 3 5 1 2 0 3 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 106   James Worthy 19 12 2 1 2 3 1 42 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Dec. 07, 1986
13. Warriors 100   Greg Ballard 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 132   James Worthy 18 4 2 4 1 2 1 30 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1987
14. Warriors 124   Greg Ballard 6 7 1 0 0 2 2 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 109   James Worthy 14 6 1 0 1 3 0 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 15, 1987
15. Warriors 109   Greg Ballard 12 6 0 1 0 2 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 129   James Worthy 31 13 4 1 1 2 2 44 13-19 .684 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 27, 1987
16. Warriors 109   Greg Ballard 11 4 1 1 0 0 1 19 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 121   James Worthy 13 3 1 1 2 3 4 20 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 03, 1987
17. Warriors 109   Greg Ballard 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 114   James Worthy 15 2 1 2 0 2 3 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
18. Warriors 116   Greg Ballard 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 15 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 125   James Worthy 28 7 2 2 2 4 5 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 07, 1987
19. Warriors 101   Greg Ballard 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 15 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 116   James Worthy 20 4 3 1 1 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 09, 1987
20. Warriors 108   Greg Ballard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   James Worthy 28 5 3 2 2 2 2 40 12-19 .632 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 10, 1987
21. Warriors 129   Greg Ballard 11 6 4 3 0 1 4 26 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 121   James Worthy 11 8 2 0 1 4 3 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 12, 1987
22. Warriors 106   Greg Ballard 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 16 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 118   James Worthy 23 8 4 2 2 2 0 37 9-11 .818 0-0 - 5-8 .625