Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Bob Wilkerson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Bob Wilkerson 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:
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They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 20-2 winning record over Bob Wilkerson, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Wilkerson:
1976-77 to 1982-83
22 Games played
18 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
20
16
4
Bob Wilkerson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 22.1 10.4 5.8
Bob Wilkerson 10.7 2.8 2.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 36 20 10
Bob Wilkerson 28 8 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 17

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21

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17

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Bob Wilkerson 4

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1

game
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 29 7 8 2 1 2 5 35 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Nuggets 97   Bob Wilkerson 16 3 2 2 0 3 2 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Feb. 23, 1980
2. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 15 11 8 1 0 3 4 27 6-17 .353 2-4 .500 1-2 .500
Nuggets 105   Bob Wilkerson 10 1 3 1 0 5 1 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1980
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 11 9 3 1 3 3 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 105   Bob Wilkerson 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 28 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 18, 1980
4. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 19 13 7 1 47 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Bulls 112   Bob Wilkerson 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1980
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 35 20 5 3 0 2 4 42 15-28 .536 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Bulls 95   Bob Wilkerson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 17, 1980
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   Bob Wilkerson 28 5 5 0 2 2 34 13-20 .650 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 09, 1981
7. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 24 9 5 3 0 6 2 47 11-26 .423 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bulls 111   Bob Wilkerson 8 2 2 0 0 1 2 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
8. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   Bob Wilkerson 12 4 4 3 0 0 1 31 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
9. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 12 5 4 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 109   Bob Wilkerson 11 4 3 0 1 25 4-11 .364 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 07, 1981
10. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 12 12 9 4 0 10 4 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   Bob Wilkerson 12 1 4 0 0 2 25 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1981
11. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 24 17 10 2 2 48 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bulls 107   Bob Wilkerson 14 3 2 0 3 2 24 7-8 .875 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1981
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 35 11 5 3 1 3 44 13-22 .591 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
Bulls 103   Bob Wilkerson 4 0 2 2 21 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1981
13. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 13 9 4 2 1 1 1 41 5-16 .313 0-2 .000 3-5 .600
Cavaliers 91   Bob Wilkerson 20 6 2 2 0 4 2 41 9-25 .360 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 22, 1981
14. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 36 7 7 2 0 3 3 45 14-28 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 116   Bob Wilkerson 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1982
15. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 24 16 3 3 2 2 3 44 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 103   Bob Wilkerson 14 3 3 0 0 2 4 32 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jan. 28, 1982
16. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 33 10 4 3 1 5 2 36 14-23 .609 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 104   Bob Wilkerson 10 4 5 1 0 1 2 16 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 24, 1982
17. Celtics 136   Larry Bird 25 12 8 1 0 1 1 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 115   Bob Wilkerson 22 3 3 0 0 3 4 31 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1982
18. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 30 10 4 2 0 2 4 34 14-20 .700 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Cavaliers 93   Bob Wilkerson 16 8 4 0 0 2 1 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1983
19. Celtics 86   Larry Bird 14 12 6 1 34 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 90   Bob Wilkerson 10 2 3 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 23, 1983
20. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 07 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 91   Bob Wilkerson 4 1 5 0 0 1 2 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1983
21. Celtics 90   Larry Bird 19 8 7 3 0 2 0 36 7-21 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 79   Bob Wilkerson 18 5 0 3 0 5 5 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1983
22. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 19 7 3 0 1 3 1 27 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 102   Bob Wilkerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -