Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Herb Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Herb Williams 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 39 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 32-7 winning record over Herb Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Herb Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Herb Williams:
1981-82 to 1998-99
39 Games played
39 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
32
32
0
Herb Williams
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 26.9 10.7 6.3 0.9
Herb Williams 15.8 7.8 2.31.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 53 20 12 3
Herb Williams 32 13 8 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Larry Bird 33

games		 31

games		 33

games		 13

games
Herb Williams 6

games 		7

games		 5

games		 16

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game		 10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
1. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 14 4 2 3 5 36 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Pacers 94   Herb Williams 8 0 0 0 2 1 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 01, 1981
2. Celtics 87   Larry Bird 16 11 3 1 1 8 0 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 90   Herb Williams 12 10 4 3 2 31 5-16 .313 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 20, 1982
3. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 32 13 5 1 1 5 38 14-25 .560 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 103   Herb Williams 13 9 1 3 2 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 02, 1982
4. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 26 13 6 1 0 1 2 43 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Pacers 105   Herb Williams 17 12 0 1 2 1 4 33 8-17 .471 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 1982
5. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 21 8 3 1 1 3 22 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 100   Herb Williams 11 5 2 1 1 1 26 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1982
6. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 23 9 4 0 3 3 1 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Pacers 104   Herb Williams 24 6 1 1 3 3 6 29 11-14 .786 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 18, 1983
7. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 32 12 7 3 1 3 3 43 12-24 .500 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Pacers 126   Herb Williams 16 9 2 1 2 7 5 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 1983
8. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 23 20 4 2 1 1 2 39 9-20 .450 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Pacers 93   Herb Williams 14 11 5 1 1 3 1 36 5-16 .313 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 29, 1983
9. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 25 8 9 1 0 5 3 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pacers 130   Herb Williams 20 4 3 1 0 2 5 25 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1983
10. Celtics 142   Larry Bird 53 8 3 1 2 6 2 33 21-30 .700 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
Pacers 116   Herb Williams 18 5 1 2 1 2 3 34 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1983
11. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 31 9 5 2 1 4 3 39 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 11-12 .917
Pacers 105   Herb Williams 21 6 4 0 5 8 4 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nov. 08, 1983
12. Celtics 99   Larry Bird 26 9 7 3 0 4 1 41 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pacers 97   Herb Williams 32 13 1 1 0 3 1 43 14-23 .609 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 07, 1983
13. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 19 10 5 4 1 4 4 40 9-23 .391 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Pacers 95   Herb Williams 11 11 3 1 1 4 5 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 20, 1984
14. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 27 11 3 4 0 6 3 37 9-20 .450 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Pacers 125   Herb Williams 14 13 8 1 2 3 3 32 6-21 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 03, 1984
15. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 27 12 9 6 0 2 3 30 11-23 .478 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 106   Herb Williams 7 5 3 0 2 2 2 18 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 20, 1984
16. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 25 11 8 2 2 5 0 48 9-22 .409 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
OT Pacers 123   Herb Williams 8 9 1 0 1 1 4 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1984
17. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 29 9 5 5 2 2 4 39 13-26 .500 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
Pacers 115   Herb Williams 20 7 5 0 0 3 4 34 10-19 .526 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1984
18. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 33 8 9 1 2 4 2 38 13-25 .520 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pacers 107   Herb Williams 18 8 2 2 0 3 2 29 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 18, 1985
19. Celtics 86   Larry Bird 25 12 6 1 0 6 2 41 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pacers 91   Herb Williams 27 8 0 0 2 2 3 41 12-26 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 25, 1985
20. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 23 11 5 1 3 4 2 32 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pacers 94   Herb Williams 6 5 1 2 0 1 4 17 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1985
21. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 45 12 5 5 0 5 2 45 18-31 .581 1-3 .333 8-11 .727
Pacers 100   Herb Williams 18 11 3 2 1 4 3 42 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1985
22. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 18 15 7 1 0 3 4 42 6-21 .286 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Pacers 114   Herb Williams 27 13 2 2 2 2 4 40 12-24 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 16, 1985
23. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 33 9 6 1 0 5 1 41 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 7-7 1.000
Pacers 111   Herb Williams 17 5 1 0 2 1 0 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 02, 1986
24. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 27 13 8 4 0 2 4 37 9-20 .450 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Pacers 104   Herb Williams 17 10 2 0 0 0 3 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Feb. 23, 1986
25. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 30 11 12 4 0 1 2 41 12-27 .444 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Pacers 98   Herb Williams 24 12 3 0 3 3 3 43 8-17 .471 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 19, 1986
26. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 21 9 6 0 0 4 0 35 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pacers 108   Herb Williams 24 10 3 0 1 0 1 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1986
27. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 38 11 8 2 1 4 2 32 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 102   Herb Williams 14 10 1 2 0 2 3 30 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 17, 1986
28. Celtics 113   Larry Bird 34 8 9 5 2 4 3 38 13-30 .433 1-5 .200 7-8 .875
Pacers 101   Herb Williams 20 10 1 0 1 3 4 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 21, 1987
29. Celtics 130   Larry Bird 26 13 8 2 1 4 2 36 11-18 .611 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000
Pacers 100   Herb Williams 17 10 0 3 0 1 2 32 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Jan. 30, 1987
30. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 14 13 9 1 0 6 2 40 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Pacers 94   Herb Williams 16 12 1 3 1 4 4 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 13, 1987
31. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 21 8 5 1 2 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pacers 116   Herb Williams 17 6 6 0 0 1 4 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 15, 1987
32. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 31 12 3 2 1 5 1 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pacers 85   Herb Williams 14 7 4 0 0 1 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1988
33. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 21 7 6 2 3 4 2 37 7-19 .368 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Pacers 103   Herb Williams 13 13 3 0 2 1 2 37 4-14 .286 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 11, 1988
34. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 30 7 5 1 1 4 2 40 12-24 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 112   Herb Williams 10 3 2 1 1 0 4 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 15, 1988
35. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 34 7 4 2 0 2 0 42 12-22 .545 1-2 .500 9-10 .900
Pacers 113   Herb Williams 8 4 1 0 0 2 2 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1990
36. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 31 12 5 1 1 3 3 44 13-22 .591 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Herb Williams 11 1 3 2 0 2 3 33 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 14, 1990
37. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 21 10 8 2 0 4 2 44 9-21 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 113   Herb Williams 20 1 3 0 3 1 1 30 10-12 .833 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1990
38. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 6 8 11 0 0 2 2 37 2-11 .182 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Mavericks 104   Herb Williams 4 4 1 0 1 1 1 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1992
39. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 26 13 9 2 1 2 2 34 9-16 .563 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 91   Herb Williams 10 5 1 2 1 0 1 22 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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