Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Kevin Willis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Kevin Willis 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 45 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 30-15 winning record over Kevin Willis, including an 8-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Kevin Willis:
1984-85 to 2006-07
45 Games played
33 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
30
22
8
Kevin Willis
15
11
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 25.9 8.2 6.2 1.40.7
Kevin Willis 13.8 9.2 0.60.80.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 60 15 14 53
Kevin Willis 30 22 2 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 38

games
17

games
45

games
21

games
13

games
Kevin Willis 6

games
21

games
0

games
13

games
15

games
Both had same stat 1

game
7

games
0

games
11

games
17

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1984
1. Celtics 128   Larry Bird 48 14 5 1 1 2 3 42 20-32 .625 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Hawks 127   Kevin Willis 15 3 0 0 0 0 2 21 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 15, 1984
2. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 23 13 6 0 3 2 2 38 9-26 .346 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Hawks 94   Kevin Willis 11 8 0 1 0 2 2 28 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 12, 1985
3. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 19 11 4 1 1 3 4 37 9-22 .409 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Hawks 111   Kevin Willis 4 7 1 1 1 1 4 27 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 01, 1985
4. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 34 5 4 1 1 3 4 42 13-32 .406 0-4 .000 8-10 .800
Hawks 114   Kevin Willis 6 4 0 1 0 0 3 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1985
5. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 60 7 3 0 0 3 3 43 22-36 .611 1-4 .250 15-16 .938
Hawks 115   Kevin Willis 8 8 1 0 1 1 4 31 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1985
6. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 25 7 5 0 1 9 3 41 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Hawks 105   Kevin Willis 16 7 0 0 0 2 4 21 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1985
7. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 28 6 5 2 1 2 2 43 13-23 .565 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Hawks 97   Kevin Willis 13 12 0 0 2 0 3 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 10, 1985
8. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 20 5 7 1 0 1 2 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Hawks 110   Kevin Willis 10 7 0 3 1 1 5 22 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 10, 1986
9. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 29 5 7 2 0 7 3 42 12-21 .571 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Hawks 108   Kevin Willis 8 13 2 1 0 4 4 39 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1986
10. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 41 7 6 3 2 7 5 40 15-27 .556 2-4 .500 9-11 .818
OT Hawks 122   Kevin Willis 12 7 1 0 0 2 5 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 14, 1986
11. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 26 9 7 1 0 3 2 44 10-16 .625 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Hawks 114   Kevin Willis 10 7 1 0 0 1 5 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1986
12. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 16 12 6 1 1 0 1 33 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 91   Kevin Willis 18 8 1 2 0 0 2 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 29, 1986
13. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 36 8 7 2 1 2 3 42 15-23 .652 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 108   Kevin Willis 23 10 2 1 1 1 5 36 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 02, 1986
14. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 28 9 12 2 1 3 3 45 12-19 .632 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Hawks 107   Kevin Willis 19 12 0 1 0 5 3 41 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 04, 1986
15. Celtics 94   Larry Bird 20 9 5 2 0 0 2 42 5-19 .263 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Hawks 106   Kevin Willis 6 3 0 0 3 1 5 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 06, 1986
16. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 36 10 5 2 1 0 4 39 14-24 .583 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Hawks 99   Kevin Willis 12 4 1 1 1 1 6 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1986
17. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 29 9 6 5 0 2 3 46 11-22 .500 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Hawks 107   Kevin Willis 18 8 1 0 1 1 4 40 9-12 .750 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 22, 1986
18. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 18 10 9 1 0 6 6 44 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 97   Kevin Willis 10 13 2 1 0 1 5 31 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Jan. 23, 1987
19. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 40 12 5 2 1 2 1 39 14-24 .583 3-7 .429 9-10 .900
Hawks 106   Kevin Willis 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 18 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 03, 1987
20. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 26 15 14 3 0 2 0 48 9-24 .375 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
OT Hawks 126   Kevin Willis 18 21 0 0 1 0 6 46 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 27, 1987
21. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 34 9 6 1 1 3 3 47 13-24 .542 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Hawks 115   Kevin Willis 18 15 1 2 1 1 4 41 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 19, 1987
22. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 32 5 14 2 1 3 5 47 11-18 .611 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
Hawks 107   Kevin Willis 21 5 0 0 1 3 5 32 10-13 .769 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1987
23. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 102   Kevin Willis 18 14 1 1 0 2 4 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 01, 1987
24. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 18 8 3 0 0 4 2 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 120   Kevin Willis 18 7 2 1 1 1 3 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 22, 1988
25. Celtics 124   Larry Bird 25 5 7 1 2 1 4 34 9-21 .429 1-4 .250 6-7 .857
Hawks 106   Kevin Willis 10 5 0 2 0 3 4 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 26, 1988
26. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 16 5 4 2 0 5 4 41 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Hawks 97   Kevin Willis 13 15 0 0 0 5 2 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 13, 1988
27. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 28 8 4 2 0 2 2 36 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Hawks 100   Kevin Willis 20 12 0 0 0 1 4 34 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1988 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 11, 1988
28. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 38 5 8 3 0 5 1 47 15-25 .600 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Hawks 101   Kevin Willis 13 6 0 0 1 2 5 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 13, 1988
29. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 16 8 6 0 0 3 1 40 7-14 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Hawks 97   Kevin Willis 10 6 0 0 0 2 6 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 15, 1988
30. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 22 9 8 3 2 4 2 40 5-18 .278 0-3 .000 12-13 .923
Hawks 110   Kevin Willis 23 13 0 0 1 2 5 42 11-15 .733 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
May. 16, 1988
31. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 8 8 0 0 5 3 44 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 118   Kevin Willis 19 8 1 4 1 1 4 42 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 18, 1988
32. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 22 9 8 0 0 3 3 46 9-21 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Hawks 112   Kevin Willis 27 14 1 1 0 1 2 44 12-16 .750 0-0 - 3-5 .600
May. 20, 1988
33. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 23 11 1 2 0 2 3 46 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Hawks 100   Kevin Willis 8 11 0 0 0 0 4 35 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 22, 1988
34. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 34 4 6 1 1 4 2 47 15-24 .625 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Hawks 116   Kevin Willis 10 11 0 1 2 1 4 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1989
35. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 50 13 7 0 0 3 3 39 19-25 .760 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Hawks 106   Kevin Willis 17 3 0 0 0 1 2 19 7-8 .875 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Nov. 25, 1989
36. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 12 10 6 3 2 1 4 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 108   Kevin Willis 4 5 0 3 0 0 1 24 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1990
37. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 22 11 7 2 0 2 2 44 9-14 .643 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Hawks 100   Kevin Willis 19 10 0 0 1 3 5 41 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 23, 1990
38. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 23 5 4 1 0 5 5 40 8-19 .421 3-8 .375 4-4 1.000
Hawks 98   Kevin Willis 22 18 1 2 1 3 4 42 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1990
39. Celtics 132   Larry Bird 14 10 10 0 2 2 1 32 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 104   Kevin Willis 10 2 1 1 0 0 3 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1990
40. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 15 5 3 1 0 1 2 31 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Hawks 131   Kevin Willis 8 8 2 1 1 1 1 23 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1991
41. Celtics 92   Larry Bird 17 7 5 0 1 1 2 37 7-21 .333 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Hawks 104   Kevin Willis 20 10 2 1 0 0 1 30 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 21, 1991
42. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 17 4 7 4 0 3 3 34 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Hawks 117   Kevin Willis 8 4 0 0 1 2 3 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1991
43. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 17 9 6 3 1 4 1 40 5-14 .357 1-5 .200 6-8 .750
Hawks 100   Kevin Willis 10 16 1 1 2 2 3 34 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 30, 1991
44. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 11 4 5 0 1 4 1 30 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Hawks 129   Kevin Willis 30 22 1 2 1 1 0 39 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 29, 1992
45. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 20 10 7 1 1 3 1 35 9-15 .600 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Hawks 93   Kevin Willis 6 7 1 1 1 1 1 25 1-10 .100 0-0 - 4-4 1.000