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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Sam 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Sam Williams has a 7-5 winning record over Larry Bird, but Larry Bird won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Sam Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Sam Williams:
1981-82 to 1984-85
12 Games played
10 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
5
3
2
Sam Williams
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.4 9.3 6.3 1.61.1
Sam Williams 5.1 4.3 0.90.80.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 33 17 13 42
Sam Williams 17 13 5 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 12

games		 9

games		 11

games		 6

games		6

games
Sam Williams 0

games 		3

games		 1

game		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		4

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. 25, 1981
1. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 32 7 3 0 2 6 3 38 15-24 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 101   Sam Williams 8 8 1 1 2 2 3 34 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1982
2. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 8 12 9 2 1 5 2 41 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 121   Sam Williams 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 07 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1983
3. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 24 13 5 1 1 7 4 38 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 115   Sam Williams 4 6 1 1 2 1 4 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1983
4. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 18 8 5 1 1 1 2 40 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
76ers 92   Sam Williams 6 2 1 0 1 0 4 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 04, 1983
5. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 22 11 13 0 2 4 4 46 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
OT 76ers 121   Sam Williams 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1984
6. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 15 6 7 2 2 4 1 40 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
76ers 98   Sam Williams 12 8 0 3 1 2 4 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1984
7. Celtics 91   Larry Bird 25 10 2 0 0 1 3 37 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 11-14 .786
76ers 109   Sam Williams 17 13 5 3 3 1 4 35 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 25, 1984
8. Celtics 114   Larry Bird 33 17 6 4 1 2 4 53 12-28 .429 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
2OT 76ers 119   Sam Williams 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 19 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1985
9. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 16 7 8 1 1 2 2 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
76ers 122   Sam Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1985
10. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 24 7 5 1 0 2 3 41 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
76ers 108   Sam Williams 6 2 0 1 0 1 6 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1985
11. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 23 9 7 4 1 2 4 36 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
76ers 93   Sam Williams 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 22, 1985
12. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 17 5 5 3 1 2 2 43 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
76ers 100   Sam Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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