Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Otis Birdsong and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Otis Birdsong 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 9 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 7-2 winning record over Otis Birdsong. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Otis Birdsong:
1977-78 to 1988-89
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Otis Birdsong
2
2
0
James Worthy
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Otis Birdsong 15.8 2.6 5.2 1.10.0
James Worthy 17.1 4.6 3.21.11.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Otis Birdsong 29 7 10 30
James Worthy 26 10 7 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Otis Birdsong 4

games
1

game
7

games
3

games
0

games
James Worthy 5

games
6

games
1

game
4

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
1

game
2

games
4

games

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
%
Dec. 17, 1982
1. Nets 106   Otis Birdsong 8 1 4 1 0 4 36 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   James Worthy 21 5 3 2 1 5 31 10-17 .588 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Jan. 11, 1983
2. Nets 110   Otis Birdsong 9 7 10 3 0 2 3 27 4-14 .286 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 96   James Worthy 17 4 2 0 2 6 1 27 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
3. Nets 123   Otis Birdsong 29 2 7 2 0 0 3 37 14-19 .737 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 147   James Worthy 13 10 4 0 0 4 1 40 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 29, 1984
4. Nets 102   Otis Birdsong 14 0 7 0 0 1 1 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 92   James Worthy 10 5 3 0 0 8 3 30 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1984
5. Nets 93   Otis Birdsong 26 5 4 0 0 3 4 42 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 104   James Worthy 13 5 3 2 0 2 1 34 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
6. Nets 119   Otis Birdsong 16 1 0 3 0 2 3 27 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 138   James Worthy 18 2 4 2 2 1 1 28 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
7. Nets 95   Otis Birdsong 5 2 7 1 0 1 0 24 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   James Worthy 26 2 7 2 1 2 2 35 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1987
8. Nets 81   Otis Birdsong 10 2 3 0 0 2 2 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 98   James Worthy 18 4 1 2 3 2 2 27 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 14, 1988
9. Nets 105   Otis Birdsong 25 3 5 0 0 3 3 32 12-15 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 115   James Worthy 18 4 2 0 0 1 2 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667