Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Garnett and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Garnett 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 18 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 11-7 winning record over Bill Garnett, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bill Garnett:
1982-83 to 1985-86
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
18 Games played
14 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bill Garnett
7
6
1
James Worthy
11
8
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 7.1 4.8 1.1 0.30.5
James Worthy 12.5 4.3 2.00.80.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 14 15 3 22
James Worthy 21 12 3 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Garnett 5

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10

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3

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4

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3

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James Worthy 12

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8

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11

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8

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6

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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4

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6

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9

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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
%
Nov. 17, 1982
1. Mavericks 118   Bill Garnett 8 6 1 0 1 1 5 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   James Worthy 21 4 2 3 2 3 4 36 9-12 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 19, 1982
2. Mavericks 108   Bill Garnett 8 15 1 0 1 1 3 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 110   James Worthy 6 5 0 1 1 4 3 29 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 02, 1983
3. Mavericks 122   Bill Garnett 6 3 0 0 1 0 4 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   James Worthy 17 1 3 1 1 4 2 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 17, 1983
4. Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 8 8 2 1 2 0 4 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   James Worthy 8 6 0 0 1 1 5 22 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 20, 1983
5. Mavericks 110   Bill Garnett 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   James Worthy 17 5 1 1 2 2 3 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1983
6. Mavericks 107   Bill Garnett 6 6 2 1 0 3 4 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 102   James Worthy 14 2 1 0 1 1 5 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 09, 1983
7. Mavericks 106   Bill Garnett 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 120   James Worthy 12 7 2 0 1 2 4 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1983
8. Mavericks 133   Bill Garnett 11 7 2 0 1 1 2 20 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 118   James Worthy 6 3 3 2 2 1 4 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1984
9. Mavericks 120   Bill Garnett 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2OT Lakers 121   James Worthy 15 4 1 1 0 2 6 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 13, 1984
10. Mavericks 104   Bill Garnett 13 2 0 2 0 1 4 18 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 103   James Worthy 17 7 3 1 0 2 3 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 28, 1984
11. Mavericks 91   Bill Garnett 11 5 0 0 0 0 2 15 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 134   James Worthy 10 1 3 0 0 2 3 16 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 01, 1984
12. Mavericks 101   Bill Garnett 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 117   James Worthy 10 3 3 1 0 2 2 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-7 .571
May. 04, 1984
13. Mavericks 125   Bill Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   James Worthy 13 4 1 0 0 1 4 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 08, 1984
14. Mavericks 99   Bill Garnett 14 7 2 0 1 1 2 15 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   James Worthy 10 4 3 3 0 0 0 23 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1985
15. Pacers 100   Bill Garnett 8 9 3 1 0 0 2 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 122   James Worthy 18 12 3 0 0 1 3 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 22, 1985
16. Pacers 122   Bill Garnett 6 4 0 0 0 1 2 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   James Worthy 17 5 2 0 0 2 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1986
17. Pacers 102   Bill Garnett 8 5 2 1 0 2 5 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   James Worthy 13 3 3 1 2 1 4 26 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 19, 1986
18. Pacers 81   Bill Garnett 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 90   James Worthy 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 08 0-5 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500