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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Gus 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 23 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 14-9 winning record over Gus Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Gus Williams:
1975-76 to 1986-87
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
14
14
0
Gus Williams
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 23.7 11.7 7.0
Gus Williams 18.5 3.2 5.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 40 16 14
Gus Williams 36 10 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 14

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23

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16

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Gus Williams 7

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0

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7

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Both had same stat 2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 1980
1. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 15 13 7 1 0 4 3 53 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
2OT Supersonics 108   Gus Williams 29 9 5 1 4 45 10-25 .400 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Feb. 17, 1980
2. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 21 13 3 0 2 0 3 43 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 109   Gus Williams 27 5 5 5 1 1 4 45 12-28 .429 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1982
3. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 25 13 2 2 4 39 9-23 .391 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 118   Gus Williams 36 3 7 4 1 33 16-26 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 21, 1982
4. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 22 12 14 3 0 4 3 48 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Gus Williams 34 1 9 1 0 3 2 41 14-20 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 16 6 3 0 1 3 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 100   Gus Williams 24 2 12 3 1 2 0 36 11-21 .524 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 09, 1983
6. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 11 8 3 3 3 4 42 11-24 .458 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 112   Gus Williams 30 10 4 2 1 5 2 36 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1984
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 30 13 13 3 1 5 3 44 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 100   Gus Williams 16 7 9 1 0 3 1 38 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 04, 1984
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 11 6 2 0 3 1 30 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 93   Gus Williams 14 2 4 1 0 4 1 31 6-19 .316 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1984
9. Celtics 95   Larry Bird 18 4 2 0 2 3 1 30 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bullets 112   Gus Williams 24 1 4 2 0 2 3 33 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Nov. 23, 1984
10. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 29 13 5 5 0 1 2 43 12-19 .632 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Bullets 110   Gus Williams 24 2 4 2 0 1 2 38 11-18 .611 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Jan. 11, 1985
11. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 33 7 7 3 0 6 1 45 16-25 .640 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Bullets 101   Gus Williams 15 4 5 3 0 2 1 40 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Feb. 02, 1985
12. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 21 12 8 0 1 3 2 42 8-20 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 91   Gus Williams 17 4 7 0 0 1 2 39 4-16 .250 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Mar. 23, 1985
13. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 13 12 9 2 2 2 3 41 5-14 .357 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bullets 98   Gus Williams 27 5 10 0 1 2 2 43 12-25 .480 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1985
14. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 26 15 5 2 0 6 0 44 8-18 .444 1-1 1.000 9-10 .900
Bullets 104   Gus Williams 21 2 7 3 1 4 1 32 10-22 .455 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1985
15. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 10 8 8 2 0 1 1 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 73   Gus Williams 8 1 2 1 0 1 1 23 4-15 .267 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 1985
16. Celtics 118   Larry Bird 22 11 5 2 0 3 1 35 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 114   Gus Williams 16 3 8 2 0 4 1 40 7-20 .350 0-5 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 31, 1986
17. Celtics 97   Larry Bird 14 11 7 0 4 2 2 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Gus Williams 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 23 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1986
18. Celtics 103   Larry Bird 26 16 6 1 1 2 3 41 9-23 .391 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Bullets 88   Gus Williams 10 1 4 2 0 0 2 25 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 08, 1986
19. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 11 8 2 0 1 4 43 10-30 .333 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000
OT Bullets 110   Gus Williams 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 41 10-19 .526 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1986
20. Celtics 116   Larry Bird 27 12 7 3 1 1 2 37 11-23 .478 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Bullets 97   Gus Williams 7 4 3 0 1 1 1 25 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1987
21. Celtics 126   Larry Bird 40 12 5 2 1 2 1 39 14-24 .583 3-7 .429 9-10 .900
Hawks 106   Gus Williams 12 1 4 1 0 4 0 22 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 03, 1987
22. 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   Gus Williams 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1987
23. Celtics 105   Larry Bird 34 9 6 1 1 3 3 47 13-24 .542 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Hawks 115   Gus Williams 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -