Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and Hot Rod Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and Hot Rod 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 19 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 11-8 winning record over Hot Rod Williams, but Hot Rod Williams won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Larry Bird
vs.
Hot Rod Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Hot Rod Williams:
1986-87 to 1998-99
19 Games played
15 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
11
10
1
Hot Rod Williams
8
5
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 21.5 7.6 7.2 1.20.9
Hot Rod Williams 15.2 7.3 2.11.51.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 35 15 16 43
Hot Rod Williams 30 14 4 44
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 13

games		 6

games		 16

games		 6

games		3

games
Hot Rod Williams 6

games 		13

games		 3

games		 9

games		10

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1987
1. Celtics 133   Larry Bird 35 7 8 1 1 5 2 51 12-23 .522 0-1 .000 11-11 1.000
OT Cavaliers 128   Hot Rod Williams 24 10 2 0 3 0 3 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 04, 1987
2. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 29 13 7 2 0 3 4 43 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 9-10 .900
Cavaliers 102   Hot Rod Williams 14 4 1 2 1 0 3 29 5-12 .417 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 24, 1987
3. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 32 8 9 3 3 2 2 37 13-16 .813 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 88   Hot Rod Williams 5 3 0 1 1 1 1 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 07, 1987
4. Celtics 83   Larry Bird 26 12 7 1 0 3 1 41 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 107   Hot Rod Williams 15 3 2 0 1 1 3 35 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-7 .429
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
5. Celtics 88   Larry Bird 14 7 4 1 0 1 2 22 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 109   Hot Rod Williams 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 05 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 23, 1988
6. Celtics 100   Larry Bird 32 8 4 2 2 2 0 40 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Cavaliers 119   Hot Rod Williams 16 9 2 2 2 1 4 37 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 06, 1988
7. Celtics 127   Larry Bird 31 5 3 4 0 2 1 33 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 98   Hot Rod Williams 12 8 2 2 0 2 4 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1988
8. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 30 5 8 1 2 1 5 42 14-26 .538 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 120   Hot Rod Williams 4 6 2 1 1 1 3 30 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1989
9. Celtics 101   Larry Bird 18 8 7 0 1 4 2 41 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 104   Hot Rod Williams 11 9 4 0 2 1 2 40 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 01, 1989
10. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 29 9 5 2 1 4 2 42 11-26 .423 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 89   Hot Rod Williams 14 12 1 3 2 2 0 41 7-21 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1990
11. Celtics 123   Larry Bird 25 10 16 1 2 2 3 42 11-16 .688 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Hot Rod Williams 16 14 3 4 2 0 2 43 6-18 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 06, 1990
12. Celtics 109   Larry Bird 11 15 10 1 1 8 1 45 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Hot Rod Williams 30 5 2 2 3 0 3 46 12-23 .522 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1990
13. Celtics 125   Larry Bird 18 9 15 2 0 4 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 101   Hot Rod Williams 15 10 1 1 2 2 3 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 29, 1991
14. Celtics 110   Larry Bird 17 3 3 0 2 7 1 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Hot Rod Williams 22 6 4 2 0 1 5 40 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 18, 1992
15. Celtics 96   Larry Bird 16 8 10 1 1 1 3 40 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 94   Hot Rod Williams 13 9 3 3 3 1 2 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1992 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1992
16. Celtics 112   Larry Bird 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 17 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Cavaliers 114   Hot Rod Williams 18 7 4 1 1 1 6 37 4-11 .364 0-0 - 10-12 .833
May. 13, 1992
17. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 13 5 0 0 0 2 2 20 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 114   Hot Rod Williams 18 3 3 1 1 1 0 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
May. 15, 1992
18. Celtics 122   Larry Bird 16 6 14 1 1 1 3 37 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 91   Hot Rod Williams 18 11 2 2 1 4 3 35 5-8 .625 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
May. 17, 1992
19. Celtics 104   Larry Bird 12 5 4 0 0 2 1 33 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 122   Hot Rod Williams 20 8 1 2 4 2 2 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
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