Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and James Wilkes

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and James Wilkes 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 8 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 6-2 winning record over James Wilkes, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
James Wilkes:
1980-81 to 1982-83
8 Games played
6 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
6
4
2
James Wilkes
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 19.1 10.0 6.4
James Wilkes 4.9 3.3 1.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 29 17 9
James Wilkes 11 8 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Larry Bird 8

games
6

games
7

games
James Wilkes 0

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1980
1. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 19 11 9 3 1 3 3 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Bulls 105   James Wilkes 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 17, 1980
2. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 25 10 7 1 3 43 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Bulls 98   James Wilkes 10 8 1 0 0 4 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1981
3. Celtics 85   Larry Bird 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 108   James Wilkes 4 7 2 2 1 0 3 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1981
4. Celtics 121   Larry Bird 23 12 5 4 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bulls 109   James Wilkes 0 1 1 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1981
5. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 12 12 9 4 0 10 4 44 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 97   James Wilkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
6. Celtics 115   Larry Bird 26 5 4 0 5 3 3 36 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Bulls 93   James Wilkes 11 5 2 1 0 3 2 24 4-5 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 17, 1981
7. Celtics 98   Larry Bird 29 8 6 3 1 1 4 47 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Bulls 95   James Wilkes 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 13 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1982
8. Celtics 102   Larry Bird 9 17 9 3 4 43 4-13 .308 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 116   James Wilkes 6 2 1 4 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-2 .000