Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Eddie Johnson and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Eddie Johnson and Gary Payton 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 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9, but Eddie Johnson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Eddie Johnson
vs.
Gary Payton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Eddie Johnson:
1981-82 to 1998-99
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
18 Games played
11 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Eddie Johnson
9
5
4
Gary Payton
9
6
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Eddie Johnson 8.6 2.7 0.9 0.30.0
Gary Payton 20.3 4.7 7.12.20.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Eddie Johnson 17 6 3 10
Gary Payton 32 8 13 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Eddie Johnson 2

games		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games
Gary Payton 16

games 		14

games		 16

games		 13

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 2

games		 3

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1990
1. Suns 128   Eddie Johnson 11 3 2 0 0 3 2 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 2 5 6 0 0 3 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1994
2. Hornets 96   Eddie Johnson 6 5 1 1 0 1 4 29 3-12 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 20 5 5 0 0 3 3 32 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 20, 1994
3. Hornets 115   Eddie Johnson 16 1 1 0 0 2 1 12 5-8 .625 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 124   Gary Payton 32 2 8 3 0 3 1 42 13-18 .722 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1995
4. Pacers 118   Eddie Johnson 13 5 2 0 0 1 2 22 3-10 .300 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 104   Gary Payton 9 6 7 3 1 3 5 41 4-14 .286 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 1995
5. Pacers 102   Eddie Johnson 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 19 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 101   Gary Payton 24 5 2 1 0 8 3 36 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 6-8 .750
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1997
6. Pacers 82   Eddie Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 92   Gary Payton 10 3 3 0 0 3 5 27 5-15 .333 0-4 .000 0-1 .000
Apr. 13, 1997
7. Rockets 113   Eddie Johnson 11 6 0 0 0 2 1 24 4-10 .400 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 73   Gary Payton 22 4 4 1 0 1 1 37 8-20 .400 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000
1997 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1997
8. Rockets 112   Eddie Johnson 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 17 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Gary Payton 19 3 3 5 0 3 2 43 7-16 .438 1-4 .250 4-6 .667
May. 07, 1997
9. Rockets 101   Eddie Johnson 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 17 2 9 3 1 4 3 48 6-20 .300 1-7 .143 4-4 1.000
May. 09, 1997
10. Rockets 97   Eddie Johnson 7 4 1 0 0 0 1 17 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 93   Gary Payton 28 5 5 0 0 1 4 48 11-25 .440 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
May. 11, 1997
11. Rockets 110   Eddie Johnson 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
OT Supersonics 106   Gary Payton 27 6 11 3 1 5 0 48 9-22 .409 1-5 .200 8-8 1.000
May. 13, 1997
12. Rockets 94   Eddie Johnson 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 9-9 1.000
Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 21 6 11 1 0 2 3 45 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
May. 15, 1997
13. Rockets 96   Eddie Johnson 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 19 8 13 5 0 3 2 44 7-16 .438 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
May. 17, 1997
14. Rockets 96   Eddie Johnson 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 07 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 91   Gary Payton 27 8 7 3 0 2 3 46 9-22 .409 4-7 .571 5-6 .833
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1997
15. Rockets 94   Eddie Johnson 15 4 0 1 0 1 2 24 5-14 .357 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Supersonics 118   Gary Payton 27 3 12 6 0 3 2 38 11-18 .611 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Jan. 19, 1998
16. Rockets 80   Eddie Johnson 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 27 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 23 4 7 1 0 3 2 31 9-13 .692 5-8 .625 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1998
17. Rockets 97   Eddie Johnson 14 1 2 1 0 0 3 23 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Supersonics 83   Gary Payton 20 2 4 0 0 1 4 39 7-22 .318 3-12 .250 3-6 .500
Apr. 12, 1998
18. Rockets 95   Eddie Johnson 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 19 7 10 5 0 1 2 44 6-19 .316 2-8 .250 5-7 .714
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