Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ben McDonald and John Stockton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ben McDonald and John Stockton 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. John Stockton has a 9-6 winning record over Ben McDonald, but Ben McDonald won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ben McDonald
vs.
John Stockton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
John Stockton:
1984-85 to 2002-03
15 Games played
11 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ben McDonald
6
3
3
John Stockton
9
8
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 4.7 2.5 0.9 0.50.3
John Stockton 13.6 3.1 11.12.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 16 7 4 22
John Stockton 34 6 19 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ben McDonald 4

games		 4

games		 0

games		 2

games		2

games
John Stockton 10

games 		8

games		 15

games		 13

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 0

games		 0

games		9

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
%
Nov. 25, 1986
1. Warriors 111   Ben McDonald 8 2 2 0 0 1 6 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 106   John Stockton 4 1 9 1 0 1 3 15 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Jan. 23, 1987
2. Warriors 100   Ben McDonald 4 3 0 0 2 0 3 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 123   John Stockton 8 3 6 2 0 3 3 18 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1987
3. Warriors 103   Ben McDonald 5 7 1 1 0 1 2 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 118   John Stockton 5 0 8 0 0 3 0 16 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 28, 1987
4. Warriors 116   Ben McDonald 8 4 0 1 0 0 2 15 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jazz 110   John Stockton 6 2 9 0 0 1 2 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1987
5. Warriors 100   Ben McDonald 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 103   John Stockton 4 5 5 3 0 2 5 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1987
6. Warriors 93   Ben McDonald 16 3 3 1 0 0 2 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 127   John Stockton 13 5 4 2 0 0 2 24 4-9 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 30, 1987
7. Warriors 103   Ben McDonald 4 3 1 0 0 1 6 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 104   John Stockton 8 3 18 3 2 3 4 39 4-14 .286 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 29, 1988
8. Warriors 102   Ben McDonald 10 2 0 0 0 2 4 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 100   John Stockton 9 0 7 1 0 2 6 27 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1988
9. Warriors 92   Ben McDonald 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 115   John Stockton 14 3 19 6 0 3 2 38 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1988
10. Warriors 102   Ben McDonald 4 6 4 0 0 0 1 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 113   John Stockton 18 6 16 3 0 3 4 40 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 1989
11. Warriors 112   Ben McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 126   John Stockton 23 5 15 5 0 2 4 36 9-11 .818 1-2 .500 4-7 .571
Apr. 22, 1989
12. Warriors 95   Ben McDonald 4 3 1 2 0 2 2 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 111   John Stockton 10 4 10 6 1 3 0 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1989
13. Warriors 123   Ben McDonald 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 119   John Stockton 30 2 14 2 1 2 5 46 11-21 .524 2-2 1.000 6-7 .857
Apr. 29, 1989
14. Warriors 99   Ben McDonald 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 91   John Stockton 18 5 11 3 2 4 5 46 6-18 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 02, 1989
15. Warriors 120   Ben McDonald 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jazz 106   John Stockton 34 3 16 6 2 5 5 47 13-20 .650 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
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