Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Billy Ray Bates and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Billy Ray Bates and Dennis Johnson 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 17 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 9-8 winning record over Billy Ray Bates, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Billy Ray Bates
vs.
Dennis Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Billy Ray Bates:
1979-80 to 1982-83
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
17 Games played
14 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Billy Ray Bates
8
7
1
Dennis Johnson
9
7
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Billy Ray Bates 12.3 1.9 2.5 0.70.1
Dennis Johnson 19.1 3.9 4.01.60.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Billy Ray Bates 29 4 6 31
Dennis Johnson 32 9 8 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Billy Ray Bates 3

games		 4

games		 2

games		 3

games		0

games
Dennis Johnson 12

games 		10

games		 13

games		 11

games		8

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 3

games		 2

games		 3

games		9

games

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
%
Mar. 04, 1980
1. Trail Blazers 97   Billy Ray Bates 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 98   Dennis Johnson 32 5 6 2 2 2 4 40 13-29 .448 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 30, 1980
2. Trail Blazers 104   Billy Ray Bates 16 4 5 1 0 2 1 21 6-16 .375 2-4 .500 2-4 .500
Supersonics 135   Dennis Johnson 14 3 1 0 0 1 1 30 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 1980
3. Trail Blazers 110   Billy Ray Bates 29 3 6 1 0 3 5 33 11-18 .611 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Supersonics 120   Dennis Johnson 20 3 2 4 0 1 4 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 04, 1980
4. Trail Blazers 105   Billy Ray Bates 20 4 3 3 1 5 4 35 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
OT Supersonics 95   Dennis Johnson 24 5 4 1 2 5 6 46 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 1980
5. Trail Blazers 86   Billy Ray Bates 26 3 3 1 0 7 4 36 12-22 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 103   Dennis Johnson 11 7 6 6 1 2 5 34 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1980
6. Trail Blazers 107   Billy Ray Bates 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 12 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 119   Dennis Johnson 18 1 4 0 0 2 2 22 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 14, 1980
7. Trail Blazers 116   Billy Ray Bates 15 2 0 0 0 2 3 18 5-13 .385 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 110   Dennis Johnson 25 3 1 1 1 5 5 35 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Dec. 21, 1980
8. Trail Blazers 100   Billy Ray Bates 22 3 2 2 0 7 3 35 8-20 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 111   Dennis Johnson 22 5 3 4 1 3 3 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Feb. 27, 1981
9. Trail Blazers 121   Billy Ray Bates 11 3 3 2 0 3 0 20 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Suns 117   Dennis Johnson 26 2 7 1 2 3 5 40 12-19 .632 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1981
10. Trail Blazers 107   Billy Ray Bates 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 20 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Suns 128   Dennis Johnson 17 4 4 3 0 6 4 27 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 24, 1981
11. Trail Blazers 120   Billy Ray Bates 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 11 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 111   Dennis Johnson 27 6 3 1 1 2 3 37 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
12. Trail Blazers 103   Billy Ray Bates 6 2 2 0 0 2 2 18 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Suns 95   Dennis Johnson 10 1 4 1 0 2 3 41 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 30, 1981
13. Trail Blazers 112   Billy Ray Bates 10 2 2 0 0 3 2 19 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Suns 113   Dennis Johnson 20 1 8 1 0 0 3 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 02, 1982
14. Trail Blazers 119   Billy Ray Bates 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 13 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-1 .000
OT Suns 108   Dennis Johnson 7 5 4 1 0 1 3 29 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 08, 1982
15. Trail Blazers 106   Billy Ray Bates 16 2 1 0 0 2 2 23 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 104   Dennis Johnson 22 2 1 1 0 1 4 28 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Apr. 16, 1982
16. Trail Blazers 99   Billy Ray Bates 8 0 5 1 0 3 2 20 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Suns 113   Dennis Johnson 14 9 7 1 1 4 3 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
17. Bullets 106   Billy Ray Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 93   Dennis Johnson 16 5 3 0 0 1 2 34 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
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