Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Buck Johnson and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Buck Johnson and Michael Jordan 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 13 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has an 8-5 winning record over Buck Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Buck Johnson
vs.
Michael Jordan
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Buck Johnson:
1986-87 to 1992-93
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
13 Games played
13 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Buck Johnson
5
5
0
Michael Jordan
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 9.2 2.7 1.4 0.60.4
Michael Jordan 34.1 5.1 6.23.21.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 21 6 4 22
Michael Jordan 47 8 9 55
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Buck Johnson 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		2

games
Michael Jordan 13

games 		9

games		 13

games		 11

games		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 2

games		4

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
%
Mar. 16, 1987
1. Rockets 97   Buck Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 44 4 5 4 0 4 5 43 15-28 .536 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1987
2. Rockets 86   Buck Johnson 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 11 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 34 7 6 4 2 7 4 41 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Dec. 12, 1987
3. Rockets 103   Buck Johnson 6 3 4 2 1 0 2 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 44 3 9 5 5 3 3 40 16-28 .571 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1989
4. Rockets 97   Buck Johnson 10 2 2 0 0 2 3 28 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Bulls 106   Michael Jordan 33 4 8 4 0 2 2 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 13-15 .867
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1990
5. Rockets 139   Buck Johnson 16 6 3 2 2 1 3 30 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 35 6 5 2 0 3 0 38 16-31 .516 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 19, 1990
6. Rockets 102   Buck Johnson 15 5 4 0 0 3 5 36 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 30 6 9 2 0 5 3 42 11-25 .440 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1991
7. Rockets 114   Buck Johnson 14 3 2 0 0 3 5 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bulls 92   Michael Jordan 32 3 7 3 1 4 2 33 13-22 .591 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 25, 1991
8. Rockets 100   Buck Johnson 12 1 0 0 1 1 3 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 90   Michael Jordan 34 7 4 3 3 0 3 37 15-25 .600 0-2 .000 4-7 .571
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1992
9. Rockets 100   Buck Johnson 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 114   Michael Jordan 35 3 5 4 1 4 2 41 12-27 .444 3-3 1.000 8-10 .800
Jan. 30, 1992
10. Rockets 105   Buck Johnson 6 6 2 2 1 1 2 24 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bulls 102   Michael Jordan 22 5 5 3 0 1 3 43 9-26 .346 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1992
11. Bullets 99   Buck Johnson 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 28 7 8 4 2 1 3 40 12-29 .414 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 19, 1993
12. Bullets 99   Buck Johnson 7 1 0 0 0 2 3 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 104   Michael Jordan 25 3 5 2 1 0 4 39 9-27 .333 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Mar. 20, 1993
13. Bullets 101   Buck Johnson 21 5 0 2 0 1 5 20 9-14 .643 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 126   Michael Jordan 47 8 4 2 0 1 2 31 16-27 .593 2-2 1.000 13-15 .867
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