Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Edgar Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Edgar Jones 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. Dennis Johnson has a 13-2 winning record over Edgar Jones, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Edgar Jones:
1980-81 to 1985-86
15 Games played
11 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
13
10
3
Edgar Jones
2
1
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 14.3 3.9 5.9 0.70.7
Edgar Jones 8.1 3.5 0.70.60.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 24 8 11 32
Edgar Jones 20 8 3 37
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 12

games
9

games
15

games
5

games
4

games
Edgar Jones 2

games
6

games
0

games
4

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
6

games
8

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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
%
Jan. 09, 1981
1. Suns 112   Dennis Johnson 18 5 8 1 2 2 1 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nets 95   Edgar Jones 6 6 1 1 0 2 6 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 07, 1982
2. Suns 110   Dennis Johnson 20 8 7 0 1 0 4 34 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pistons 94   Edgar Jones 10 6 0 0 7 0 4 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1982
3. Suns 115   Dennis Johnson 18 6 4 1 1 5 4 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 98   Edgar Jones 6 3 0 0 0 2 3 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1983
4. Suns 110   Dennis Johnson 14 5 3 1 0 3 5 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 106   Edgar Jones 9 8 2 3 1 1 6 40 3-6 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 09, 1983
5. Suns 105   Dennis Johnson 6 1 4 1 1 3 4 28 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 108   Edgar Jones 2 5 0 0 1 2 3 25 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1983
6. Celtics 130   Dennis Johnson 6 2 5 0 0 2 3 32 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 106   Edgar Jones 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Dec. 27, 1983
7. Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 4 6 5 1 1 1 5 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 100   Edgar Jones 8 2 0 0 1 1 4 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 1985
8. Celtics 129   Dennis Johnson 18 4 6 0 1 1 5 40 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 117   Edgar Jones 14 3 0 1 0 1 3 15 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 11, 1985
9. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 22 1 6 1 2 2 4 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 115   Edgar Jones 9 5 0 1 0 1 2 24 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
10. Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 15 3 11 0 0 4 4 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 123   Edgar Jones 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
11. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 18 2 5 0 0 4 3 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 106   Edgar Jones 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 09 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1985
12. Celtics 98   Dennis Johnson 18 6 10 1 0 4 5 44 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 105   Edgar Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1985
13. Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 24 3 4 1 0 2 5 46 7-18 .389 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Cavaliers 115   Edgar Jones 14 6 1 1 0 2 5 19 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
14. Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 9 2 5 0 0 2 3 37 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 100   Edgar Jones 9 4 0 0 1 0 5 19 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 08, 1986
15. Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 4 4 6 3 2 2 1 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 95   Edgar Jones 20 2 3 0 2 5 3 24 9-10 .900 0-0 - 2-2 1.000