Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Kevin McKenna

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Kevin McKenna 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 21 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 16-5 winning record over Kevin McKenna. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Kevin McKenna:
1981-82 to 1987-88
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
16
16
0
Kevin McKenna
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 12.5 3.1 6.5 1.30.4
Kevin McKenna 4.8 1.0 1.80.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 24 8 13 53
Kevin McKenna 16 4 5 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 18

games
15

games
19

games
9

games
5

games
Kevin McKenna 2

games
1

game
2

games
7

games
2

games
Both had same stat 1

game
5

games
0

games
5

games
14

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
1. Suns 101   Dennis Johnson 18 4 11 5 0 4 0 41 8-19 .421 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 99   Kevin McKenna 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1981
2. Suns 97   Dennis Johnson 24 8 6 3 0 2 3 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 98   Kevin McKenna 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1983
3. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 15 2 9 1 0 2 5 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Pacers 105   Kevin McKenna 11 0 2 1 0 0 2 12 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 08, 1983
4. Celtics 99   Dennis Johnson 8 4 3 1 1 3 2 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pacers 97   Kevin McKenna 4 1 0 2 0 2 2 10 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1984
5. Celtics 132   Dennis Johnson 18 1 1 2 0 0 3 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Pacers 125   Kevin McKenna 9 0 3 1 0 1 3 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 20, 1984
6. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 12 5 6 3 1 2 4 32 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
OT Pacers 123   Kevin McKenna 2 1 3 2 0 0 3 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1984
7. Celtics 130   Dennis Johnson 16 5 10 0 0 2 4 38 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Nets 121   Kevin McKenna 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 1985
8. Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 12 3 6 0 0 2 0 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 95   Kevin McKenna 10 1 2 1 0 2 2 16 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 27, 1985
9. Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 17 1 5 0 0 2 2 38 4-9 .444 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Nets 95   Kevin McKenna 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1986
10. Celtics 97   Dennis Johnson 12 2 5 1 0 1 3 28 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 88   Kevin McKenna 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1986
11. Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 0 1 6 0 0 2 4 27 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 88   Kevin McKenna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1986
12. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 14 4 4 2 3 3 3 43 7-21 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Bullets 110   Kevin McKenna 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Mar. 28, 1986
13. Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 12 3 9 0 1 2 2 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 97   Kevin McKenna 6 3 3 2 0 1 3 20 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1986
14. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 10 4 10 0 0 6 2 44 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Nets 98   Kevin McKenna 4 0 4 2 0 0 3 18 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 13, 1987
15. Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 22 4 7 1 0 2 4 46 9-19 .474 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nets 117   Kevin McKenna 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 07 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1987
16. Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 13 8 13 2 2 6 1 42 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Nets 103   Kevin McKenna 8 2 5 1 0 1 3 21 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Mar. 22, 1987
17. Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 4 3 7 1 0 2 1 34 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 104   Kevin McKenna 13 3 2 1 0 1 1 23 5-8 .625 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1987
18. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 6 1 7 0 0 3 4 35 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nets 117   Kevin McKenna 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1988
19. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 10 0 8 5 0 2 4 33 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nets 117   Kevin McKenna 16 3 3 2 1 3 4 30 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
Mar. 28, 1988
20. Celtics 106   Dennis Johnson 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nets 105   Kevin McKenna 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 07 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1988
21. Celtics 127   Dennis Johnson 10 0 3 0 0 2 1 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 90   Kevin McKenna 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 12 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -