Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Ricky Pierce

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Ricky Pierce 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.

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They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 20-12 winning record over Ricky Pierce, including a 7-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Ricky Pierce:
1982-83 to 1997-98
32 Games played
22 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
20
13
7
Ricky Pierce
12
9
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 15.3 3.5 6.8 1.40.3
Ricky Pierce 14.5 2.6 1.70.60.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 32 8 14 41
Ricky Pierce 35 8 4 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 20

games
19

games
28

games
18

games
7

games
Ricky Pierce 11

games
8

games
3

games
5

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
5

games
1

game
9

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24

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1982
1. Suns 115   Dennis Johnson 18 6 4 1 1 5 4 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 98   Ricky Pierce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 22, 1984
2. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 9 5 4 1 0 1 1 31 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 114   Ricky Pierce 16 8 2 0 0 2 3 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 1985
3. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 12 5 7 3 0 3 4 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 105   Ricky Pierce 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 15 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 02, 1985
4. Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 20 1 7 3 0 7 1 45 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Bucks 109   Ricky Pierce 12 1 3 0 0 1 5 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1985
5. Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 24 1 4 1 1 3 2 43 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Bucks 106   Ricky Pierce 26 6 1 1 0 2 5 24 12-17 .706 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Dec. 03, 1985
6. Celtics 112   Dennis Johnson 16 0 3 0 0 0 5 35 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bucks 109   Ricky Pierce 15 4 3 1 0 1 1 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 04, 1986
7. Celtics 112   Dennis Johnson 8 3 8 1 0 1 3 35 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 93   Ricky Pierce 8 1 4 1 0 0 2 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1986
8. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 29 3 6 3 0 3 3 42 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
Bucks 115   Ricky Pierce 9 0 1 1 0 2 3 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 13, 1986
9. Celtics 128   Dennis Johnson 14 2 7 2 0 3 1 34 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 96   Ricky Pierce 7 2 2 1 0 0 2 21 2-12 .167 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 17, 1986
10. Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 11 2 5 4 0 2 5 44 3-11 .273 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Bucks 107   Ricky Pierce 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 24 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 18, 1986
11. Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 13 2 0 2 0 3 6 33 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Bucks 98   Ricky Pierce 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
12. Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 15 6 8 1 1 2 4 44 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bucks 111   Ricky Pierce 14 1 3 0 0 0 3 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 12, 1986
13. Celtics 124   Dennis Johnson 21 5 5 2 0 3 3 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Bucks 116   Ricky Pierce 31 1 1 0 0 0 3 25 11-17 .647 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Dec. 20, 1986
14. Celtics 100   Dennis Johnson 21 1 5 2 0 2 2 38 6-10 .600 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Bucks 120   Ricky Pierce 29 3 1 1 0 1 3 32 10-19 .526 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Jan. 07, 1987
15. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 9 2 11 0 1 4 2 30 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 92   Ricky Pierce 8 6 1 0 1 0 1 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1987
16. Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 13 6 10 1 0 1 5 43 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Bucks 123   Ricky Pierce 19 4 2 0 0 0 3 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 18, 1987
17. Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 19 5 6 2 0 1 3 41 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bucks 102   Ricky Pierce 16 2 2 2 0 0 3 33 3-11 .273 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1987 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
18. Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 20 4 7 1 1 5 5 42 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bucks 98   Ricky Pierce 18 1 1 3 0 2 3 28 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 06, 1987
19. Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 21 2 10 2 0 2 5 40 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 124   Ricky Pierce 20 2 0 0 0 1 3 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
May. 08, 1987
20. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 32 5 14 0 0 6 4 50 11-17 .647 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
OT Bucks 126   Ricky Pierce 29 3 3 0 0 1 1 30 10-14 .714 0-0 - 9-10 .900
May. 10, 1987
21. Celtics 138   Dennis Johnson 19 3 12 0 0 1 3 54 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-8 .625
2OT Bucks 137   Ricky Pierce 9 5 1 0 3 2 5 33 2-11 .182 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
May. 13, 1987
22. Celtics 124   Dennis Johnson 19 5 2 0 0 0 5 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Bucks 129   Ricky Pierce 7 4 1 0 0 2 3 20 3-12 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 15, 1987
23. Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 25 6 14 1 1 1 2 44 11-23 .478 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Bucks 121   Ricky Pierce 15 1 0 2 0 1 5 22 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 17, 1987
24. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 19 8 10 0 0 3 3 46 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Bucks 113   Ricky Pierce 18 2 2 1 0 0 5 31 6-16 .375 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1988
25. Celtics 132   Dennis Johnson 6 5 8 2 0 6 2 29 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Bucks 96   Ricky Pierce 16 4 1 1 0 2 3 28 5-13 .385 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 01, 1988
26. Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 14 3 8 2 0 5 1 34 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 2-4 .500
Bucks 117   Ricky Pierce 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 13, 1988
27. Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 10 3 8 1 1 1 3 32 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 104   Ricky Pierce 20 3 4 1 0 0 3 36 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1988
28. Celtics 100   Dennis Johnson 4 2 1 0 0 2 5 26 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 108   Ricky Pierce 8 0 4 1 0 1 1 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1989
29. Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 11 5 10 1 1 2 3 34 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 112   Ricky Pierce 22 1 4 0 1 2 3 33 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 21, 1989
30. Celtics 86   Dennis Johnson 4 4 6 3 1 3 1 35 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 98   Ricky Pierce 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 1-10 .100 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
31. Celtics 127   Dennis Johnson 4 2 4 0 0 2 3 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 114   Ricky Pierce 35 3 2 0 0 1 4 34 12-18 .667 4-6 .667 7-7 1.000
Nov. 07, 1989
32. Celtics 100   Dennis Johnson 10 1 2 2 0 0 3 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 106   Ricky Pierce 21 8 4 1 0 2 2 31 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000