Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Johnson and Ben McDonald

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Johnson and Ben McDonald 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 9 times in NBA games. Kevin Johnson has a 6-3 winning record over Ben McDonald, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
Ben McDonald:
1985-86 to 1988-89
9 Games played
7 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Johnson
6
4
2
Ben McDonald
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 15.0 4.9 8.9 1.70.2
Ben McDonald 4.2 3.6 1.10.30.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 26 10 13 31
Ben McDonald 14 7 3 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 7

games
5

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8

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7

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2

games
Ben McDonald 1

game
3

games
0

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1

game
2

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Both had same stat 1

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1

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1

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1

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
1. Cavaliers 112   Kevin Johnson 9 1 4 1 0 3 4 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 113   Ben McDonald 14 2 1 1 0 2 4 18 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 1988
2. Cavaliers 90   Kevin Johnson 6 2 3 2 0 1 2 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Warriors 96   Ben McDonald 6 7 3 0 1 0 3 30 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1988
3. Suns 118   Kevin Johnson 14 10 11 2 0 7 2 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Warriors 112   Ben McDonald 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 19 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 30, 1988
4. Suns 123   Kevin Johnson 15 5 11 1 0 1 3 29 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 105   Ben McDonald 7 6 2 0 1 3 2 23 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1988
5. Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 17 6 8 1 0 0 4 37 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 112   Ben McDonald 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1988
6. Suns 122   Kevin Johnson 14 6 13 2 0 3 3 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 107   Ben McDonald 4 2 1 0 0 3 2 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 23, 1989
7. Suns 154   Kevin Johnson 26 3 11 3 1 3 4 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Warriors 124   Ben McDonald 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 06, 1989
8. Suns 130   Kevin Johnson 15 2 11 0 0 5 4 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Warriors 103   Ben McDonald 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 15 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 13, 1989
9. Suns 135   Kevin Johnson 19 9 8 3 1 5 5 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Warriors 99   Ben McDonald 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 04 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500