Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Johnson and Brian Shaw

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Johnson and Brian Shaw 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 18 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 9-9, but Brian Shaw won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
Brian Shaw:
1988-89 to 2002-03
18 Games played
13 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kevin Johnson
9
8
1
Brian Shaw
9
5
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 11.7 1.9 6.9 1.00.2
Brian Shaw 10.8 2.7 5.80.80.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 35 5 17 32
Brian Shaw 31 6 10 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 9

games
3

games
8

games
7

games
2

games
Brian Shaw 9

games
10

games
8

games
3

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
5

games
2

games
8

games
13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1989
1. Suns 106   Kevin Johnson 14 3 7 1 0 4 0 40 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Brian Shaw 8 3 7 0 1 4 2 23 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1989
2. Suns 135   Kevin Johnson 5 3 15 3 0 4 4 36 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Celtics 126   Brian Shaw 31 3 8 0 0 1 2 44 14-20 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1991
3. Suns 103   Kevin Johnson 15 2 11 1 0 6 2 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 132   Brian Shaw 21 2 9 1 0 1 1 31 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 19, 1991
4. Suns 109   Kevin Johnson 25 4 13 1 1 5 1 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Celtics 105   Brian Shaw 21 6 10 1 0 5 5 46 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1993
5. Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 14 2 5 0 2 2 4 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Heat 99   Brian Shaw 13 4 7 3 2 2 6 39 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1994
6. Suns 122   Kevin Johnson 17 2 17 3 0 3 0 40 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Heat 107   Brian Shaw 18 3 9 2 0 5 5 40 6-13 .462 5-9 .556 1-2 .500
Mar. 22, 1994
7. Suns 124   Kevin Johnson 35 2 11 2 0 5 5 46 12-24 .500 0-0 - 11-13 .846
OT Heat 118   Brian Shaw 8 2 4 1 1 2 3 32 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1995
8. Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Magic 110   Brian Shaw 3 6 8 0 0 1 2 30 1-9 .111 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1995
9. Suns 102   Kevin Johnson 7 1 4 1 0 1 2 26 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Magic 126   Brian Shaw 8 3 5 1 0 3 3 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1997
10. Suns 105   Kevin Johnson 22 2 15 1 0 2 1 43 9-12 .750 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Magic 112   Brian Shaw 9 4 8 0 2 2 3 26 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1997
11. Suns 121   Kevin Johnson 19 5 13 3 1 1 1 37 5-6 .833 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Magic 85   Brian Shaw 9 3 5 1 0 2 2 25 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1998
12. Suns 84   Kevin Johnson 8 4 2 0 0 3 2 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
76ers 85   Brian Shaw 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 11 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 04, 2000
13. Suns 83   Kevin Johnson 14 3 4 1 0 2 1 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 84   Brian Shaw 4 0 1 3 0 4 3 21 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2000 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2000
14. Suns 77   Kevin Johnson 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 105   Brian Shaw 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 18 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
May. 10, 2000
15. Suns 96   Kevin Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Brian Shaw 12 2 5 1 0 0 1 31 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 12, 2000
16. Suns 99   Kevin Johnson 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 105   Brian Shaw 7 2 4 0 0 2 4 26 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
May. 14, 2000
17. Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Brian Shaw 12 2 4 0 0 1 0 20 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
May. 16, 2000
18. Suns 65   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 87   Brian Shaw 3 0 4 0 0 1 2 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500