Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kevin Johnson and John Salley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kevin Johnson and John Salley 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 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but John Salley won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kevin Johnson
vs.
John Salley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
20 Games played
17 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kevin Johnson
10
9
1
John Salley
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 16.1 2.2 7.1 1.20.3
John Salley 6.6 4.3 0.80.71.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 35 7 17 42
John Salley 15 11 3 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kevin Johnson 15

games		 3

games		 16

games		 10

games		1

game
John Salley 4

games 		13

games		 0

games		 4

games		12

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 4

games		 6

games		7

games

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
%
Nov. 14, 1987
1. Cavaliers 113   Kevin Johnson 8 0 5 2 0 2 3 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 128   John Salley 12 3 0 1 3 1 4 26 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1988
2. Cavaliers 93   Kevin Johnson 10 0 7 2 0 2 5 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Pistons 97   John Salley 9 4 0 1 3 1 3 24 2-6 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 01, 1988
3. Cavaliers 94   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 83   John Salley 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 16 0-4 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 11, 1988
4. Suns 88   Kevin Johnson 9 2 1 2 0 0 2 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Pistons 116   John Salley 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 26, 1988
5. Suns 103   Kevin Johnson 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 12 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 108   John Salley 12 8 2 3 1 3 4 40 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1988
6. Suns 105   Kevin Johnson 16 3 10 1 1 7 3 41 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 121   John Salley 4 4 0 0 2 2 5 24 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1988
7. Suns 100   Kevin Johnson 20 6 13 0 1 4 5 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 106   John Salley 10 10 0 0 2 1 3 24 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 2-8 .250
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1989
8. Suns 103   Kevin Johnson 21 4 9 0 0 2 5 39 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Pistons 111   John Salley 15 4 0 0 0 1 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 26, 1990
9. Suns 103   Kevin Johnson 34 1 6 0 0 5 3 38 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 12-15 .800
Pistons 107   John Salley 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1991
10. Suns 103   Kevin Johnson 27 6 10 2 1 4 3 43 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Pistons 102   John Salley 3 4 0 0 1 0 2 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 03, 1991
11. Suns 112   Kevin Johnson 28 3 14 4 0 1 2 37 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Pistons 97   John Salley 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1991
12. Suns 110   Kevin Johnson 22 7 10 0 0 3 5 37 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pistons 103   John Salley 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 13 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1993
13. Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 14 2 5 0 2 2 4 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Heat 99   John Salley 2 4 3 2 1 4 4 29 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1994
14. Suns 122   Kevin Johnson 17 2 17 3 0 3 0 40 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Heat 107   John Salley 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1994
15. Suns 124   Kevin Johnson 35 2 11 2 0 5 5 46 12-24 .500 0-0 - 11-13 .846
OT Heat 118   John Salley 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1994
16. Suns 119   Kevin Johnson 29 2 9 3 0 3 2 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 11-16 .688
Heat 107   John Salley 7 7 2 1 2 1 6 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 19, 1995
17. Suns 121   Kevin Johnson 22 1 7 2 0 3 3 40 7-23 .304 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
OT Heat 117   John Salley 13 8 1 2 4 3 5 38 4-6 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
2000 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2000
18. Suns 77   Kevin Johnson 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 105   John Salley 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 14, 2000
19. Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   John Salley 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 16, 2000
20. Suns 65   Kevin Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 87   John Salley 7 11 0 0 1 3 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
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