Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Major Jones and Bob Lanier

This is the detail of NBA games in which Major Jones and Bob Lanier 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 7 times in NBA games. Major Jones has a 5-2 winning record over Bob Lanier. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Major Jones:
1979-80 to 1984-85
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Major Jones
5
5
0
Bob Lanier
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Major Jones 4.1 5.0 1.0 0.10.4
Bob Lanier 16.0 5.3 3.61.41.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Major Jones 8 10 2 11
Bob Lanier 24 11 6 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Major Jones 0

games
4

games
0

games
1

game
0

games
Bob Lanier 7

games
3

games
7

games
3

games
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
3

games
3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1979
1. Rockets 114   Major Jones 2 0 0 0 1 1 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 111   Bob Lanier 24 11 3 3 1 5 45 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nov. 10, 1979
2. Rockets 112   Major Jones 6 7 2 0 0 1 17 3-6 .500 0- .000 0-2 .000
Pistons 104   Bob Lanier 14 6 3 0 1 5 37 7-13 .538 0- .000 0-1 .000
Dec. 07, 1979
3. Rockets 124   Major Jones 8 10 1 0 1 2 28 3-7 .429 0- .000 2-3 .667
Pistons 109   Bob Lanier 17 3 4 2 3 5 36 8-13 .615 0- .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 15, 1980
4. Rockets 103   Major Jones 2 2 1 0 0 2 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 114   Bob Lanier 21 4 3 5 2 3 33 9-12 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1980
5. Rockets 91   Major Jones 5 7 2 0 1 1 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 123   Bob Lanier 15 9 4 0 3 0 26 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 1982
6. Rockets 103   Major Jones 4 6 0 1 0 0 4 16 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 91   Bob Lanier 10 3 6 0 0 2 2 30 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1984
7. Rockets 119   Major Jones 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 102   Bob Lanier 11 1 2 0 0 1 3 16 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-2 .500