Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Bowie and Larry Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Bowie and Larry Johnson 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 10 times in NBA games. Sam Bowie has a 6-4 winning record over Larry Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Sam Bowie:
1984-85 to 1994-95
Larry Johnson:
1991-92 to 2000-01
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Bowie
6
6
0
Larry Johnson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 10.0 6.1 1.1 0.00.9
Larry Johnson 23.8 11.2 3.80.80.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 27 12 4 04
Larry Johnson 32 22 7 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 2

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1

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1

game
0

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4

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Larry Johnson 8

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9

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9

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6

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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4

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1991
1. Nets 116   Sam Bowie 27 12 0 0 0 1 2 32 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Hornets 108   Larry Johnson 16 18 3 1 1 1 2 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 14, 1991
2. Nets 102   Sam Bowie 14 9 1 0 4 1 4 34 5-11 .455 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Hornets 109   Larry Johnson 24 15 3 3 0 2 3 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Dec. 27, 1991
3. Nets 136   Sam Bowie 25 3 4 0 2 0 2 27 12-14 .857 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Hornets 120   Larry Johnson 23 8 2 0 1 4 2 38 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1992
4. Nets 104   Sam Bowie 10 9 0 0 1 1 3 20 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 103   Larry Johnson 27 6 3 0 0 2 1 44 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 02, 1993
5. Nets 117   Sam Bowie 5 4 1 0 0 1 3 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Hornets 118   Larry Johnson 32 9 6 1 0 4 2 41 14-18 .778 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 23, 1993
6. Nets 95   Sam Bowie 5 6 1 0 2 3 3 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Hornets 104   Larry Johnson 17 14 7 0 0 1 3 35 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 24, 1993
7. Nets 118   Sam Bowie 8 5 1 0 0 0 5 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 116   Larry Johnson 24 8 5 1 0 7 1 41 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1993
8. Lakers 124   Sam Bowie 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 20 2-9 .222 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 141   Larry Johnson 28 22 4 1 0 0 1 32 13-19 .684 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1995
9. Lakers 108   Sam Bowie 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 18 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 102   Larry Johnson 25 6 2 0 0 5 1 41 10-21 .476 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1995
10. Lakers 95   Sam Bowie 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 17 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Hornets 93   Larry Johnson 22 6 3 1 0 1 2 47 9-27 .333 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000