Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Alford and Alex English

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Alford and Alex English 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. Overall, they are tied 5-5, but Steve Alford won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Alford:
1987-88 to 1990-91
Alex English:
1976-77 to 1990-91
10 Games played
8 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Alford
5
3
2
Alex English
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 5.3 0.5 1.3 0.60.2
Alex English 24.7 4.2 3.60.50.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 14 1 5 22
Alex English 37 8 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Alford 0

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0

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1

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3

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1

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Alex English 10

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8

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6

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3

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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4

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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
%
Feb. 29, 1988
1. Mavericks 123   Steve Alford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 96   Alex English 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 18 5-13 .385 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 09, 1988
2. Mavericks 135   Steve Alford 10 1 1 1 2 1 1 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 109   Alex English 12 1 5 1 0 2 2 32 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 15, 1988
3. Mavericks 124   Steve Alford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 103   Alex English 24 4 6 1 0 2 2 39 10-20 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 17, 1988
4. Mavericks 110   Steve Alford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 106   Alex English 30 8 6 1 0 1 3 42 15-30 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 1989
5. Warriors 129   Steve Alford 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nuggets 131   Alex English 37 5 1 0 0 5 4 43 16-29 .552 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 27, 1989
6. Warriors 141   Steve Alford 14 0 1 2 0 2 2 18 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Nuggets 132   Alex English 29 6 3 1 1 4 1 43 13-26 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 21, 1989
7. Warriors 121   Steve Alford 14 1 5 2 0 2 1 28 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 139   Alex English 30 7 2 0 0 5 3 32 14-27 .519 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1989
8. Mavericks 95   Steve Alford 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 111   Alex English 18 2 6 1 0 1 3 27 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1990
9. Mavericks 90   Steve Alford 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 101   Alex English 29 1 4 0 0 1 1 34 12-19 .632 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 03, 1990
10. Mavericks 89   Steve Alford 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 13 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 106   Alex English 24 5 3 0 0 1 2 31 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-3 .667