Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Mike James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis and Mike James 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 9 times in NBA games. Mike James has a 7-2 winning record over Steve Francis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Francis:
1999-00 to 2007-08
Mike James:
2001-02 to 2013-14
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Francis
2
2
0
Mike James
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 18.2 5.1 4.8 1.60.2
Mike James 14.4 2.4 3.61.10.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 27 12 9 31
Mike James 37 8 7 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 6

games
6

games
5

games
4

games
2

games
Mike James 3

games
2

games
4

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 2002
1. Rockets 105   Steve Francis 21 6 6 2 0 4 2 41 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 6-9 .667
OT Heat 100   Mike James 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 19 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Feb. 14, 2003
2. Rockets 82   Steve Francis 27 6 1 3 0 3 5 41 6-18 .333 1-6 .167 14-18 .778
Heat 94   Mike James 15 2 3 0 0 0 4 21 5-8 .625 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 2004
3. Rockets 93   Steve Francis 19 7 7 1 0 6 4 45 7-17 .412 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Celtics 97   Mike James 3 2 4 2 0 1 2 27 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 2004
4. Rockets 95   Steve Francis 14 3 6 1 0 7 2 38 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Celtics 80   Mike James 20 3 2 2 0 0 3 27 7-11 .636 4-6 .667 2-4 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 2004
5. Magic 105   Steve Francis 24 12 9 1 0 5 5 40 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Bucks 111   Mike James 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 20 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 2005
6. Magic 90   Steve Francis 20 5 5 2 1 4 2 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Raptors 92   Mike James 13 0 3 0 0 1 4 22 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
Jan. 04, 2006
7. Magic 97   Steve Francis 10 0 4 2 0 2 3 28 2-7 .286 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Raptors 121   Mike James 17 2 7 2 0 4 1 26 6-10 .600 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
Mar. 21, 2006
8. Knicks 109   Steve Francis 10 4 3 1 1 4 4 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Raptors 114   Mike James 37 8 5 1 0 3 2 39 12-22 .545 7-11 .636 6-8 .750
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 2006
9. Knicks 89   Steve Francis 19 3 2 1 0 4 6 30 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 107   Mike James 16 2 6 2 0 2 1 29 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667