Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vinnie Johnson and Bob Lanier

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vinnie Johnson 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.

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They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Bob Lanier has a 9-8 winning record over Vinnie Johnson, but Vinnie Johnson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Vinnie Johnson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
Bob Lanier:
1970-71 to 1983-84
17 Games played
15 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Vinnie Johnson
8
6
2
Bob Lanier
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 7.6 3.1 1.6 0.50.1
Bob Lanier 16.7 6.5 2.30.91.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 27 8 5 21
Bob Lanier 26 12 5 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 4

games
5

games
6

games
3

games
0

games
Bob Lanier 13

games
12

games
9

games
8

games
10

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
6

games
7

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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
%
Mar. 19, 1980
1. Supersonics 106   Vinnie Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 108   Bob Lanier 23 9 0 1 1 3 4 34 8-21 .381 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 13, 1980
2. Supersonics 112   Vinnie Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 107   Bob Lanier 10 9 3 1 1 2 5 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 18, 1980
3. Supersonics 86   Vinnie Johnson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 85   Bob Lanier 19 12 3 0 1 3 2 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1981
4. Supersonics 110   Vinnie Johnson 18 8 2 0 0 4 3 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 119   Bob Lanier 14 5 3 3 3 1 3 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1981
5. Supersonics 108   Vinnie Johnson 27 7 3 1 0 5 3 26 9-15 .600 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Bucks 132   Bob Lanier 18 5 2 1 0 3 3 24 9-11 .818 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1981
6. Pistons 95   Vinnie Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 103   Bob Lanier 24 9 2 2 1 2 2 34 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 05, 1981
7. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 17 6 2 2 0 2 28 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 111   Bob Lanier 14 2 3 0 2 1 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 17, 1982
8. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 103   Bob Lanier 20 6 3 0 0 2 5 31 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Mar. 02, 1982
9. Pistons 91   Vinnie Johnson 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 12 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 101   Bob Lanier 17 6 1 0 3 5 5 30 7-13 .538 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 09, 1982
10. Pistons 100   Vinnie Johnson 11 7 0 1 0 2 1 14 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bucks 118   Bob Lanier 26 6 5 0 3 3 2 31 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
11. Pistons 111   Vinnie Johnson 15 7 5 1 1 1 2 38 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bucks 100   Bob Lanier 8 9 0 2 3 0 2 31 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 18, 1983
12. Pistons 103   Vinnie Johnson 12 3 3 1 0 1 2 32 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-5 .400
OT Bucks 99   Bob Lanier 17 6 1 1 0 4 3 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1983
13. Pistons 106   Vinnie Johnson 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 19 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 93   Bob Lanier 18 5 1 1 2 3 4 31 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 08, 1984
14. Pistons 111   Vinnie Johnson 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 13 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bucks 100   Bob Lanier 20 9 3 1 0 2 3 31 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Mar. 13, 1984
15. Pistons 95   Vinnie Johnson 6 0 2 0 0 3 1 19 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 116   Bob Lanier 17 4 5 1 0 3 4 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 31, 1984
16. Pistons 107   Vinnie Johnson 6 7 3 0 0 2 6 23 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Bucks 105   Bob Lanier 10 5 2 1 1 5 2 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 07, 1984
17. Pistons 92   Vinnie Johnson 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 110   Bob Lanier 9 4 2 0 0 1 1 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000