Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Jeff Ruland

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Jeff Ruland 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:
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They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 13-7 winning record over Jeff Ruland, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Jeff Ruland
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93
20 Games played
16 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
13
10
3
Jeff Ruland
7
6
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 14.3 4.0 5.1 0.80.5
Jeff Ruland 18.9 11.7 4.90.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 24 10 11 24
Jeff Ruland 33 17 10 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 5

games		 2

games		 10

games		 7

games		4

games
Jeff Ruland 14

games 		18

games		 8

games		 7

games		6

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1981
1. Suns 98   Dennis Johnson 22 8 3 2 1 4 2 41 8-18 .444 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667
Bullets 105   Jeff Ruland 2 7 2 0 1 0 5 16 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1982
2. Suns 103   Dennis Johnson 19 10 3 2 0 3 4 38 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Bullets 95   Jeff Ruland 17 15 4 2 1 2 6 35 4-7 .571 0-0 - 9-12 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
3. Suns 93   Dennis Johnson 16 5 3 0 0 1 2 34 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Bullets 106   Jeff Ruland 20 4 4 2 0 5 5 41 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 29, 1983
4. Suns 82   Dennis Johnson 8 8 8 0 0 4 4 35 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 88   Jeff Ruland 13 14 6 0 0 4 3 39 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1983
5. Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 6 2 5 1 0 3 6 25 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 117   Jeff Ruland 13 12 5 0 0 5 5 38 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 16, 1983
6. Celtics 93   Dennis Johnson 3 1 5 1 4 3 3 31 0-8 .000 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 100   Jeff Ruland 28 14 3 1 0 4 6 38 11-13 .846 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Jan. 04, 1984
7. Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 18 4 5 0 2 2 3 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 104   Jeff Ruland 21 14 2 2 0 4 1 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 06, 1984
8. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 16 4 4 2 1 2 2 28 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 85   Jeff Ruland 11 11 4 1 0 7 1 38 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 14, 1984
9. Celtics 99   Dennis Johnson 10 0 5 1 1 5 3 35 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Bullets 103   Jeff Ruland 20 10 6 0 0 7 3 43 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 27, 1984
10. Celtics 106   Dennis Johnson 24 5 5 1 0 1 4 44 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Bullets 93   Jeff Ruland 24 15 4 0 0 3 3 43 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
1984 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1984
11. Celtics 91   Dennis Johnson 14 3 4 0 0 1 4 41 5-15 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Bullets 83   Jeff Ruland 17 13 10 0 0 4 2 47 8-18 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 19, 1984
12. Celtics 88   Dennis Johnson 12 3 3 0 0 0 3 37 3-15 .200 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bullets 85   Jeff Ruland 16 10 8 2 1 5 4 47 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 21, 1984
13. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 18 3 6 1 1 4 5 40 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
OT Bullets 111   Jeff Ruland 33 13 5 0 2 4 4 47 13-22 .591 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 24, 1984
14. Celtics 99   Dennis Johnson 18 5 6 0 0 1 4 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 30 15 8 0 0 6 5 46 11-21 .524 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1984
15. Celtics 95   Dennis Johnson 14 2 1 1 0 1 2 29 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Bullets 112   Jeff Ruland 17 11 3 2 1 7 4 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Nov. 23, 1984
16. Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 23 6 8 0 0 2 5 46 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 110   Jeff Ruland 19 9 7 1 0 5 4 43 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 5-9 .556
Jan. 11, 1985
17. Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 14 0 11 1 0 4 3 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 13 9 5 1 0 5 3 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1985
18. Celtics 88   Dennis Johnson 13 3 7 1 0 1 1 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 73   Jeff Ruland 18 8 4 0 0 2 4 34 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 15, 1985
19. Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 6 6 4 0 0 3 2 37 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 114   Jeff Ruland 30 17 6 1 2 3 3 40 11-17 .647 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jan. 31, 1986
20. Celtics 97   Dennis Johnson 12 2 5 1 0 1 3 28 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 88   Jeff Ruland 15 12 2 2 1 3 3 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
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