Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Kerr and Donald Royal

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Kerr and Donald Royal 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 24 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 12-12, but Steve Kerr won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-5 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Steve Kerr:
1988-89 to 2002-03
Donald Royal:
1989-90 to 1997-98
24 Games played
12 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Kerr
12
5
7
Donald Royal
12
7
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Kerr 6.7 1.2 2.2 0.70.0
Donald Royal 4.3 2.2 0.80.30.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Kerr 18 4 6 31
Donald Royal 15 6 4 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Kerr 17

games
6

games
17

games
7

games
1

game
Donald Royal 5

games
15

games
3

games
4

games
4

games
Both had same stat 2

games
3

games
4

games
13

games
19

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1989
1. Cavaliers 74   Steve Kerr 8 1 5 0 0 1 1 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 101   Donald Royal 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 26, 1990
2. Cavaliers 85   Steve Kerr 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 17 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Timberwolves 84   Donald Royal 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 09 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1993
3. Bulls 95   Steve Kerr 10 1 3 3 0 1 0 26 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 93   Donald Royal 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1994
4. Bulls 90   Steve Kerr 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 31 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 105   Donald Royal 15 6 1 0 1 1 2 31 5-6 .833 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 15, 1994
5. Bulls 108   Steve Kerr 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 20 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Magic 98   Donald Royal 12 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 4-5 .800 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 17, 1994
6. Bulls 101   Steve Kerr 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 118   Donald Royal 13 2 1 0 0 2 4 19 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 3-7 .429
1994-95 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1995
7. Bulls 99   Steve Kerr 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 20 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Magic 102   Donald Royal 7 6 4 1 1 0 2 28 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 26, 1995
8. Bulls 103   Steve Kerr 18 2 1 0 1 0 3 18 8-9 .889 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Magic 105   Donald Royal 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1995
9. Bulls 99   Steve Kerr 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Magic 106   Donald Royal 4 2 3 0 0 2 2 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1995 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1995
10. Bulls 91   Steve Kerr 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 25 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000
Magic 94   Donald Royal 2 3 1 1 0 3 3 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 10, 1995
11. Bulls 104   Steve Kerr 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 25 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Magic 94   Donald Royal 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 18 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1995
12. Bulls 101   Steve Kerr 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 17 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Magic 110   Donald Royal 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 14, 1995
13. Bulls 106   Steve Kerr 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 14 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 95   Donald Royal 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 16, 1995
14. Bulls 95   Steve Kerr 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 14 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Magic 103   Donald Royal 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 18, 1995
15. Bulls 102   Steve Kerr 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Magic 108   Donald Royal 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1995
16. Bulls 88   Steve Kerr 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Magic 94   Donald Royal 10 4 1 1 0 2 2 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 13, 1995
17. Bulls 112   Steve Kerr 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 25 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Magic 103   Donald Royal 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1996 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 19, 1996
18. Bulls 121   Steve Kerr 14 4 6 3 0 0 2 17 5-7 .714 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Magic 83   Donald Royal 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 21, 1996
19. Bulls 93   Steve Kerr 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Magic 88   Donald Royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 25, 1996
20. Bulls 86   Steve Kerr 8 0 2 1 0 2 0 15 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-1 .000
Magic 67   Donald Royal 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 27, 1996
21. Bulls 106   Steve Kerr 9 1 1 3 0 0 4 27 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Magic 101   Donald Royal 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 25 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1997
22. Bulls 115   Steve Kerr 11 3 2 0 0 1 1 19 4-5 .800 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Warriors 92   Donald Royal 3 5 2 1 0 2 2 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1998 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 06, 1998
23. Bulls 76   Steve Kerr 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 26 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Hornets 78   Donald Royal 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 08, 1998
24. Bulls 103   Steve Kerr 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 24 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Hornets 89   Donald Royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -