Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Eddie Johnson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Eddie Johnson and Magic Johnson 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 16 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-2 winning record over Eddie Johnson, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Eddie Johnson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Eddie Johnson:
1977-78 to 1986-87
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
16 Games played
12 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Eddie Johnson
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
14
10
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Eddie Johnson 14.0 2.6 4.9 0.3
Magic Johnson 20.6 8.2 11.60.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Eddie Johnson 31 7 17 2
Magic Johnson 34 17 21 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Eddie Johnson 5

games		 2

games		 0

games		 2

games
Magic Johnson 11

games 		13

games		 16

games		 6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 8

games

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
%
Dec. 19, 1979
1. Hawks 119   Eddie Johnson 31 4 4 5 2 4 4 41 14-23 .609 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 4 0 6 2 40 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Jan. 18, 1980
2. Hawks 102   Eddie Johnson 30 3 2 2 0 2 3 39 13-23 .565 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 9 1 7 0 1 5 1 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1980
3. Hawks 97   Eddie Johnson 9 2 3 1 0 0 2 27 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 18 8 8 1 1 7 1 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1981
4. Hawks 94   Eddie Johnson 23 7 4 2 1 41 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 11 12 8 0 4 42 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 09, 1982
5. Hawks 117   Eddie Johnson 4 1 2 0 1 18 2-8 .250 0- .000 0-0 -
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 21 8 7 0 3 28 10-11 .909 0- .000 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1983
6. Hawks 101   Eddie Johnson 18 1 2 2 0 0 24 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 13 17 21 2 0 2 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 28, 1983
7. Hawks 85   Eddie Johnson 6 2 3 1 0 2 17 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 21 6 9 5 0 1 31 7-8 .875 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
8. Hawks 116   Eddie Johnson 16 2 17 1 0 1 0 36 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 14 20 0 0 4 1 45 7-12 .583 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Feb. 15, 1985
9. Hawks 111   Eddie Johnson 29 6 13 0 0 4 2 43 10-23 .435 1-2 .500 8-11 .727
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 5 15 1 1 2 1 37 8-16 .500 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1987
10. Supersonics 124   Eddie Johnson 11 3 10 0 0 0 1 20 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 3-5 .600
Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 31 9 19 2 2 2 1 41 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Apr. 02, 1987
11. Supersonics 114   Eddie Johnson 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 22 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 34 10 13 2 0 1 3 40 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Apr. 19, 1987
12. Supersonics 110   Eddie Johnson 0 2 4 1 0 3 0 09 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 8 7 3 0 3 2 34 7-27 .259 0-3 .000 8-11 .727
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 1987
13. Supersonics 87   Eddie Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 1 4 3 40 5-18 .278 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
May. 19, 1987
14. Supersonics 104   Eddie Johnson 15 1 2 1 0 2 3 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 2 1 4 3 45 6-12 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 23, 1987
15. Supersonics 121   Eddie Johnson 11 2 3 0 0 3 1 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 0 3 5 35 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
May. 25, 1987
16. Supersonics 102   Eddie Johnson 14 3 4 0 0 3 5 20 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 21 5 12 2 0 4 1 34 6-9 .667 0-0 - 9-10 .900
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