Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Elvin Hayes and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Elvin Hayes 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.

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They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-3 winning record over Elvin Hayes. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Elvin Hayes:
1968-69 to 1983-84
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Elvin Hayes
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elvin Hayes 13.1 7.9 2.1 0.50.9
Magic Johnson 19.8 9.1 9.13.00.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elvin Hayes 31 20 8 24
Magic Johnson 31 16 14 74
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Elvin Hayes 4

games
7

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2

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1

game
6

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Magic Johnson 12

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9

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15

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15

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5

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Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
0

games
1

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6

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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
%
Jan. 09, 1980
1. Bullets 103   Elvin Hayes 25 12 5 0 1 2 4 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 14 6 2 1 1 4 3 26 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 17, 1980
2. Bullets 107   Elvin Hayes 31 5 4 0 4 2 4 42 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 12 6 2 0 3 3 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
3. Rockets 113   Elvin Hayes 16 4 2 0 0 4 5 46 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 14 12 3 1 6 2 51 10-23 .435 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Nov. 11, 1981
4. Rockets 93   Elvin Hayes 10 12 8 0 2 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 17 9 6 3 0 3 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Nov. 29, 1981
5. Rockets 104   Elvin Hayes 30 12 2 0 1 4 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 12 11 11 3 1 3 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 21, 1982
6. Rockets 102   Elvin Hayes 17 6 0 0 2 2 45 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 25 16 7 6 0 2 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Apr. 06, 1982
7. Rockets 97   Elvin Hayes 14 20 3 2 0 5 48 3-17 .176 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 11 10 3 0 3 41 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
8. Rockets 96   Elvin Hayes 10 12 0 2 1 4 23 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 28 10 6 1 1 3 27 10-15 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Dec. 01, 1982
9. Rockets 95   Elvin Hayes 10 15 2 1 1 5 1 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 19 6 10 1 0 5 3 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 26, 1982
10. Rockets 94   Elvin Hayes 12 7 0 0 0 6 2 26 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 12 10 4 7 0 4 3 41 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 27, 1983
11. Rockets 93   Elvin Hayes 10 5 0 1 0 5 2 22 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 26 5 9 2 1 2 0 29 12-18 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 12, 1983
12. Rockets 113   Elvin Hayes 10 9 6 0 1 2 2 35 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 31 8 9 3 0 4 3 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1984
13. Rockets 129   Elvin Hayes 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 08 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 25 5 14 5 1 7 4 44 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 10, 1984
14. Rockets 132   Elvin Hayes 14 4 0 0 0 4 5 22 6-7 .857 0-0 - 2-4 .500
OT Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 11 6 14 2 3 2 3 47 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1984
15. Rockets 102   Elvin Hayes 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 07 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 19 8 11 4 0 4 2 39 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Mar. 17, 1984
16. Rockets 111   Elvin Hayes 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 04 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 13 7 13 1 4 4 3 39 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 29, 1984
17. Rockets 109   Elvin Hayes 6 6 2 2 2 0 2 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 4 1 4 2 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -