Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Greg Ballard and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Greg Ballard 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 25 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-9 winning record over Greg Ballard, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Greg Ballard
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Greg Ballard:
1977-78 to 1988-89
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Greg Ballard
9
8
1
Magic Johnson
16
12
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Greg Ballard 9.8 5.3 2.1
Magic Johnson 20.4 7.6 11.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Greg Ballard 21 13 5
Magic Johnson 38 12 19
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Greg Ballard 2

games		 6

games		 0

games
Magic Johnson 23

games 		16

games		 25

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

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
%
Jan. 09, 1980
1. Bullets 103   Greg Ballard 21 13 0 0 0 2 1 35 9-16 .563 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   Greg Ballard 8 13 3 1 0 4 2 38 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
%
Dec. 08, 1981
3. Bullets 98   Greg Ballard 21 12 5 3 40 9-18 .500 1- .000 2-3 .667
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 22 10 10 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
4. Bullets 92   Greg Ballard 16 9 3 2 0 3 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 7 9 8 2 0 2 3 34 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 1983
5. Bullets 96   Greg Ballard 9 5 3 1 0 1 41 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 17 8 10 2 0 6 0 42 8-11 .727 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
6. Bullets 95   Greg Ballard 13 6 1 2 0 2 2 30 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 12 2 2 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 10, 1984
7. Bullets 96   Greg Ballard 12 6 3 1 0 1 4 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 13 10 13 2 1 6 3 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
8. Bullets 101   Greg Ballard 9 3 2 3 0 3 1 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 1 2 4 2 42 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 16, 1984
9. Bullets 101   Greg Ballard 16 5 5 3 0 1 1 35 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1985
10. Warriors 130   Greg Ballard 3 1 3 3 0 0 2 26 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 30 7 12 0 0 8 2 42 9-15 .600 0-3 .000 12-16 .750
Feb. 11, 1986
11. Warriors 137   Greg Ballard 6 6 1 1 0 2 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-3 .000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 6 10 1 0 11 3 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 03, 1986
12. Warriors 117   Greg Ballard 13 2 0 1 0 0 1 22 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 21 5 16 1 0 3 3 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 06, 1986
13. Warriors 111   Greg Ballard 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 30 8 14 3 0 6 4 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 30, 1986
14. Warriors 117   Greg Ballard 10 5 1 2 1 1 4 30 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 4 19 1 1 4 2 39 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1986
15. Warriors 116   Greg Ballard 17 3 5 1 2 0 3 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 1 0 5 1 37 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
Dec. 07, 1986
16. Warriors 100   Greg Ballard 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 10 6 13 2 0 1 0 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Jan. 10, 1987
17. Warriors 124   Greg Ballard 6 7 1 0 0 2 2 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 38 4 7 1 0 6 3 39 12-20 .600 1-1 1.000 13-13 1.000
Jan. 15, 1987
18. Warriors 109   Greg Ballard 12 6 0 1 0 2 3 23 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 31 6 12 3 2 3 4 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 17-21 .810
Feb. 27, 1987
19. Warriors 109   Greg Ballard 11 4 1 1 0 0 1 19 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 21 10 15 1 0 5 0 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 03, 1987
20. Warriors 109   Greg Ballard 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 7 17 0 0 6 4 41 6-12 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
21. Warriors 116   Greg Ballard 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 15 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 25 12 14 2 0 5 0 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
May. 07, 1987
22. Warriors 101   Greg Ballard 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 15 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 1 0 4 4 33 8-11 .727 0-0 - 7-10 .700
May. 09, 1987
23. Warriors 108   Greg Ballard 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 20 10 14 2 0 3 1 38 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
May. 10, 1987
24. Warriors 129   Greg Ballard 11 6 4 3 0 1 4 26 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 16 5 5 0 0 3 5 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 12, 1987
25. Warriors 106   Greg Ballard 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 16 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 5 13 2 1 2 1 35 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
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