Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Harvey Catchings and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Harvey Catchings 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 16 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-5 winning record over Harvey Catchings. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Harvey Catchings:
1974-75 to 1984-85
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Harvey Catchings
5
5
0
Magic Johnson
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Harvey Catchings 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.21.5
Magic Johnson 18.3 7.4 11.52.70.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Harvey Catchings 8 8 2 14
Magic Johnson 34 12 20 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Harvey Catchings 1

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1

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0

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0

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11

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Magic Johnson 14

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14

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16

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15

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3

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Both had same stat 1

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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
%
Oct. 31, 1979
1. Bucks 110   Harvey Catchings 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 10 3 7 2 0 2 4 28 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Bucks 103   Harvey Catchings 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 4 0 3 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 06, 1980
3. Bucks 113   Harvey Catchings 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 7 6 1 0 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 27, 1980
4. Bucks 102   Harvey Catchings 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 3 7 5 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 29, 1980
5. Bucks 126   Harvey Catchings 0 5 0 0 4 2 1 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 11 7 4 0 3 3 45 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 04, 1980
6. Bucks 124   Harvey Catchings 6 5 0 0 2 0 2 14 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 8 7 3 0 4 5 34 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1982
7. Bucks 118   Harvey Catchings 5 4 2 0 1 0 3 25 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 2 0 0 1 36 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Jan. 26, 1982
8. Bucks 96   Harvey Catchings 0 6 1 1 4 2 2 29 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 1 4 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
9. Bucks 113   Harvey Catchings 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 02, 1983
10. Bucks 117   Harvey Catchings 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 5 0 4 3 42 15-20 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
11. Bucks 97   Harvey Catchings 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
12. Clippers 103   Harvey Catchings 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 3 2 7 3 40 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 29, 1984
13. Clippers 107   Harvey Catchings 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 10 16 1 1 0 2 44 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 02, 1985
14. Clippers 96   Harvey Catchings 8 4 2 1 3 2 3 24 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 7 5 17 3 0 4 4 37 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 12, 1985
15. Clippers 110   Harvey Catchings 3 8 0 0 0 3 3 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 23 3 12 1 0 2 3 26 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 16, 1985
16. Clippers 112   Harvey Catchings 2 7 0 0 3 1 5 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 25 9 15 3 0 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-10 .900