Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Drew and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Drew 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 14 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-3 winning record over John Drew. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Drew
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Drew:
1974-75 to 1984-85
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Drew
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
11
11
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
John Drew 17.6 4.4 1.9 0.1
Magic Johnson 16.6 8.5 11.10.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
John Drew 30 10 5 1
Magic Johnson 30 13 17 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
John Drew 8

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games
Magic Johnson 5

games 		12

games		 14

games		 7

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

games		 5

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   John Drew 23 4 3 2 1 2 1 33 10-15 .667 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   John Drew 20 4 1 2 0 2 2 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-10 .600
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   John Drew 30 5 0 0 0 1 2 35 10-22 .455 0-0 - 10-12 .833
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   John Drew 7 2 1 0 2 14 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
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   John Drew 10 4 3 0 5 24 2-6 .333 0- .000 6-8 .750
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
%
Nov. 06, 1982
6. Jazz 101   John Drew 13 5 4 0 2 26 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 1 3 39 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Feb. 09, 1983
7. Jazz 99   John Drew 13 3 1 3 0 2 4 25 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-11 .455
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 7 7 12 1 2 0 4 29 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 26, 1983
8. Jazz 101   John Drew 13 6 0 0 0 3 4 21 3-10 .300 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 8 9 10 0 0 6 2 38 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1983
9. Jazz 115   John Drew 20 2 2 2 0 0 3 21 6-9 .667 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 2 1 4 3 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Nov. 13, 1983
10. Jazz 118   John Drew 30 10 2 1 0 2 2 33 13-24 .542 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 30 13 16 3 0 4 2 41 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 22, 1983
11. Jazz 130   John Drew 16 3 2 2 0 2 2 25 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-5 .400
OT Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 17 9 17 4 1 5 1 43 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 03, 1984
12. Jazz 105   John Drew 13 6 5 1 0 1 2 25 5-15 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 7 11 16 4 0 5 1 42 2-10 .200 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 05, 1984
13. Jazz 115   John Drew 24 3 2 1 0 1 1 21 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 2 1 4 1 33 10-11 .909 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
14. Jazz 109   John Drew 14 5 0 3 1 2 2 26 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 20 10 14 1 0 2 3 40 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
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