Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kenny Battle and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kenny Battle 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-2 winning record over Kenny Battle. They each won 1 game in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kenny Battle:
1989-90 to 1992-93
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
8 Games played
6 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kenny Battle
2
1
1
Magic Johnson
6
5
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Battle 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.40.3
Magic Johnson 17.8 5.5 11.91.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Battle 8 4 0 21
Magic Johnson 25 12 16 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kenny Battle 1

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0

games
0

games
1

game
2

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Magic Johnson 7

games
7

games
8

games
4

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

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1

game
0

games
3

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
1. Suns 107   Kenny Battle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1990
2. Suns 99   Kenny Battle 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 10 2 0 3 5 41 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1990
3. Suns 100   Kenny Battle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 2 0 2 3 34 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
May. 12, 1990
4. Suns 117   Kenny Battle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 16 0 0 4 3 42 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1990
5. Suns 112   Kenny Battle 8 4 0 0 1 0 1 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 9 15 1 0 6 0 42 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Dec. 01, 1990
6. Suns 98   Kenny Battle 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 25 12 15 1 1 4 2 40 11-24 .458 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Feb. 28, 1991
7. Nuggets 108   Kenny Battle 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 12 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 5 14 1 0 4 1 37 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Mar. 15, 1991
8. Nuggets 117   Kenny Battle 6 2 0 0 1 2 2 12 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 14 3 10 1 0 3 2 28 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 10-12 .833