Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Bill Wennington

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bill Wennington 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 23 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 19-4 winning record over Bill Wennington, including a 6-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Bill Wennington
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bill Wennington:
1985-86 to 1999-00
23 Games played
15 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
19
13
6
Bill Wennington
4
2
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.3 6.1 11.9 1.40.3
Bill Wennington 4.3 2.9 0.40.40.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 38 15 20 32
Bill Wennington 13 8 2 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 23

games		 20

games		 23

games		 14

games		5

games
Bill Wennington 0

games 		2

games		 0

games		 4

games		8

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 5

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1985
1. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 28 3 15 1 0 0 4 42 13-20 .650 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 119   Bill Wennington 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1986
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 8 0 1 8 3 31 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 102   Bill Wennington 6 2 2 1 2 0 2 10 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1986
3. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 2 0 2 4 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 116   Bill Wennington 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1986
4. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 21 7 9 0 0 2 3 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Mavericks 113   Bill Wennington 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 02, 1986
5. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 18 2 14 3 0 2 2 41 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Mavericks 110   Bill Wennington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 04, 1986
6. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 15 14 2 0 4 3 43 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Mavericks 120   Bill Wennington 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
May. 06, 1986
7. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 29 7 14 2 1 1 2 42 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Mavericks 113   Bill Wennington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 08, 1986
8. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 21 6 17 3 0 3 3 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Mavericks 107   Bill Wennington 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1986
9. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 29 6 9 0 1 5 1 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mavericks 110   Bill Wennington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1987
10. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 3 8 1 0 4 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 103   Bill Wennington 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 25, 1988
11. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 4 19 2 0 3 4 37 5-7 .714 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   Bill Wennington 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 31, 1988
12. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 6 20 0 0 3 3 35 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Bill Wennington 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
13. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 6 14 2 0 5 5 37 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 113   Bill Wennington 0 5 0 2 0 1 4 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 1989
14. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 30 8 11 2 0 3 3 36 11-17 .647 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 99   Bill Wennington 7 6 1 2 1 2 4 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 1989
15. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 4 9 1 2 3 3 40 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Mavericks 93   Bill Wennington 8 6 1 1 1 0 2 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1989
16. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 2 2 4 0 40 10-18 .556 0-5 .000 11-11 1.000
Mavericks 103   Bill Wennington 9 5 0 0 1 1 3 20 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1989
17. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 3 0 2 1 32 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Bill Wennington 13 3 0 1 1 1 3 14 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 07, 1990
18. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 21 5 11 2 0 3 0 43 7-15 .467 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
Mavericks 91   Bill Wennington 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 12 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1990
19. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 38 8 8 1 1 2 1 41 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 19-22 .864
Mavericks 106   Bill Wennington 5 3 1 0 0 0 6 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1990
20. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 25 4 13 0 0 6 1 39 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 14-15 .933
Kings 86   Bill Wennington 2 4 0 1 0 1 5 27 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1991
21. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 12 14 2 0 3 3 42 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Kings 89   Bill Wennington 10 8 1 0 1 2 3 35 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1991
22. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 19 3 10 0 0 4 0 24 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Kings 87   Bill Wennington 6 7 0 1 1 1 3 22 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1996
23. Lakers 84   Magic Johnson 15 3 3 1 0 3 0 32 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Bulls 99   Bill Wennington 11 2 1 0 2 1 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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