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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bill Willoughby 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 13 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-6 winning record over Bill Willoughby, but Bill Willoughby won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Bill Willoughby
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bill Willoughby:
1975-76 to 1983-84
13 Games played
10 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
6
1
Bill Willoughby
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.8 10.8 9.4 2.70.7
Bill Willoughby 6.0 4.7 0.50.50.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 30 18 20 62
Bill Willoughby 16 10 1 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 13

games		 11

games		 13

games		 12

games		4

games
Bill Willoughby 0

games 		2

games		 0

games		 1

game		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		4

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
%
Nov. 11, 1979
1. Lakers 140   Magic Johnson 24 16 12 3 0 10 3 34 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 126   Bill Willoughby 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 29, 1980
2. Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 30 11 8 0 1 4 5 47 12-18 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
4OT Cavaliers 154   Bill Willoughby 16 10 0 1 3 1 2 30 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1981 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1981
3. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 26 11 4 2 2 5 4 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Rockets 111   Bill Willoughby 6 6 1 0 1 0 1 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 1981
4. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 18 8 4 0 3 6 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Rockets 106   Bill Willoughby 6 6 0 1 1 0 2 31 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 05, 1981
5. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 10 12 9 2 1 3 4 47 2-14 .143 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Rockets 89   Bill Willoughby 7 9 1 0 3 1 2 30 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
6. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 14 12 3 1 6 2 51 10-23 .435 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
2OT Rockets 113   Bill Willoughby 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1981
7. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 12 11 11 3 1 3 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Rockets 104   Bill Willoughby 4 0 0 0 0 1 06 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1982
8. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 25 16 7 6 0 2 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Rockets 102   Bill Willoughby 2 2 1 2 0 2 28 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1982
9. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 11 10 3 0 3 41 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Rockets 97   Bill Willoughby 14 4 0 1 1 3 24 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1982
10. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 17 8 9 3 0 2 3 42 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 117   Bill Willoughby 6 5 1 1 0 1 3 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1983
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 110   Bill Willoughby 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 18 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
12. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 7 20 1 1 3 1 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Nets 123   Bill Willoughby 2 5 1 0 1 0 3 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 29, 1984
13. Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 14 3 8 4 1 6 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 102   Bill Willoughby 6 6 0 1 1 2 0 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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