Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Gerald Wilkins

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Gerald Wilkins 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 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-2 winning record over Gerald Wilkins. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Gerald Wilkins:
1985-86 to 1998-99
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
8
8
0
Gerald Wilkins
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.6 8.6 12.0 2.90.5
Gerald Wilkins 13.8 2.6 3.51.40.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 26 15 15 62
Gerald Wilkins 22 6 8 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games
9

games
10

games
6

games
2

games
Gerald Wilkins 1

game
1

game
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
3

games
7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1986
1. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 4 15 2 2 3 1 31 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 88   Gerald Wilkins 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 09, 1986
2. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 22 8 15 4 0 1 1 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 87   Gerald Wilkins 22 5 2 2 0 5 2 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-9 .444
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1988
3. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 3 8 4 0 4 0 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Knicks 112   Gerald Wilkins 22 6 2 4 0 3 5 34 9-21 .429 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Mar. 09, 1988
4. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 14 9 1 0 4 1 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
Knicks 99   Gerald Wilkins 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
5. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 12 13 6 0 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Knicks 98   Gerald Wilkins 17 1 1 2 0 5 1 32 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Jan. 24, 1989
6. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 11 11 5 1 2 1 43 10-17 .588 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 122   Gerald Wilkins 14 2 4 2 1 1 1 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1989
7. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 1 2 5 2 38 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Knicks 104   Gerald Wilkins 11 6 3 2 1 4 2 32 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 23, 1990
8. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 7 13 3 0 0 2 29 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Knicks 97   Gerald Wilkins 5 2 4 0 0 1 4 28 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
9. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 15 14 2 0 4 2 41 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 12-12 1.000
Knicks 109   Gerald Wilkins 14 0 7 0 0 2 2 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Dec. 18, 1990
10. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Knicks 97   Gerald Wilkins 15 2 8 1 0 2 5 37 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750