Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Gus Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Gus Williams 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 31 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 22-9 winning record over Gus Williams, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Gus Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Gus Williams:
1975-76 to 1986-87
31 Games played
26 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
22
18
4
Gus Williams
9
8
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 14.0 8.5 11.1
Gus Williams 19.2 3.7 6.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 26 15 23
Gus Williams 30 9 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 7

games		 29

games		 22

games
Gus Williams 22

games 		2

games		 5

games
Both had same stat 2

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
%
Oct. 17, 1979
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 112   Gus Williams 17 2 4 3 2 3 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 119   Gus Williams 25 4 4 1 0 0 0 32 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   Gus Williams 10 4 2 1 1 0 2 24 4-14 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Gus Williams 19 3 4 5 0 2 2 37 6-18 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   Gus Williams 22 5 5 0 0 5 2 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Gus Williams 28 6 8 5 0 5 0 38 11-24 .458 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 99   Gus Williams 24 7 4 2 2 4 4 36 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Supersonics 100   Gus Williams 23 1 11 2 0 1 4 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 93   Gus Williams 25 5 7 3 0 1 5 35 12-22 .545 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 105   Gus Williams 18 5 3 1 1 2 5 35 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1981
11. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 12 12 5 2 0 8 3 42 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 103   Gus Williams 29 5 7 1 1 1 2 40 13-26 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 02, 1981
12. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 8 8 5 1 1 3 4 41 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 104   Gus Williams 12 2 5 1 0 0 4 30 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Jan. 03, 1982
13. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 9 9 14 3 3 41 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Supersonics 110   Gus Williams 27 6 8 4 2 0 41 11-21 .524 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Feb. 16, 1982
14. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 11 10 18 2 2 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Supersonics 101   Gus Williams 30 3 6 3 4 2 45 13-26 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 25, 1982
15. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 12 7 0 0 4 1 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 98   Gus Williams 17 2 9 1 0 6 4 37 7-22 .318 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Apr. 11, 1982
16. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 8 12 8 5 2 3 3 41 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Gus Williams 15 9 7 2 5 3 38 6-25 .240 0-0 - 3-8 .375
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
17. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 4 11 10 3 2 4 3 41 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 93   Gus Williams 14 2 8 1 2 1 35 6-19 .316 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 30, 1982
18. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 17 8 16 3 0 2 0 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 117   Gus Williams 20 1 11 1 0 2 1 34 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 08, 1983
19. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 10 11 3 0 7 2 42 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 118   Gus Williams 12 8 13 6 0 5 0 31 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 22, 1983
20. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 15 11 4 0 2 0 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 108   Gus Williams 23 5 9 2 0 3 1 37 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 04, 1983
21. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 10 8 2 0 5 1 43 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 121   Gus Williams 15 5 8 2 0 4 0 36 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Apr. 15, 1983
22. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 12 8 12 0 1 5 4 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 99   Gus Williams 22 3 5 4 0 3 1 39 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1983
23. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 10 4 15 4 1 1 2 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 106   Gus Williams 23 1 11 1 2 4 1 30 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 15, 1984
24. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 4 8 17 2 2 4 3 41 0-3 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 102   Gus Williams 24 1 9 5 0 4 1 38 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Feb. 21, 1984
25. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 23 2 0 3 3 36 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
Supersonics 112   Gus Williams 26 3 6 1 0 5 1 42 10-21 .476 1-1 1.000 5-5 1.000
Feb. 22, 1984
26. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 13 11 0 0 6 5 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 121   Gus Williams 24 0 7 5 0 1 0 40 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Mar. 13, 1984
27. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 14 4 13 1 0 1 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Supersonics 98   Gus Williams 27 8 8 2 0 3 1 40 11-25 .440 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1984
28. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Bullets 101   Gus Williams 11 0 6 2 0 4 0 35 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1985
29. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 8 13 2 0 2 0 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 84   Gus Williams 2 1 4 1 0 3 0 18 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 05, 1986
30. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 4 0 1 0 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Gus Williams 2 4 5 0 0 4 1 19 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1987
31. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 0 0 7 4 40 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Hawks 109   Gus Williams 10 4 4 1 1 0 2 23 4-10 .400 2-3 .667 0-2 .000
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