Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-3 winning record over Jeff Ruland. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Jeff Ruland
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
5
5
0
Jeff Ruland
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 17.3 8.6 11.1
Jeff Ruland 19.4 10.3 5.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 23 10 18
Jeff Ruland 26 14 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 3

games		 1

game		 8

games
Jeff Ruland 5

games 		6

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1981
1. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 22 10 10 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bullets 98   Jeff Ruland 14 7 0 5 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 05, 1982
2. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 22 8 6 0 2 37 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bullets 87   Jeff Ruland 20 12 2 0 3 31 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
3. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 7 9 8 2 0 2 3 34 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 92   Jeff Ruland 14 9 4 1 0 2 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-12 .333
Mar. 04, 1983
4. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 17 8 10 2 0 6 0 42 8-11 .727 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 26 9 6 1 1 9 2 43 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
5. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 12 2 2 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 95   Jeff Ruland 19 9 5 1 1 3 3 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 10, 1984
6. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 13 10 13 2 1 6 3 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 18 14 10 2 0 3 5 42 6-9 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
7. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 1 2 4 2 42 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 20 12 9 0 2 4 2 39 6-8 .750 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Dec. 16, 1984
8. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 24 10 5 2 1 1 5 41 7-9 .778 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
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