Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Jo Jo White

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Jo Jo White 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 6 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-1 winning record over Jo Jo White. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Jo Jo White:
1969-70 to 1980-81
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
5
5
0
Jo Jo White
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.8 8.2 9.5 4.00.2
Jo Jo White 10.0 1.8 3.71.00.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24 12 14 71
Jo Jo White 18 5 7 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 5

games
6

games
4

games
5

games
1

game
Jo Jo White 1

game
0

games
0

games
1

game
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
0

games
5

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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. 28, 1979
1. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 15 10 10 7 0 6 4 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 90   Jo Jo White 10 5 1 1 0 2 3 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 07, 1979
2. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 4 6 0 0 4 3 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 126   Jo Jo White 18 2 6 3 0 0 1 42 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 21, 1979
3. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 24 5 10 4 1 6 1 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Warriors 108   Jo Jo White 16 1 3 2 0 2 2 18 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1980
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 3 0 3 3 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Warriors 100   Jo Jo White 8 0 7 0 0 1 2 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1980
5. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 16 12 10 3 0 7 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 93   Jo Jo White 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 15, 1980
6. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 12 14 7 0 3 47 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-8 .500
OT Kings 107   Jo Jo White 4 0 3 0 0 1 14 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-7 .286