Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and John Shumate

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and John Shumate 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 3 times in NBA games. John Shumate has a 2-1 winning record over Magic Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
John Shumate:
1975-76 to 1980-81
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
1
1
0
John Shumate
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.7 9.7 9.0 3.32.0
John Shumate 4.0 2.3 1.31.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 13 11 65
John Shumate 10 5 3 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 3

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3

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2

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John Shumate 0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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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
%
Dec. 05, 1979
1. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 16 6 8 1 0 2 3 39 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 114   John Shumate 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1980
2. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 13 11 6 1 4 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Spurs 108   John Shumate 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 08, 1980
3. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 28 10 8 3 5 8 3 44 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Spurs 112   John Shumate 10 5 3 3 0 1 1 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000