Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Karl Malone 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 32 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 21-11 winning record over Karl Malone, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
32 Games played
25 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
21
17
4
Karl Malone
11
8
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.5 5.9 10.9 1.60.2
Karl Malone 25.4 9.8 2.21.20.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 33 12 19 52
Karl Malone 45 17 6 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 10

games		 7

games		 31

games		 17

games		3

games
Karl Malone 19

games 		25

games		 0

games		 11

games		13

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		16

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1985
1. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 16 6 12 1 0 4 3 44 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Jazz 106   Karl Malone 8 1 2 1 0 4 5 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 12, 1985
2. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 3 10 0 0 2 2 42 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Jazz 110   Karl Malone 10 5 2 2 0 3 3 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Dec. 04, 1985
3. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 9 8 5 0 2 5 35 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
OT Jazz 127   Karl Malone 25 15 2 0 1 1 5 44 11-16 .688 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Jan. 03, 1986
4. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 11 4 4 0 0 3 3 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 18 7 3 1 1 4 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Mar. 05, 1986
5. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 4 8 1 0 2 0 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 84   Karl Malone 4 3 4 1 0 6 3 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1987
6. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 10 11 1 0 4 2 36 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 113   Karl Malone 35 7 0 0 0 4 4 41 17-24 .708 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Jan. 08, 1987
7. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 25 4 9 1 0 1 5 39 10-28 .357 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 23 17 3 0 1 3 4 39 11-23 .478 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 28, 1987
8. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 24 6 14 2 1 4 4 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 24 9 2 1 0 3 3 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 18, 1987
9. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 27 11 19 2 0 4 1 38 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 15-16 .938
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 27 12 0 3 1 4 5 38 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Apr. 16, 1987
10. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 31 6 8 3 0 4 2 38 12-20 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jazz 97   Karl Malone 24 10 0 1 0 4 4 35 11-26 .423 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
11. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 4 14 2 0 2 2 41 10-25 .400 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 26 14 4 0 1 2 5 43 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 26, 1988
12. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 22 8 11 3 0 2 1 31 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 18 9 3 2 0 2 5 39 5-15 .333 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 26, 1988
13. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 8 17 0 0 5 2 41 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 28 16 3 2 1 1 2 42 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 10-14 .714
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
14. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 2 0 5 3 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jazz 91   Karl Malone 29 6 3 3 0 3 3 45 12-25 .480 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 10, 1988
15. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 7 10 0 1 8 3 45 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 29 10 0 1 3 1 1 43 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-9 .778
May. 13, 1988
16. Lakers 89   Magic Johnson 16 0 6 1 0 3 1 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jazz 96   Karl Malone 29 13 0 0 1 2 4 48 11-28 .393 0-0 - 7-9 .778
May. 15, 1988
17. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 24 2 9 0 0 3 2 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Jazz 100   Karl Malone 29 11 0 2 1 3 4 47 12-26 .462 0-1 .000 5-10 .500
May. 17, 1988
18. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 3 13 2 0 2 0 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 27 16 1 1 0 5 3 48 10-21 .476 0-0 - 7-9 .778
May. 19, 1988
19. Lakers 80   Magic Johnson 10 6 9 1 0 3 2 31 3-12 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jazz 108   Karl Malone 27 11 2 0 0 1 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
May. 21, 1988
20. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 23 9 16 1 0 3 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jazz 98   Karl Malone 31 15 4 2 0 5 4 48 14-21 .667 0-0 - 3-9 .333
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1988
21. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 12 15 3 0 3 2 38 8-12 .667 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Jazz 92   Karl Malone 15 8 3 1 0 3 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 25, 1988
22. Lakers 87   Magic Johnson 18 5 10 3 0 3 2 40 4-13 .308 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 31 12 2 2 0 6 4 42 12-17 .706 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 07, 1989
23. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 24 4 10 2 0 3 1 38 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 24 5 3 0 0 3 4 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1989
24. Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 25 2 11 3 2 2 3 40 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Jazz 86   Karl Malone 31 8 4 0 0 3 5 42 11-18 .611 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Feb. 25, 1990
25. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 32 2 16 1 0 3 4 44 8-16 .500 4-6 .667 12-16 .750
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 34 10 2 1 1 6 2 41 13-18 .722 1-1 1.000 7-8 .875
Apr. 01, 1990
26. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 33 8 13 1 2 6 4 41 9-20 .450 2-5 .400 13-16 .813
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 25 6 2 3 0 3 4 39 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Apr. 12, 1990
27. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 20 8 9 1 0 5 2 43 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 45 11 1 1 1 7 2 44 17-27 .630 0-1 .000 11-13 .846
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1990
28. Lakers 79   Magic Johnson 20 9 9 1 0 8 2 40 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jazz 101   Karl Malone 27 6 0 2 0 4 3 38 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 09, 1991
29. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 4 15 2 0 2 1 30 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jazz 85   Karl Malone 21 12 0 0 0 3 5 36 7-18 .389 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 11, 1991
30. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 31 7 11 1 0 4 4 38 6-15 .400 1-5 .200 18-18 1.000
Jazz 95   Karl Malone 21 13 5 3 0 1 4 41 8-25 .320 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 20, 1991
31. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 9 6 6 3 0 4 1 24 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jazz 107   Karl Malone 30 3 6 1 1 0 2 44 10-20 .500 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1996
32. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 21 7 6 1 0 2 1 31 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 15-18 .833
Jazz 103   Karl Malone 39 12 5 0 1 4 3 41 14-20 .700 0-0 - 11-11 1.000
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