Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-3 winning record over Charles Barkley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charles Barkley
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charles Barkley:
1984-85 to 1999-00
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charles Barkley
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 23.5 12.4 2.9 1.31.0
Magic Johnson 23.3 7.3 13.61.70.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 39 23 6 35
Magic Johnson 34 13 20 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Charles Barkley 8

games		 12

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games
Magic Johnson 7

games 		3

games		 15

games		 5

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 7

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1984
1. 76ers 122   Charles Barkley 16 15 3 1 2 2 2 35 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 5 17 1 2 1 3 42 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1985
2. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 10 2 0 1 0 0 1 21 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 6 15 3 2 2 1 39 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1986
3. 76ers 111   Charles Barkley 24 18 1 1 3 7 5 50 7-15 .467 0-0 - 10-13 .769
OT Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 34 5 11 1 0 4 5 43 13-21 .619 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1986
4. 76ers 85   Charles Barkley 13 16 2 3 0 3 4 32 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 28 8 9 2 0 5 1 31 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 22, 1987
5. 76ers 110   Charles Barkley 29 13 4 2 5 6 4 53 11-21 .524 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 16 9 18 3 0 4 3 44 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1987
6. 76ers 115   Charles Barkley 25 5 1 0 1 3 3 30 8-11 .727 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 26 6 17 2 0 1 2 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Mar. 07, 1988
7. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 15 12 4 3 1 3 4 43 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 11 17 3 0 2 1 40 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1988
8. 76ers 104   Charles Barkley 31 23 6 1 0 5 2 47 13-19 .684 0-2 .000 5-14 .357
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 32 11 20 2 0 7 1 42 12-23 .522 1-1 1.000 7-10 .700
Dec. 28, 1988
9. 76ers 123   Charles Barkley 36 12 3 2 0 4 5 44 12-18 .667 1-5 .200 11-13 .846
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 26 10 18 2 0 5 4 39 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
10. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 32 15 5 0 0 2 4 45 12-20 .600 0-2 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 5 17 2 0 6 1 37 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
Mar. 14, 1990
11. 76ers 116   Charles Barkley 35 19 6 2 0 2 3 44 11-17 .647 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 34 6 9 1 0 5 2 40 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 12-13 .923
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1990
12. 76ers 107   Charles Barkley 39 9 1 2 1 1 2 42 14-23 .609 2-4 .500 9-12 .750
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 34 13 13 2 0 4 1 39 10-17 .588 2-4 .500 12-12 1.000
Feb. 25, 1991
13. 76ers 92   Charles Barkley 18 8 4 1 1 1 2 39 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 7 13 1 2 3 0 43 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1996
14. Suns 97   Charles Barkley 13 13 3 0 1 2 1 29 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 12 6 8 0 0 6 2 32 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 14, 1996
15. Suns 114   Charles Barkley 17 6 1 1 0 2 1 28 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 8 1 2 0 0 2 2 08 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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