Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Steve Kerr

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Steve Kerr 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 7 times in NBA games. Steve Kerr has a 5-2 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
Steve Kerr:
1988-89 to 2002-03
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
2
2
0
Steve Kerr
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.0 7.3 9.6 1.10.0
Steve Kerr 5.6 0.9 3.00.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 27 12 15 20
Steve Kerr 9 3 8 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 7

games
7

games
5

games
3

games
0

games
Steve Kerr 0

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1988
1. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 7 8 1 0 5 3 40 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Suns 111   Steve Kerr 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 01, 1989
2. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 12 9 2 0 4 4 38 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 114   Steve Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1990
3. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 1 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 93   Steve Kerr 8 3 8 1 1 2 0 43 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000
Mar. 15, 1990
4. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 5 10 2 0 4 4 38 4-16 .250 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Steve Kerr 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 15 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1990
5. Lakers 74   Magic Johnson 18 8 15 1 0 3 3 40 6-13 .462 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 84   Steve Kerr 9 1 0 1 0 1 1 27 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1991
6. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 10 14 0 0 9 3 41 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 13-13 1.000
Cavaliers 93   Steve Kerr 4 1 4 1 0 1 2 28 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1996
7. Lakers 84   Magic Johnson 15 3 3 1 0 3 0 32 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Bulls 99   Steve Kerr 9 0 6 2 0 1 2 29 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 -