Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Wayman Tisdale

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Wayman Tisdale 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 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-1 winning record over Wayman Tisdale. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Wayman Tisdale
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Wayman Tisdale:
1985-86 to 1996-97
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
16
0
Wayman Tisdale
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.9 5.2 11.3 1.40.1
Wayman Tisdale 15.9 6.2 1.71.00.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 40 11 16 51
Wayman Tisdale 33 9 6 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 11

games		 3

games		 16

games		 7

games		2

games
Wayman Tisdale 6

games 		12

games		 0

games		 3

games		7

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 7

games		8

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
%
Jan. 10, 1986
1. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 12 9 11 4 0 4 1 32 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pacers 102   Wayman Tisdale 11 9 1 2 0 1 3 27 5-15 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 19, 1986
2. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 21 6 10 2 0 6 2 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Pacers 81   Wayman Tisdale 4 6 0 0 1 0 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1987
3. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 10 11 1 0 1 2 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Pacers 108   Wayman Tisdale 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 1987
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 40 6 7 1 1 4 2 41 14-24 .583 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Pacers 108   Wayman Tisdale 17 7 2 0 0 1 3 24 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1988
5. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 21 3 13 0 0 3 2 39 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Pacers 98   Wayman Tisdale 7 6 0 0 0 0 4 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 09, 1988
6. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 3 11 2 0 3 3 43 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Pacers 110   Wayman Tisdale 16 5 1 0 0 0 4 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1988
7. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 32 11 13 0 0 7 5 41 9-25 .360 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Pacers 105   Wayman Tisdale 16 3 2 0 0 0 4 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 24, 1989
8. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 8 1 8 5 0 0 1 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 103   Wayman Tisdale 11 7 2 0 0 2 5 30 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 23, 1989
9. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 10 14 0 0 4 2 40 10-19 .526 2-3 .667 3-4 .750
Kings 92   Wayman Tisdale 14 5 1 0 0 1 3 26 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 20, 1989
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 6 16 1 1 4 4 41 6-15 .400 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Kings 115   Wayman Tisdale 22 9 3 1 0 1 2 40 10-14 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1989
11. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 14 2 15 2 0 2 0 36 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Kings 93   Wayman Tisdale 15 6 0 2 0 3 2 36 5-18 .278 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Dec. 26, 1989
12. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 27 6 14 2 0 5 1 39 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Kings 102   Wayman Tisdale 33 7 6 4 1 2 4 43 14-24 .583 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Jan. 15, 1990
13. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 1 0 3 0 32 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Kings 91   Wayman Tisdale 16 6 0 0 1 4 3 38 8-20 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1990
14. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 17 4 8 1 0 4 2 36 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Kings 92   Wayman Tisdale 23 9 1 3 2 0 4 41 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
Apr. 05, 1990
15. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 21 4 16 2 0 2 2 40 8-18 .444 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000
Kings 103   Wayman Tisdale 20 5 1 2 1 1 3 29 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1990
16. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 25 4 13 0 0 6 1 39 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 14-15 .933
Kings 86   Wayman Tisdale 17 8 5 3 1 1 4 43 8-19 .421 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 14, 1996
17. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 8 1 2 0 0 2 2 08 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 114   Wayman Tisdale 24 4 2 0 2 1 4 35 12-21 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
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