Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Phil Ford and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Phil Ford 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.

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They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-3 winning record over Phil Ford. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Phil Ford
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Phil Ford:
1978-79 to 1984-85
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Phil Ford
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Phil Ford 12.1 1.7 6.6 0.0
Magic Johnson 19.1 7.9 9.30.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Phil Ford 34 4 12 0
Magic Johnson 34 16 20 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Phil Ford 4

games		 0

games		 7

games		 0

games
Magic Johnson 14

games 		19

games		 11

games		 6

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 13

games

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
%
Oct. 26, 1979
1. Kings 104   Phil Ford 21 4 11 3 0 5 0 34 10-16 .625 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 6 0 0 1 4 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Nov. 15, 1979
2. Kings 114   Phil Ford 34 2 10 0 0 8 2 44 13-22 .591 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 9 9 7 4 0 5 0 39 2-10 .200 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nov. 25, 1979
3. Kings 110   Phil Ford 20 2 8 3 0 3 2 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 16 5 9 3 0 2 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1979
4. Kings 118   Phil Ford 11 0 7 2 0 0 3 32 5-15 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 8 4 1 0 6 4 35 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 15, 1980
5. Kings 100   Phil Ford 13 2 6 1 0 5 2 24 3-16 .188 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 20 6 3 1 1 3 3 40 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 05, 1980
6. Kings 101   Phil Ford 21 3 5 0 0 1 36 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 28 16 3 2 0 5 4 38 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 15, 1980
7. Kings 107   Phil Ford 20 3 6 0 0 2 39 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-11 .909
OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 12 14 7 0 3 47 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Nov. 18, 1980
8. Kings 94   Phil Ford 7 2 12 2 0 0 1 36 3-13 .231 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1981
9. Kings 106   Phil Ford 8 2 10 2 0 2 27 4-7 .571 0- .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 22 10 9 3 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 17, 1982
10. Kings 97   Phil Ford 8 1 2 0 0 1 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 29 7 9 0 0 4 38 12-15 .800 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Mar. 09, 1982
11. Kings 99   Phil Ford 14 1 3 0 0 2 27 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 4 4 1 0 3 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Mar. 28, 1982
12. Kings 111   Phil Ford 11 2 8 0 1 24 4-10 .400 0- .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 0 4 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
13. Bucks 113   Phil Ford 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 02, 1983
14. Bucks 117   Phil Ford 7 3 8 1 0 2 0 21 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 5 0 4 3 42 15-20 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1984
15. Rockets 129   Phil Ford 9 2 9 2 0 2 3 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 25 5 14 5 1 7 4 44 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 10, 1984
16. Rockets 132   Phil Ford 14 1 4 0 0 1 5 27 7-9 .778 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 11 6 14 2 3 2 3 47 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1984
17. Rockets 102   Phil Ford 11 1 10 1 0 0 5 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 19 8 11 4 0 4 2 39 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 7-10 .700
Mar. 17, 1984
18. Rockets 111   Phil Ford 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 09 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 13 7 13 1 4 4 3 39 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 29, 1984
19. Rockets 109   Phil Ford 0 0 5 0 0 1 3 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 4 1 4 2 38 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-0 -
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