Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Cartwright and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Cartwright 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:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-9 winning record over Bill Cartwright, but Bill Cartwright won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Bill Cartwright
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bill Cartwright:
1979-80 to 1994-95
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
19 Games played
14 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Bill Cartwright
9
5
4
Magic Johnson
10
9
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Bill Cartwright 10.8 7.1 1.9
Magic Johnson 19.2 8.0 11.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Bill Cartwright 21 17 7
Magic Johnson 31 14 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Bill Cartwright 2

games		 7

games		 0

games
Magic Johnson 15

games 		12

games		 19

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 0

games		 0

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
%
Jan. 21, 1980
1. Knicks 114   Bill Cartwright 21 7 5 0 1 6 5 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 2 0 3 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Feb. 05, 1980
2. Knicks 105   Bill Cartwright 12 11 1 2 0 0 2 40 3-18 .167 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 3 0 4 5 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1982
3. Knicks 129   Bill Cartwright 20 3 1 5 30 8-10 .800 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 11 9 4 42 5-11 .455 0- .000 10-10 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
4. Knicks 90   Bill Cartwright 16 9 2 0 1 5 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 16 6 8 3 1 2 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 01, 1983
5. Knicks 88   Bill Cartwright 8 7 0 0 0 5 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 4 9 12 1 0 2 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1986
6. Knicks 88   Bill Cartwright 6 7 0 1 0 4 3 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 4 15 2 2 3 1 31 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 09, 1986
7. Knicks 87   Bill Cartwright 8 4 0 1 0 2 3 32 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 22 8 15 4 0 1 1 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1988
8. Knicks 112   Bill Cartwright 6 5 1 0 0 1 2 15 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 3 8 4 0 4 0 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Mar. 09, 1988
9. Knicks 99   Bill Cartwright 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 14 9 1 0 4 1 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
10. Bulls 116   Bill Cartwright 20 17 1 0 2 4 4 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 31 4 12 3 0 2 3 41 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000
Mar. 21, 1989
11. Bulls 104   Bill Cartwright 9 7 0 0 0 0 3 32 4-8 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 20 8 12 2 0 7 1 40 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1989
12. Bulls 93   Bill Cartwright 6 9 3 0 1 2 2 34 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 18 12 10 4 0 3 3 42 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Feb. 07, 1990
13. Bulls 103   Bill Cartwright 10 11 4 0 0 3 5 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 22 8 17 2 0 4 2 39 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1990
14. Bulls 114   Bill Cartwright 14 8 4 1 0 1 2 35 4-5 .800 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 9 14 0 0 5 1 39 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 0-1 .000
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1991
15. Bulls 91   Bill Cartwright 6 4 2 0 1 0 4 34 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 1 0 5 2 43 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Jun. 05, 1991
16. Bulls 107   Bill Cartwright 12 5 1 2 0 2 1 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 14 7 10 2 0 4 2 43 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Jun. 07, 1991
17. Bulls 104   Bill Cartwright 6 3 1 0 0 4 3 33 2-8 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 6 10 2 0 5 2 50 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Jun. 09, 1991
18. Bulls 97   Bill Cartwright 12 5 1 0 2 0 1 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 82   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 0 0 2 4 44 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Jun. 12, 1991
19. Bulls 108   Bill Cartwright 8 8 7 1 0 0 5 33 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 16 11 20 1 0 6 0 48 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
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