Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Calvin Garrett and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Calvin Garrett 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 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4, but Calvin Garrett won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Calvin Garrett
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Calvin Garrett:
1980-81 to 1983-84
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
8 Games played
6 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Calvin Garrett
4
2
2
Magic Johnson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Calvin Garrett 6.1 2.8 2.0 1.30.0
Magic Johnson 20.5 11.3 8.83.30.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Calvin Garrett 13 11 10 30
Magic Johnson 30 16 12 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Calvin Garrett 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Magic Johnson 7

games 		7

games		 8

games		 7

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 12, 1980
1. Rockets 103   Calvin Garrett 13 3 0 2 0 2 2 19 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 30 9 10 5 0 3 4 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 12, 1980
2. Rockets 107   Calvin Garrett 10 11 2 1 0 0 1 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 17 8 11 2 0 2 3 42 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1981 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1981
3. Rockets 111   Calvin Garrett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 26 11 4 2 2 5 4 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 05, 1981
4. Rockets 89   Calvin Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 10 12 9 2 1 3 4 47 2-14 .143 0-0 - 6-11 .545
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
5. Rockets 113   Calvin Garrett 8 1 2 2 0 4 3 39 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 14 12 3 1 6 2 51 10-23 .435 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Nov. 11, 1981
6. Rockets 93   Calvin Garrett 6 3 1 1 0 3 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 17 9 6 3 0 3 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Nov. 29, 1981
7. Rockets 104   Calvin Garrett 12 4 10 3 0 4 39 5-11 .455 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 12 11 11 3 1 3 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 21, 1982
8. Rockets 102   Calvin Garrett 0 0 0 1 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 25 16 7 6 0 2 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 11-12 .917
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