Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Charlie Criss and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Charlie Criss 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 7 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-1 winning record over Charlie Criss. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Charlie Criss
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Charlie Criss:
1977-78 to 1984-85
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Charlie Criss
1
1
0
Magic Johnson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Charlie Criss 6.9 0.7 2.0 0.1
Magic Johnson 18.0 7.7 11.40.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Charlie Criss 20 2 7 1
Magic Johnson 34 12 20 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Charlie Criss 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game
Magic Johnson 6

games 		6

games		 7

games		 2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 4

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
%
Dec. 19, 1979
1. Hawks 119   Charlie Criss 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 4 0 6 2 40 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Jan. 18, 1980
2. Hawks 102   Charlie Criss 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 9 1 7 0 1 5 1 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1980
3. Hawks 97   Charlie Criss 10 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 18 8 8 1 1 7 1 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1981
4. Hawks 94   Charlie Criss 4 0 1 1 1 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 11 12 8 0 4 42 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
5. Bucks 113   Charlie Criss 20 1 7 1 0 2 0 32 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 02, 1983
6. Bucks 117   Charlie Criss 8 1 2 0 0 1 0 14 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 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
%
Feb. 12, 1984
7. Hawks 87   Charlie Criss 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 10 15 1 0 7 2 36 9-13 .692 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
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