Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Craig Hodges and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Craig Hodges 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 25 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-11 winning record over Craig Hodges, but Craig Hodges won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Craig Hodges
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Craig Hodges:
1982-83 to 1991-92
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
25 Games played
20 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Craig Hodges
11
7
4
Magic Johnson
14
13
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Craig Hodges 9.0 1.2 2.0 0.60.0
Magic Johnson 18.4 7.1 11.91.90.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Craig Hodges 23 4 7 31
Magic Johnson 32 12 20 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Craig Hodges 6

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		0

games
Magic Johnson 17

games 		24

games		 24

games		 16

games		4

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 1

game		 8

games		21

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1982
1. Clippers 115   Craig Hodges 4 0 5 0 1 5 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 32 9 5 1 2 2 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Dec. 23, 1982
2. Clippers 115   Craig Hodges 23 2 7 1 0 4 45 10-23 .435 2-3 .667 1-3 .333
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 7 9 4 2 3 33 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 19, 1983
3. Clippers 104   Craig Hodges 17 4 5 1 0 2 3 32 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 12 8 12 5 0 6 3 39 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 09, 1983
4. Clippers 114   Craig Hodges 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 12 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 7 5 20 2 0 5 2 42 2-5 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 29, 1983
5. Clippers 109   Craig Hodges 14 0 3 3 0 1 2 25 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 11 3 8 4 0 2 4 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
6. Clippers 110   Craig Hodges 14 1 1 0 0 1 1 31 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 12 11 13 4 1 8 1 39 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Feb. 18, 1984
7. Clippers 116   Craig Hodges 10 0 1 2 0 0 1 12 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 7 14 1 0 5 3 41 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Mar. 25, 1984
8. Clippers 102   Craig Hodges 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 7 16 3 0 3 2 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1984
9. Bucks 89   Craig Hodges 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 0 0 3 1 41 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Jan. 15, 1985
10. Bucks 115   Craig Hodges 4 3 4 1 0 1 3 35 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 32 3 9 1 0 7 4 40 13-16 .813 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
11. Bucks 105   Craig Hodges 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 30 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 12 5 8 0 1 6 2 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1986
12. Bucks 116   Craig Hodges 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 34 6-13 .462 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 8 5 4 1 0 4 0 22 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1987
13. Bucks 85   Craig Hodges 22 1 3 0 0 3 3 32 10-16 .625 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 22 10 12 2 0 5 4 41 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
14. Suns 114   Craig Hodges 12 3 4 1 0 0 0 22 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 31 7 15 2 0 2 2 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 22, 1988
15. Suns 112   Craig Hodges 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 4 17 0 0 6 1 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
16. Bulls 116   Craig Hodges 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 26 3-8 .375 2-3 .667 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
17. Bulls 104   Craig Hodges 21 2 2 2 0 2 2 33 9-16 .563 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
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
18. Bulls 93   Craig Hodges 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 10 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 18 12 10 4 0 3 3 42 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Feb. 07, 1990
19. Bulls 103   Craig Hodges 18 0 3 1 0 1 2 25 7-13 .538 4-4 1.000 0-0 -
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
%
Feb. 03, 1991
20. Bulls 86   Craig Hodges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 7 7 11 0 0 5 3 31 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1991
21. Bulls 91   Craig Hodges 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 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
22. Bulls 107   Craig Hodges 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 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
23. Bulls 104   Craig Hodges 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
24. Bulls 97   Craig Hodges 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 14 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
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
25. Bulls 108   Craig Hodges 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 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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