Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Eddie Hughes and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Eddie Hughes 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 / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-3 winning record over Eddie Hughes, but Eddie Hughes won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Eddie Hughes
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Eddie Hughes:
1987-88 to 1989-90
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
9 Games played
4 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Eddie Hughes
3
0
3
Magic Johnson
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Eddie Hughes 2.2 0.4 1.0 0.30.1
Magic Johnson 19.8 5.1 11.81.40.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Eddie Hughes 7 2 4 21
Magic Johnson 27 8 24 61
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Eddie Hughes 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Magic Johnson 9

games 		8

games		 9

games		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 5

games		7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
1. Jazz 91   Eddie Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 2 0 5 3 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
May. 10, 1988
2. Jazz 101   Eddie Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 7 10 0 1 8 3 45 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 13, 1988
3. Jazz 96   Eddie Hughes 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 89   Magic Johnson 16 0 6 1 0 3 1 36 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 15, 1988
4. Jazz 100   Eddie Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 24 2 9 0 0 3 2 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 10-11 .909
May. 19, 1988
5. Jazz 108   Eddie Hughes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 80   Magic Johnson 10 6 9 1 0 3 2 31 3-12 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
6. Nuggets 110   Eddie Hughes 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 18 6 19 0 0 4 3 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 15, 1988
7. Nuggets 146   Eddie Hughes 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2OT Lakers 148   Magic Johnson 21 5 13 3 1 9 3 41 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1989
8. Nuggets 105   Eddie Hughes 7 1 1 2 0 1 2 20 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 24 8 24 6 1 3 0 40 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
Jan. 03, 1990
9. Nuggets 98   Eddie Hughes 4 2 4 0 0 2 1 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 27 7 7 0 0 4 3 37 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
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