Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Hardy and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Hardy 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 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-0 winning record over James Hardy. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Hardy:
1978-79 to 1981-82
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Hardy
0
0
0
Magic Johnson
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
James Hardy 4.3 4.1 1.7 0.5
Magic Johnson 18.6 8.3 8.70.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
James Hardy 11 13 8 1
Magic Johnson 33 11 12 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
James Hardy 0

games
2

games
0

games
1

game
Magic Johnson 10

games
8

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10

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
8

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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
%
Nov. 27, 1979
1. Jazz 118   James Hardy 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 12 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 14 8 8 2 0 5 4 35 3-10 .300 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Dec. 27, 1979
2. Jazz 116   James Hardy 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 7 11 0 0 0 1 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 23, 1980
3. Jazz 96   James Hardy 11 7 8 1 1 2 2 39 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 13 4 9 6 1 5 3 35 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Mar. 27, 1980
4. Jazz 95   James Hardy 10 13 4 0 0 5 4 46 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 11 5 1 0 3 1 40 7-11 .636 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
5. Jazz 99   James Hardy 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 12 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 33 8 6 4 0 1 0 32 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
6. Jazz 110   James Hardy 6 5 1 0 1 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 8 9 0 1 43 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Dec. 01, 1981
7. Jazz 86   James Hardy 10 5 3 1 1 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 3 1 1 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 29, 1981
8. Jazz 114   James Hardy 2 0 1 0 2 15 1-4 .250 0- .000 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 13 7 12 1 1 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 17, 1982
9. Jazz 112   James Hardy 0 4 0 1 1 09 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 10 9 1 3 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 14, 1982
10. Jazz 115   James Hardy 2 0 0 1 0 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 11 10 3 1 1 36 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 2-3 .667