Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Jim Brogan and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Jim Brogan 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-1 winning record over Jim Brogan. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Jim Brogan:
1981-82 to 1982-83
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Jim Brogan
1
1
0
Magic Johnson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Jim Brogan 6.5 1.5 1.6 0.1
Magic Johnson 20.3 7.1 10.11.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Jim Brogan 18 6 7 1
Magic Johnson 32 13 17 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Jim Brogan 1

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Magic Johnson 7

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1981
1. Clippers 138   Jim Brogan 0 0 2 0 1 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 1 6 34 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Dec. 19, 1981
2. Clippers 100   Jim Brogan 2 1 0 0 0 0 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 22 13 7 2 6 3 45 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Dec. 27, 1981
3. Clippers 117   Jim Brogan 10 0 0 0 1 5 09 3-4 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 21 6 11 1 5 1 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Mar. 30, 1982
4. Clippers 120   Jim Brogan 12 3 2 0 6 5 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 29 7 11 2 4 1 30 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 9-13 .692
Apr. 01, 1982
5. Clippers 100   Jim Brogan 18 6 7 1 2 3 42 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 7 6 17 1 5 4 41 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1982
6. Clippers 115   Jim Brogan 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 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
7. Clippers 115   Jim Brogan 2 1 2 0 0 0 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 7 9 4 2 3 33 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 29, 1983
8. Clippers 109   Jim Brogan 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 11 3 8 4 0 2 4 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-4 .250