Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Battle and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Battle 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 6-2 winning record over John Battle. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Battle
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
John Battle:
1985-86 to 1994-95
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
John Battle
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Battle 8.3 1.4 2.1 1.00.0
Magic Johnson 20.6 6.9 12.11.60.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Battle 18 4 4 20
Magic Johnson 32 9 16 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Battle 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		0

games
Magic Johnson 7

games 		8

games		 8

games		 5

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1986
1. Hawks 117   John Battle 8 1 0 2 0 2 0 07 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 18 8 16 1 0 3 3 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1986
2. Hawks 102   John Battle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 23 5 5 3 0 3 4 41 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1987
3. Hawks 109   John Battle 8 1 2 2 0 0 1 16 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 0 0 7 4 40 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1988
4. Hawks 107   John Battle 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 12 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 4 13 1 0 5 4 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1989
5. Hawks 97   John Battle 8 3 4 1 0 2 2 20 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 9 15 2 0 3 2 41 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Mar. 19, 1989
6. Hawks 113   John Battle 18 4 4 2 0 0 3 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 29 8 13 3 0 6 4 41 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 14-16 .875
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 11, 1990
7. Hawks 115   John Battle 14 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 6-6 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 32 8 14 3 1 5 0 39 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 9-10 .900
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1991
8. Hawks 103   John Battle 7 1 2 1 0 3 2 19 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 7 8 12 0 0 4 1 29 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 0-0 -
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