Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Johnny High and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Johnny High 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:
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They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-10 winning record over Johnny High, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Johnny High
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Johnny High:
1979-80 to 1983-84
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
21 Games played
16 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Johnny High
10
9
1
Magic Johnson
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Johnny High 3.4 2.6 2.8 1.20.4
Magic Johnson 17.2 8.5 8.82.70.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Johnny High 12 9 6 43
Magic Johnson 25 13 16 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Johnny High 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 3

games		5

games
Magic Johnson 21

games 		20

games		 17

games		 15

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		12

games

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. 02, 1979
1. Suns 110   Johnny High 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 6 10 2 2 5 3 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nov. 23, 1979
2. Suns 126   Johnny High 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 6 6 1 0 5 4 38 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 13-15 .867
Dec. 30, 1979
3. Suns 105   Johnny High 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 9 5 4 1 4 2 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 02, 1980
4. Suns 123   Johnny High 12 6 4 2 0 1 3 24 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 12 5 5 0 4 3 43 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Mar. 16, 1980
5. Suns 106   Johnny High 2 2 3 2 0 1 4 13 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 13 13 3 2 7 2 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 19, 1980
6. Suns 112   Johnny High 5 1 4 0 1 2 2 22 1-5 .200 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 8 3 1 1 4 3 41 6-10 .600 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 08, 1980
7. Suns 110   Johnny High 4 9 6 3 0 2 4 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 13 12 16 2 0 3 2 39 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 09, 1980
8. Suns 128   Johnny High 3 3 2 0 1 0 4 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 25 13 11 6 0 4 6 48 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 12-14 .857
Apr. 11, 1980
9. Suns 105   Johnny High 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 13 4 5 0 5 3 39 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Apr. 13, 1980
10. Suns 127   Johnny High 2 4 3 0 1 3 2 18 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 8 9 13 2 0 4 3 40 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 15, 1980
11. Suns 101   Johnny High 8 3 2 1 0 1 2 20 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 0 2 1 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 1981
12. Suns 101   Johnny High 5 8 4 2 1 2 4 26 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 9 10 4 2 0 4 2 33 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 18, 1981
13. Suns 126   Johnny High 9 0 2 3 0 1 2 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 25 5 8 3 0 5 2 41 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-7 .571
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1982
14. Suns 113   Johnny High 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 8 7 7 4 0 6 4 40 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 08, 1982
15. Suns 86   Johnny High 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 89   Magic Johnson 5 4 8 1 2 6 3 35 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 18, 1982
16. Suns 126   Johnny High 5 8 4 3 3 1 3 19 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 15 3 2 0 0 3 2 37 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 16, 1983
17. Suns 95   Johnny High 4 0 3 1 0 3 4 18 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 25 11 8 3 0 4 1 38 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 07, 1983
18. Suns 108   Johnny High 2 2 4 2 1 2 2 18 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 0 0 5 3 46 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 10, 1983
19. Suns 101   Johnny High 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 5 0 4 2 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1983
20. Suns 105   Johnny High 0 1 1 2 0 1 5 18 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 8 15 2 0 3 4 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jan. 19, 1984
21. Suns 138   Johnny High 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 14 6 12 4 0 10 2 42 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
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