Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ken Bannister and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ken Bannister 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 5 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-0 winning record over Ken Bannister. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Ken Bannister
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ken Bannister:
1984-85 to 1990-91
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Ken Bannister
0
0
0
Magic Johnson
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Bannister 8.8 5.8 0.6 0.60.6
Magic Johnson 19.2 6.4 12.62.60.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Bannister 14 11 1 31
Magic Johnson 24 8 15 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ken Bannister 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		3

games
Magic Johnson 5

games 		3

games		 5

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1985
1. Knicks 104   Ken Bannister 6 5 1 0 0 1 6 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 17 6 12 5 1 5 4 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Feb. 24, 1985
2. Knicks 114   Ken Bannister 14 8 1 0 1 1 3 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 8 15 2 0 3 2 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1985
3. Knicks 99   Ken Bannister 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 8 12 2 0 5 2 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 1989
4. Clippers 116   Ken Bannister 13 11 1 3 1 1 3 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 5 13 2 0 8 1 31 9-13 .692 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 1991
5. Clippers 105   Ken Bannister 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 18 5 11 2 0 2 1 29 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
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