Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kent Benson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kent Benson 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 14 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 7-7. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kent Benson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kent Benson:
1977-78 to 1987-88
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kent Benson
7
7
0
Magic Johnson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kent Benson 9.9 4.9 1.4
Magic Johnson 22.4 7.3 10.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kent Benson 24 9 5
Magic Johnson 40 16 18
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Kent Benson 2

games		 3

games		 0

games
Magic Johnson 12

games 		10

games		 14

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

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
%
Oct. 31, 1979
1. Bucks 110   Kent Benson 19 9 5 2 1 1 3 30 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 10 3 7 2 0 2 4 28 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Bucks 103   Kent Benson 12 6 0 0 1 2 2 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 4 0 3 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 06, 1980
3. Bucks 113   Kent Benson 8 6 2 1 1 2 5 32 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 7 6 1 0 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 27, 1980
4. Bucks 102   Kent Benson 12 6 5 1 2 2 0 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 3 7 5 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1982
5. Pistons 127   Kent Benson 13 6 1 5 42 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 40 10 9 1 4 36 18-23 .783 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 22, 1982
6. Pistons 111   Kent Benson 24 8 2 4 36 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 26 16 12 2 38 10-15 .667 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
7. Pistons 114   Kent Benson 10 5 1 1 0 3 0 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 14 7 3 2 7 1 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Mar. 23, 1984
8. Pistons 121   Kent Benson 10 9 2 0 2 1 2 31 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 4 10 3 2 2 1 36 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
9. Pistons 121   Kent Benson 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 22 8 10 0 0 4 1 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
10. Pistons 119   Kent Benson 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 19 7 15 2 0 8 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Jan. 19, 1986
11. Pistons 118   Kent Benson 12 6 1 2 1 0 1 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 10 6 18 1 0 3 1 40 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1987
12. Jazz 107   Kent Benson 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 10 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 25 4 9 1 0 1 5 39 10-28 .357 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 28, 1987
13. Jazz 107   Kent Benson 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 24 6 14 2 1 4 4 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Apr. 16, 1987
14. Jazz 97   Kent Benson 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 09 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 31 6 8 3 0 4 2 38 12-20 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
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