Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Billy McKinney

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Billy McKinney 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 22 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 15-7 winning record over Billy McKinney. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Billy McKinney
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Billy McKinney:
1978-79 to 1985-86
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
15
15
0
Billy McKinney
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.0 9.0 10.1 2.40.6
Billy McKinney 6.8 1.1 2.90.50.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 33 16 17 63
Billy McKinney 22 6 8 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21

games		 22

games		 18

games		 17

games		10

games
Billy McKinney 1

game 		0

games		 2

games		 0

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		10

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. 26, 1979
1. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 6 0 0 1 4 28 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Kings 104   Billy McKinney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 25, 1979
2. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 16 5 9 3 0 2 4 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 110   Billy McKinney 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 26, 1979
3. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 8 4 1 0 6 4 35 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Kings 118   Billy McKinney 14 0 6 1 0 1 3 16 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 15, 1980
4. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 20 6 3 1 1 3 3 40 9-12 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 100   Billy McKinney 6 2 3 0 0 2 0 19 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1980
5. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 28 16 3 2 0 5 4 38 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 101   Billy McKinney 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1980
6. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 33 8 6 4 0 1 0 32 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
Jazz 99   Billy McKinney 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1981
7. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 8 3 4 1 6 4 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Nuggets 123   Billy McKinney 11 6 5 3 0 1 4 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 29, 1981
8. Lakers 146   Magic Johnson 33 15 17 6 1 8 5 47 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
OT Nuggets 148   Billy McKinney 10 1 2 1 0 1 0 24 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1981
9. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 24 10 11 2 1 2 2 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Nuggets 117   Billy McKinney 12 2 3 0 0 2 2 32 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1982
10. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 22 16 14 2 1 5 4 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Nuggets 140   Billy McKinney 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1982
11. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 25 8 8 5 0 4 4 38 11-14 .786 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nuggets 131   Billy McKinney 10 0 2 1 1 1 3 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1982
12. Lakers 145   Magic Johnson 15 6 8 3 0 0 2 30 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 129   Billy McKinney 12 3 8 2 1 3 2 29 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1982
13. Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 17 6 16 2 2 1 3 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Nuggets 128   Billy McKinney 14 2 5 0 0 1 3 25 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1982
14. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 17 15 13 0 1 4 5 43 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
OT Nuggets 134   Billy McKinney 22 4 5 0 0 5 3 37 11-18 .611 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 04, 1982
15. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 15 5 9 4 3 1 3 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 108   Billy McKinney 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 27 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 21, 1982
16. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 10 10 12 2 0 2 3 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 129   Billy McKinney 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 26 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1983
17. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 28 4 11 1 0 3 5 39 11-17 .647 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nuggets 135   Billy McKinney 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 18 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1983
18. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 16 12 0 1 5 2 43 10-15 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 116   Billy McKinney 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
19. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 12 11 13 4 1 8 1 39 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Clippers 110   Billy McKinney 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1984
20. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 7 14 1 0 5 3 41 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Clippers 116   Billy McKinney 2 0 4 1 0 1 1 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 25, 1984
21. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 7 16 3 0 3 2 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 102   Billy McKinney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
22. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 4 15 3 0 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Clippers 122   Billy McKinney 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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