Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Buck Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Buck 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 25 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 18-7 winning record over Buck Johnson, including a 6-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson

vs.

Buck Johnson


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Buck Johnson: 1986-87 to 1992-93

25 Games played

18 in Regular Season

7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Magic Johnson	18	12	6
Buck Johnson	7	6	1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Magic Johnson	22.5	7.8	12.4	1.6	0.1
Buck Johnson	8.0	3.6	1.7	0.9	0.4

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Magic Johnson	39	13	21	5	1
Buck Johnson	20	9	7	6	2

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Magic Johnson	25 games	22 games	25 games	14 games	1 game
Buck Johnson	0 games	2 games	0 games	5 games	6 games
Both had same stat	0 games	1 game	0 games	6 games	18 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 01, 1986
1.	Lakers	102	Magic Johnson	21	6	10	1	0	5	3	42	7-16	.438	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Rockets	112	Buck Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Dec. 21, 1986
2.	Lakers	103	Magic Johnson	38	8	16	3	1	2	1	42	11-18	.611	0-0	-	16-16	1.000
	Rockets	96	Buck Johnson	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	07	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 28, 1987
3.	Lakers	123	Magic Johnson	31	7	13	3	0	5	2	36	13-16	.813	0-0	-	5-7	.714
	Rockets	109	Buck Johnson	6	4	0	0	0	0	3	16	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 31, 1987
4.	Lakers	111	Magic Johnson	21	10	13	2	0	6	3	38	8-14	.571	0-1	.000	5-7	.714
	Rockets	96	Buck Johnson	2	1	1	1	0	1	3	11	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 08, 1987
5.	Lakers	101	Magic Johnson	23	10	12	1	0	7	1	37	9-18	.500	1-2	.500	4-5	.800
	Rockets	92	Buck Johnson	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	05	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jan. 18, 1988
6.	Lakers	121	Magic Johnson	39	5	17	2	0	5	2	38	15-20	.750	0-0	-	9-10	.900
	Rockets	110	Buck Johnson	12	2	2	0	0	2	5	22	6-9	.667	0-0	-	0-1	.000
	Feb. 18, 1988
7.	Lakers	111	Magic Johnson	26	5	7	1	0	2	2	38	10-17	.588	1-2	.500	5-6	.833
	Rockets	96	Buck Johnson	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	0-4	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Mar. 22, 1988
8.	Lakers	117	Magic Johnson	10	5	12	1	0	4	1	24	3-6	.500	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Rockets	95	Buck Johnson	5	2	0	0	0	1	3	11	0-2	.000	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Apr. 17, 1988
9.	Lakers	119	Magic Johnson	19	10	12	1	0	5	4	41	7-14	.500	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Rockets	127	Buck Johnson	4	3	0	2	0	0	1	11	1-3	.333	0-0	-	2-4	.500


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 05, 1989
10.	Lakers	83	Magic Johnson	11	7	15	5	0	3	4	41	4-15	.267	1-3	.333	2-5	.400
	Rockets	88	Buck Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	02	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 13, 1989
11.	Lakers	97	Magic Johnson	19	12	11	1	1	5	4	43	4-23	.174	1-4	.250	10-10	1.000
	Rockets	96	Buck Johnson	6	4	2	1	0	1	6	28	2-6	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 28, 1989
12.	Lakers	104	Magic Johnson	24	13	9	3	0	8	4	39	9-26	.346	1-6	.167	5-6	.833
	Rockets	110	Buck Johnson	20	3	7	6	1	3	5	35	9-12	.750	0-0	-	2-4	.500
	Jan. 12, 1990
13.	Lakers	107	Magic Johnson	31	11	11	1	0	6	0	41	8-16	.500	0-2	.000	15-16	.938
	Rockets	98	Buck Johnson	9	6	1	0	1	0	3	32	3-8	.375	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Mar. 06, 1990
14.	Lakers	95	Magic Johnson	27	6	8	2	0	3	1	39	11-24	.458	1-5	.200	4-6	.667
	Rockets	112	Buck Johnson	16	9	3	1	0	1	4	39	8-15	.533	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 15, 1990
15.	Lakers	113	Magic Johnson	25	11	11	0	0	7	4	41	7-14	.500	3-7	.429	8-8	1.000
	Rockets	102	Buck Johnson	7	4	2	1	1	1	4	28	3-9	.333	0-0	-	1-2	.500


1990 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 27, 1990
16.	Lakers	101	Magic Johnson	23	7	14	3	0	6	1	42	8-17	.471	1-3	.333	6-6	1.000
	Rockets	89	Buck Johnson	13	3	2	2	1	0	2	39	6-14	.429	0-0	-	1-3	.333
	Apr. 29, 1990
17.	Lakers	104	Magic Johnson	17	7	14	0	1	3	2	45	7-16	.438	1-3	.333	2-3	.667
	Rockets	100	Buck Johnson	16	6	6	2	1	3	5	41	5-15	.333	0-1	.000	6-6	1.000
	May. 01, 1990
18.	Lakers	108	Magic Johnson	17	8	18	2	0	2	4	43	5-14	.357	0-4	.000	7-9	.778
	Rockets	114	Buck Johnson	12	5	0	2	0	1	5	33	4-9	.444	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	May. 03, 1990
19.	Lakers	109	Magic Johnson	19	6	8	0	0	5	3	40	7-10	.700	1-2	.500	4-5	.800
	Rockets	88	Buck Johnson	10	2	1	0	0	0	4	35	5-10	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 13, 1991
20.	Lakers	116	Magic Johnson	17	9	16	1	0	4	2	38	6-15	.400	0-2	.000	5-6	.833
	Rockets	97	Buck Johnson	16	9	5	0	2	1	4	39	8-17	.471	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	Feb. 19, 1991
21.	Lakers	112	Magic Johnson	18	10	17	0	0	5	1	44	7-17	.412	1-4	.250	3-3	1.000
	Rockets	103	Buck Johnson	13	4	0	2	0	0	6	33	6-13	.462	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Mar. 03, 1991
22.	Lakers	95	Magic Johnson	18	6	8	2	0	5	5	41	5-11	.455	0-1	.000	8-8	1.000
	Rockets	104	Buck Johnson	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	22	1-7	.143	0-0	-	0-0	-


1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 25, 1991
23.	Lakers	94	Magic Johnson	17	3	10	2	0	3	4	39	5-15	.333	0-2	.000	7-9	.778
	Rockets	92	Buck Johnson	8	8	3	0	1	2	4	34	3-10	.300	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 27, 1991
24.	Lakers	109	Magic Johnson	13	7	21	1	0	3	1	45	5-13	.385	0-3	.000	3-4	.750
	Rockets	98	Buck Johnson	4	2	2	1	0	1	5	28	2-7	.286	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Apr. 30, 1991
25.	Lakers	94	Magic Johnson	38	6	7	1	0	6	3	41	14-20	.700	1-2	.500	9-9	1.000
	Rockets	90	Buck Johnson	12	4	3	1	0	2	4	24	5-11	.455	0-0	-	2-2	1.000