Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Calvin Natt

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Calvin Natt 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 40 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 29-11 winning record over Calvin Natt, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Calvin Natt
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Calvin Natt:
1979-80 to 1989-90
40 Games played
30 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
29
21
8
Calvin Natt
11
9
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.5 8.6 11.6 2.00.6
Calvin Natt 18.1 6.9 2.00.80.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 16 19 72
Calvin Natt 34 12 6 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19

games		 24

games		 39

games		 25

games		15

games
Calvin Natt 21

games 		12

games		 0

games		 4

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 4

games		 1

game		 11

games		19

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
%
Feb. 13, 1980
1. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 10 9 8 1 1 2 5 34 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 103   Calvin Natt 18 9 5 1 0 4 4 36 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 09, 1980
2. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 25 12 8 1 1 5 3 38 10-17 .588 2-2 1.000 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 142   Calvin Natt 15 5 3 2 0 3 1 25 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 12, 1980
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 14 16 6 7 2 8 2 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Trail Blazers 94   Calvin Natt 13 5 2 3 0 6 2 29 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 21, 1980
4. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 15 8 5 1 0 11 3 40 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 107   Calvin Natt 6 5 5 2 0 2 1 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 04, 1980
5. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 10 12 4 1 4 2 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 118   Calvin Natt 19 7 3 1 0 1 2 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 21, 1981
6. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 21 12 8 1 0 2 2 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 111   Calvin Natt 8 7 1 0 0 0 2 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1981
7. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 10 12 10 0 0 5 3 37 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 102   Calvin Natt 23 10 2 0 0 1 4 43 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nov. 13, 1981
8. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 8 15 2 0 5 3 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Trail Blazers 115   Calvin Natt 34 9 3 2 0 2 3 39 12-18 .667 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Dec. 11, 1981
9. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 23 12 10 4 0 1 4 35 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Trail Blazers 116   Calvin Natt 26 8 4 2 1 0 1 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 22, 1981
10. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 20 10 6 1 0 6 2 40 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 110   Calvin Natt 14 7 2 1 1 1 1 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 1982
11. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 24 10 9 4 2 5 3 41 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 108   Calvin Natt 22 11 1 0 0 5 3 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Apr. 04, 1982
12. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 20 7 10 7 0 2 1 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 111   Calvin Natt 15 12 2 1 0 3 2 34 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-5 .200
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1982
13. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 14 10 10 0 0 4 0 40 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 89   Calvin Natt 10 7 2 0 0 3 0 35 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 03, 1982
14. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 14 9 14 2 1 4 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 100   Calvin Natt 22 7 2 0 2 5 2 38 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 14, 1982
15. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 8 12 1 0 3 2 41 9-12 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 107   Calvin Natt 19 7 1 1 0 1 2 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1983
16. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 11 9 9 1 1 1 2 41 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Calvin Natt 24 12 3 1 0 2 2 43 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Apr. 05, 1983
17. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 11 16 13 3 1 4 5 37 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 107   Calvin Natt 21 4 2 1 1 2 1 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
18. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 9 18 7 1 3 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 97   Calvin Natt 21 9 0 1 0 1 2 40 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 26, 1983
19. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 18 4 6 3 2 5 2 43 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 106   Calvin Natt 26 6 4 1 0 4 3 39 12-20 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Apr. 29, 1983
20. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 15 7 11 0 0 3 4 38 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
OT Trail Blazers 109   Calvin Natt 22 10 0 2 0 1 3 43 9-13 .692 1-2 .500 3-7 .429
May. 01, 1983
21. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 10 7 8 0 1 6 3 44 5-14 .357 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 108   Calvin Natt 13 10 1 0 1 0 1 38 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 03, 1983
22. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 25 7 15 4 0 3 4 40 9-14 .643 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 108   Calvin Natt 17 11 1 3 0 1 2 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1983
23. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 14 9 13 5 1 7 2 38 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Trail Blazers 110   Calvin Natt 19 3 1 0 0 5 2 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 31, 1984
24. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 20 9 15 1 0 5 2 37 6-8 .750 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Trail Blazers 124   Calvin Natt 33 10 2 0 1 2 2 38 11-14 .786 1-2 .500 10-14 .714
Apr. 08, 1984
25. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 25 8 12 3 1 8 2 43 10-15 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 113   Calvin Natt 11 8 2 1 0 4 3 37 3-8 .375 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1984
26. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 19 4 8 0 0 5 1 28 7-8 .875 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 146   Calvin Natt 27 8 2 0 0 0 0 28 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 28, 1984
27. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 21 11 14 1 0 6 3 31 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 123   Calvin Natt 25 5 3 0 2 1 1 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 02, 1985
28. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 14 7 13 1 1 5 3 36 4-5 .800 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 104   Calvin Natt 10 7 2 0 0 3 2 30 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 11, 1985
29. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 10 3 16 1 0 1 2 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 122   Calvin Natt 26 4 2 0 0 2 2 29 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 14, 1985
30. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 13 9 15 1 0 5 3 41 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 136   Calvin Natt 18 7 6 0 0 0 1 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-8 .500
May. 17, 1985
31. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 7 14 15 2 0 5 4 36 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Nuggets 118   Calvin Natt 30 7 0 2 0 0 2 31 10-18 .556 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
May. 19, 1985
32. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 0 1 7 3 38 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 116   Calvin Natt 28 8 3 1 0 1 2 38 11-23 .478 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
May. 22, 1985
33. Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 17 6 19 2 0 3 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 109   Calvin Natt 10 5 1 1 0 1 1 28 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1985
34. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 10 8 18 1 2 2 1 40 3-14 .214 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nuggets 121   Calvin Natt 23 7 1 0 0 4 3 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 13, 1985
35. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 21 11 5 1 0 2 2 38 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Nuggets 124   Calvin Natt 16 7 4 0 1 1 1 31 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 25, 1986
36. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 14 9 19 2 0 4 2 39 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nuggets 115   Calvin Natt 22 4 1 2 0 2 2 26 7-12 .583 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1987
37. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 1 16 1 2 3 3 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Nuggets 119   Calvin Natt 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 11 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 21, 1988
38. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 18 10 14 1 1 5 3 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nuggets 115   Calvin Natt 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 13 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 11, 1988
39. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 26 2 8 2 0 3 3 39 12-16 .750 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nuggets 108   Calvin Natt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1990
40. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 32 5 8 2 0 2 2 41 11-15 .733 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
Pacers 111   Calvin Natt 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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