Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Charles Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Charles Jones 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 16 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 13-3 winning record over Charles Jones, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Charles Jones
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Charles Jones:
1984-85 to 1988-89
16 Games played
14 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
13
11
2
Charles Jones
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15.7 5.3 11.8 1.20.3
Charles Jones 5.4 3.3 0.80.40.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 29 10 20 42
Charles Jones 14 10 4 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14

games		 13

games		 16

games		 7

games		2

games
Charles Jones 2

games 		3

games		 0

games		 2

games		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 7

games		8

games

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
%
Nov. 20, 1984
1. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 29 5 10 1 0 2 1 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Suns 108   Charles Jones 14 4 4 0 0 1 1 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 21, 1984
2. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 12 7 8 1 0 4 2 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 97   Charles Jones 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1984
3. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 25 10 12 1 0 4 0 40 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 8-12 .667
Suns 105   Charles Jones 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 28, 1985
4. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 4 8 0 0 2 1 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 117   Charles Jones 14 10 0 0 1 1 3 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Mar. 19, 1985
5. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 24 6 10 1 0 6 1 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Suns 112   Charles Jones 12 8 0 1 0 6 2 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 31, 1985
6. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 8 1 14 1 1 1 1 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 98   Charles Jones 11 3 2 0 0 2 0 28 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
7. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 18 4 19 0 0 2 2 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 114   Charles Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
8. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 6 12 3 2 4 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Suns 130   Charles Jones 12 3 2 0 3 3 3 28 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1985
9. Lakers 144   Magic Johnson 6 7 12 0 0 3 0 22 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 107   Charles Jones 8 6 1 2 2 4 1 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Dec. 12, 1985
10. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 13 4 20 0 0 3 0 31 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Suns 102   Charles Jones 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 21 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1986
11. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 8 4 11 0 1 0 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 100   Charles Jones 5 3 1 1 1 2 0 11 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 28, 1986
12. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 3 0 2 1 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Suns 103   Charles Jones 0 3 0 0 1 2 4 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 01, 1986
13. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 4 9 4 0 9 2 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 123   Charles Jones 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-4 .000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
14. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 9 7 14 4 0 3 2 30 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Trail Blazers 115   Charles Jones 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 1988
15. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 11 4 9 0 0 3 2 31 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 81   Charles Jones 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1988
16. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 13 6 8 0 1 4 3 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 115   Charles Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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