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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Charles Pittman 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 26 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 19-7 winning record over Charles Pittman, including a 7-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Charles Pittman
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Charles Pittman:
1982-83 to 1985-86
26 Games played
17 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
19
12
7
Charles Pittman
7
5
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17.2 5.8 12.0 2.00.3
Charles Pittman 5.8 4.2 1.10.30.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 29 11 24 52
Charles Pittman 22 10 4 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21

games		 17

games		 25

games		 21

games		6

games
Charles Pittman 4

games 		7

games		 1

game		 1

game		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 4

games		16

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 1983
1. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 25 11 8 3 0 4 1 38 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 95   Charles Pittman 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1983
2. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 0 0 5 3 46 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 108   Charles Pittman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1983
3. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 5 0 4 2 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Suns 101   Charles Pittman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1984
4. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 14 6 12 4 0 10 2 42 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 138   Charles Pittman 6 6 0 1 0 1 0 10 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1984
5. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 6 11 2 0 5 4 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 110   Charles Pittman 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1984
6. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 14 6 13 4 0 4 2 41 6-9 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Suns 97   Charles Pittman 4 5 3 1 0 0 4 17 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1984
7. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 14 2 1 1 0 5 1 13 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 123   Charles Pittman 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1984
8. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 16 1 9 4 0 2 3 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 94   Charles Pittman 3 7 1 0 0 2 1 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 15, 1984
9. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 6 7 24 5 2 4 4 38 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 102   Charles Pittman 10 6 0 3 1 1 4 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 18, 1984
10. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 21 8 13 3 1 5 1 47 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000
OT Suns 135   Charles Pittman 5 5 1 0 1 2 2 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 20, 1984
11. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 20 2 15 1 0 3 2 41 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 115   Charles Pittman 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 25 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 23, 1984
12. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 4 13 2 1 4 5 41 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 126   Charles Pittman 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 25, 1984
13. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 16 11 13 1 1 3 4 43 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 97   Charles Pittman 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1984
14. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 29 5 10 1 0 2 1 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Suns 108   Charles Pittman 6 3 0 0 1 1 3 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nov. 21, 1984
15. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 12 7 8 1 0 4 2 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 97   Charles Pittman 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 16 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1985
16. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 4 8 0 0 2 1 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 117   Charles Pittman 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1985
17. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 24 6 10 1 0 6 1 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Suns 112   Charles Pittman 9 3 0 0 3 3 1 22 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 31, 1985
18. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 8 1 14 1 1 1 1 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 98   Charles Pittman 8 5 0 0 0 1 1 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
19. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 18 4 19 0 0 2 2 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 114   Charles Pittman 22 8 4 0 2 3 3 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 20, 1985
20. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 6 12 3 2 4 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Suns 130   Charles Pittman 12 4 3 0 1 3 3 21 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 23, 1985
21. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 13 7 11 1 0 5 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 103   Charles Pittman 6 7 2 0 0 3 4 27 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1985
22. Lakers 144   Magic Johnson 6 7 12 0 0 3 0 22 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 107   Charles Pittman 8 5 1 2 1 0 2 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 14, 1986
23. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 21 9 19 2 0 3 3 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 122   Charles Pittman 5 4 1 0 0 3 1 09 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 12, 1986
24. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 8 4 11 0 1 0 1 28 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 100   Charles Pittman 10 2 1 0 0 1 4 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Feb. 28, 1986
25. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 3 0 2 1 36 5-12 .417 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Suns 103   Charles Pittman 8 8 0 0 0 3 3 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 01, 1986
26. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 4 9 4 0 9 2 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 123   Charles Pittman 10 10 4 2 0 1 6 26 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
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