Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Cliff Levingston

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Cliff Levingston 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 22 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 13-9 winning record over Cliff Levingston, but Cliff Levingston won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Cliff Levingston
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Cliff Levingston:
1982-83 to 1994-95
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
13
12
1
Cliff Levingston
9
5
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.7 7.9 12.7 1.40.3
Cliff Levingston 6.9 5.4 0.60.60.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 14 20 42
Cliff Levingston 29 16 4 24
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21

games		 17

games		 22

games		 12

games		2

games
Cliff Levingston 0

games 		4

games		 0

games		 4

games		9

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

games		 6

games		11

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. 05, 1983
1. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 10 16 4 0 2 42 9-21 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 108   Cliff Levingston 5 2 0 0 0 1 06 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
2. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 14 7 3 2 7 1 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Pistons 114   Cliff Levingston 8 12 1 1 0 2 5 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 23, 1984
3. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 4 10 3 2 2 1 36 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Pistons 121   Cliff Levingston 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 17 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
4. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 14 20 0 0 4 1 45 7-12 .583 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Hawks 116   Cliff Levingston 9 10 2 0 2 3 2 36 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 15, 1985
5. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 5 15 1 1 2 1 37 8-16 .500 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Hawks 111   Cliff Levingston 12 9 4 0 4 1 2 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1986
6. Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 18 8 16 1 0 3 3 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 117   Cliff Levingston 8 3 0 0 0 1 4 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 24, 1986
7. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 23 5 5 3 0 3 4 41 9-22 .409 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Hawks 102   Cliff Levingston 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1986
8. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 3 8 0 0 3 5 36 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Hawks 113   Cliff Levingston 19 15 0 2 0 0 4 33 5-7 .714 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 21, 1987
9. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 0 0 7 4 40 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 7-11 .636
Hawks 109   Cliff Levingston 12 8 1 0 3 1 4 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 1988
10. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 4 13 1 0 5 4 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Hawks 107   Cliff Levingston 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1988
11. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 29 11 19 1 0 5 0 49 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 10-13 .769
OT Hawks 119   Cliff Levingston 29 16 0 2 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1989
12. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 9 15 2 0 3 2 41 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Hawks 97   Cliff Levingston 4 7 0 1 0 3 4 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1989
13. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 29 8 13 3 0 6 4 41 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 14-16 .875
Hawks 113   Cliff Levingston 2 2 0 1 3 2 3 16 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1990
14. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 19 9 13 0 0 4 2 38 5-15 .333 2-4 .500 7-8 .875
Hawks 106   Cliff Levingston 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 11, 1990
15. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 32 8 14 3 1 5 0 39 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 9-10 .900
Hawks 115   Cliff Levingston 12 4 1 0 1 2 2 31 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1990
16. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 9 14 0 0 5 1 39 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 0-1 .000
Bulls 114   Cliff Levingston 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 03, 1991
17. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 7 7 11 0 0 5 3 31 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Bulls 86   Cliff Levingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1991
18. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 1 0 5 2 43 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Bulls 91   Cliff Levingston 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 05, 1991
19. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 14 7 10 2 0 4 2 43 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 107   Cliff Levingston 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 07, 1991
20. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 6 10 2 0 5 2 50 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
OT Bulls 104   Cliff Levingston 10 4 0 1 3 0 1 20 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1991
21. Lakers 82   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 0 0 2 4 44 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Bulls 97   Cliff Levingston 4 5 0 0 1 0 3 20 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 12, 1991
22. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 16 11 20 1 0 6 0 48 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Bulls 108   Cliff Levingston 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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