Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Clifford Ray

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Clifford Ray 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-1 winning record over Clifford Ray. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Clifford Ray:
1971-72 to 1980-81
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
7
0
Clifford Ray
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.1 7.6 8.4 3.30.8
Clifford Ray 6.5 5.3 2.30.50.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 26 12 11 73
Clifford Ray 18 19 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 7

games
5

games
8

games
6

games
2

games
Clifford Ray 1

game
2

games
0

games
0

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
4

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
%
Oct. 28, 1979
1. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 15 10 10 7 0 6 4 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 90   Clifford Ray 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 07, 1979
2. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 4 6 0 0 4 3 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 126   Clifford Ray 1 4 4 0 0 1 2 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 21, 1979
3. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 24 5 10 4 1 6 1 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Warriors 108   Clifford Ray 8 8 3 0 1 2 3 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1980
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 3 0 3 3 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Warriors 100   Clifford Ray 6 2 1 1 0 1 3 13 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1980
5. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 16 12 10 3 0 7 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 93   Clifford Ray 18 19 4 2 1 6 6 44 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-5 .400
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 19, 1980
6. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 26 7 4 5 3 4 4 31 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 107   Clifford Ray 9 3 0 0 0 3 2 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 22, 1981
7. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 24 8 9 3 2 3 1 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Warriors 118   Clifford Ray 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1981
8. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 9 11 1 0 5 2 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Warriors 103   Clifford Ray 6 5 3 1 1 2 4 17 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000