Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Derek Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Derek Smith 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 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-3 winning record over Derek Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Derek Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Derek Smith:
1982-83 to 1990-91
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
16
0
Derek Smith
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.5 6.8 13.7 1.90.4
Derek Smith 15.3 3.1 2.60.70.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 46 13 17 43
Derek Smith 34 6 10 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 15

games		 19

games		 11

games		5

games
Derek Smith 5

games 		2

games		 0

games		 1

game		6

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 0

games		 7

games		8

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
%
Apr. 08, 1983
1. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 36 13 14 3 3 9 2 37 15-21 .714 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 107   Derek Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1983
2. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 12 11 13 4 1 8 1 39 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Clippers 110   Derek Smith 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 12 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 18, 1984
3. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 7 14 1 0 5 3 41 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Clippers 116   Derek Smith 19 3 1 1 0 1 5 24 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 25, 1984
4. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 7 16 3 0 3 2 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 102   Derek Smith 26 1 1 1 1 0 2 40 13-17 .765 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
5. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 4 15 3 0 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Clippers 122   Derek Smith 18 5 4 0 1 0 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
6. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 3 2 7 3 40 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 103   Derek Smith 17 4 1 0 0 3 3 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 29, 1984
7. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 10 16 1 1 0 2 44 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Clippers 107   Derek Smith 16 6 2 1 0 2 3 34 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 22, 1985
8. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 13 4 13 2 0 3 3 34 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 114   Derek Smith 20 4 5 0 0 1 3 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Feb. 02, 1985
9. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 7 5 17 3 0 4 4 37 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Clippers 96   Derek Smith 15 6 1 3 3 2 4 34 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 12, 1985
10. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 23 3 12 1 0 2 3 26 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 110   Derek Smith 17 3 3 0 1 1 2 29 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 16, 1985
11. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 25 9 15 3 0 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Clippers 112   Derek Smith 34 6 3 0 0 1 3 35 14-20 .700 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
12. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 34 8 12 2 0 3 2 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Kings 111   Derek Smith 26 4 10 2 1 3 6 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Dec. 23, 1986
13. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 46 10 9 1 0 2 3 48 17-36 .472 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
OT Kings 117   Derek Smith 16 4 3 1 0 2 6 39 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Feb. 04, 1987
14. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 10 5 17 0 1 3 0 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 92   Derek Smith 10 1 2 1 0 2 3 26 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Feb. 10, 1987
15. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 7 3 38 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Kings 98   Derek Smith 8 4 7 1 0 2 4 35 3-15 .200 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1988
16. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   Derek Smith 14 3 2 0 0 1 5 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
17. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 3 15 2 0 2 1 33 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Kings 102   Derek Smith 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
18. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 5 17 2 0 6 1 37 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
76ers 116   Derek Smith 15 1 1 0 1 1 3 22 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 14, 1990
19. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 34 6 9 1 0 5 2 40 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 12-13 .923
76ers 116   Derek Smith 9 2 3 1 0 0 3 25 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
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