Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Derrick McKey

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Derrick McKey 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 23 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 18-5 winning record over Derrick McKey, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Derrick McKey
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Derrick McKey:
1987-88 to 2001-02
23 Games played
19 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
18
14
4
Derrick McKey
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.3 6.1 10.1 2.00.2
Derrick McKey 14.5 5.5 1.51.01.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 40 10 21 52
Derrick McKey 26 11 4 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17

games		 13

games		 22

games		 13

games		2

games
Derrick McKey 6

games 		8

games		 0

games		 4

games		15

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 1

game		 6

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
1. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 5 1 5 4 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Supersonics 109   Derrick McKey 18 4 0 0 0 1 4 24 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 24, 1987
2. Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 23 3 6 1 0 3 5 38 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 103   Derrick McKey 14 5 2 3 2 3 3 30 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 1987
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 16 8 12 2 0 3 3 38 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Supersonics 94   Derrick McKey 7 3 3 1 2 2 4 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 24, 1988
4. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 34 10 6 2 0 6 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 16-19 .842
Supersonics 109   Derrick McKey 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 19 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1988
5. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 16 5 13 0 0 7 1 43 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 114   Derrick McKey 13 4 0 1 1 0 2 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
6. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 11 9 16 2 1 3 2 37 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 103   Derrick McKey 4 4 2 2 0 3 6 22 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Nov. 17, 1988
7. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 28 10 6 1 0 4 4 41 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 16-17 .941
Supersonics 101   Derrick McKey 11 7 4 1 2 3 2 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Nov. 30, 1988
8. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 40 9 10 2 1 3 2 38 13-21 .619 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Supersonics 106   Derrick McKey 17 4 0 0 2 0 2 39 7-12 .583 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 03, 1989
9. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 13 7 9 3 0 5 3 41 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 116   Derrick McKey 18 6 2 3 2 2 4 42 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 12-14 .857
Apr. 04, 1989
10. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 15 9 18 1 0 2 1 38 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Derrick McKey 23 3 1 1 1 0 2 36 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 23, 1989
11. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 29 9 21 1 0 2 2 40 8-14 .571 4-4 1.000 9-9 1.000
Supersonics 117   Derrick McKey 14 6 3 0 0 2 1 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
12. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 5 0 1 3 42 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 11-14 .786
Supersonics 102   Derrick McKey 23 6 3 1 3 4 3 43 11-16 .688 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 10, 1989
13. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 12 5 12 2 0 6 2 38 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 108   Derrick McKey 7 3 0 1 0 1 6 34 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 12, 1989
14. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 10 9 14 2 0 9 2 44 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 86   Derrick McKey 15 11 2 1 4 1 5 39 6-17 .353 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
May. 14, 1989
15. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 9 9 0 2 3 1 39 4-12 .333 0-4 .000 9-10 .900
Supersonics 95   Derrick McKey 26 9 3 1 3 4 5 43 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
16. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 6 9 1 0 3 3 38 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 14-16 .875
Supersonics 90   Derrick McKey 8 4 1 1 0 1 4 27 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 28, 1990
17. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 6 8 0 0 4 3 41 6-17 .353 2-6 .333 11-11 1.000
Supersonics 107   Derrick McKey 18 11 0 2 1 2 4 43 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Mar. 25, 1990
18. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 18 2 5 1 0 4 2 31 6-7 .857 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 94   Derrick McKey 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 27 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1990
19. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 21 6 8 2 0 4 2 38 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 12-13 .923
Supersonics 101   Derrick McKey 18 3 1 0 2 3 4 42 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1991
20. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 33 4 9 3 0 2 1 44 12-14 .857 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Supersonics 96   Derrick McKey 24 5 2 0 1 1 4 42 10-14 .714 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 20, 1991
21. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 16 3 6 3 0 0 1 29 4-11 .364 1-6 .167 7-9 .778
Supersonics 114   Derrick McKey 14 10 2 0 1 2 5 31 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 24, 1991
22. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 33 3 11 2 0 7 0 33 11-14 .786 3-3 1.000 8-9 .889
Supersonics 96   Derrick McKey 12 5 1 2 0 3 3 34 6-8 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 21, 1991
23. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 12 2 2 4 0 3 1 21 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 10-11 .909
Supersonics 100   Derrick McKey 17 8 2 1 2 3 5 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
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