Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Edgar Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Edgar Jones 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 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but Magic Johnson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Edgar Jones
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Edgar Jones:
1980-81 to 1985-86
20 Games played
14 in Regular Season
6 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
6
4
Edgar Jones
10
8
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 18.5 8.4 11.4
Edgar Jones 9.1 5.0 1.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 40 15 19
Edgar Jones 24 12 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 15

games		 14

games		 20

games
Edgar Jones 4

games 		5

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1981
1. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 12 11 4 3 0 4 3 24 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Nets 103   Edgar Jones 7 4 1 1 0 2 1 10 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1982
2. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 40 10 9 1 4 36 18-23 .783 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 127   Edgar Jones 14 5 1 4 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-9 .444
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
3. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 7 7 12 5 0 8 2 38 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 112   Edgar Jones 14 10 2 0 0 4 5 17 4-8 .500 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Feb. 15, 1983
4. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 6 5 1 1 5 3 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 124   Edgar Jones 6 8 2 1 1 0 5 19 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 1983
5. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 22 12 11 5 0 3 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Spurs 132   Edgar Jones 13 6 2 0 2 5 25 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 13, 1983
6. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 10 5 12 4 1 1 3 34 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Spurs 114   Edgar Jones 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 15 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1983
7. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 6 12 2 0 0 3 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Spurs 107   Edgar Jones 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 17 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 10, 1983
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 28 12 7 4 1 8 3 43 12-23 .522 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Spurs 122   Edgar Jones 6 3 1 0 2 2 2 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-1 .000
May. 13, 1983
9. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 11 13 2 2 2 2 42 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Spurs 100   Edgar Jones 7 4 1 0 3 1 4 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 15, 1983
10. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 31 8 17 1 0 3 3 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Spurs 121   Edgar Jones 5 5 2 0 0 0 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 18, 1983
11. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 16 11 19 2 1 4 3 45 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Spurs 117   Edgar Jones 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 17 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 20, 1983
12. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 2 15 16 2 1 3 2 48 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-4 .000
Spurs 100   Edgar Jones 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 12 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-4 .250
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1984
13. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 5 2 6 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Spurs 124   Edgar Jones 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 08 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 21, 1984
14. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 12 12 2 0 4 4 42 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Spurs 113   Edgar Jones 11 5 4 1 3 2 5 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 05, 1984
15. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 17 7 18 1 0 5 3 40 5-9 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Spurs 98   Edgar Jones 7 4 2 1 3 4 4 24 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 15, 1984
16. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 22 9 8 1 1 4 1 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Spurs 124   Edgar Jones 22 9 1 1 0 2 5 27 10-19 .526 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 03, 1984
17. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 6 3 10 0 1 6 2 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Spurs 137   Edgar Jones 15 4 3 0 1 1 2 23 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 1984
18. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 32 1 8 5 0 2 0 41 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Spurs 113   Edgar Jones 5 6 1 0 1 1 2 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
19. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 0 0 3 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 129   Edgar Jones 24 12 1 3 2 0 4 30 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Dec. 20, 1985
20. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 4 14 1 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Edgar Jones 14 3 0 1 1 1 2 18 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
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