Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Ennis Whatley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Ennis Whatley 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 6 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 3-3. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Ennis Whatley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Ennis Whatley:
1983-84 to 1996-97
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
3
3
0
Ennis Whatley
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.0 6.5 12.7 1.50.0
Ennis Whatley 6.3 1.7 6.50.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 26 8 17 40
Ennis Whatley 14 3 12 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 6

games		 6

games		 5

games		 3

games		0

games
Ennis Whatley 0

games 		0

games		 1

game		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1984
1. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 3 15 1 0 1 3 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 108   Ennis Whatley 11 2 12 0 0 4 5 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1984
2. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 12 7 16 2 0 2 2 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 113   Ennis Whatley 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
3. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 0 0 3 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 129   Ennis Whatley 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 05, 1986
4. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 4 0 1 0 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Ennis Whatley 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
5. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 26 6 10 1 0 5 2 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bullets 101   Ennis Whatley 6 3 9 1 0 1 2 31 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1987
6. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 7 10 1 0 4 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bullets 114   Ennis Whatley 14 1 11 1 0 1 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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