Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Freeman Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Freeman Williams 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 16 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 13-3 winning record over Freeman Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Freeman Williams:
1978-79 to 1985-86
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
13
13
0
Freeman Williams
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.4 8.4 8.8 0.8
Freeman Williams 15.0 1.6 1.90.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 13 17 4
Freeman Williams 26 4 6 1
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 13

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16

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15

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7

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Freeman Williams 2

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0

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0

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3

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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1

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6

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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. 12, 1979
1. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 26 8 4 1 4 3 3 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Clippers 102   Freeman Williams 16 2 1 0 0 2 2 25 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 06, 1979
2. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 9 8 2 0 0 1 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 112   Freeman Williams 16 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 13, 1979
3. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 22 6 6 4 0 3 2 33 9-10 .900 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 91   Freeman Williams 12 1 6 0 0 2 1 33 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 07, 1979
4. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 31 13 8 0 0 3 3 35 14-22 .636 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 116   Freeman Williams 14 3 1 2 0 2 4 28 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 11, 1980
5. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 12 12 8 1 0 2 4 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 106   Freeman Williams 9 3 3 0 0 1 2 25 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 1980
6. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 22 7 3 3 0 2 0 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 88   Freeman Williams 20 1 1 1 0 4 2 28 9-19 .474 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1980
7. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 8 10 2 2 1 1 31 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 101   Freeman Williams 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 14 2-11 .182 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 14, 1980
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 5 10 2 0 3 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Clippers 100   Freeman Williams 24 1 1 2 1 2 0 26 12-24 .500 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1981
9. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 27 9 7 5 0 3 3 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 116   Freeman Williams 26 1 4 1 1 4 2 35 12-25 .480 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Mar. 15, 1981
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 8 11 7 1 3 4 42 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Clippers 122   Freeman Williams 12 0 2 3 0 3 1 18 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1981
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 8 8 10 1 5 1 41 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 117   Freeman Williams 8 2 4 0 1 3 13 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1981
12. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 1 6 34 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Clippers 138   Freeman Williams 25 0 1 0 3 22 11-17 .647 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1981
13. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 22 13 7 2 6 3 45 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Clippers 100   Freeman Williams 20 0 0 0 3 3 26 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Dec. 27, 1981
14. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 21 6 11 1 5 1 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Clippers 117   Freeman Williams 16 2 2 0 4 2 16 5-12 .417 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Feb. 09, 1982
15. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 21 8 7 0 3 28 10-11 .909 0- .000 1-2 .500
Hawks 117   Freeman Williams 4 4 2 0 0 09 2-7 .286 0- .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 1986
16. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 4 0 1 0 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Freeman Williams 14 3 1 1 1 5 1 16 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 2-4 .500