Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and George Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and George Johnson 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 12 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-2 winning record over George Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
George Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
George Johnson:
1978-79 to 1985-86
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
10
0
George Johnson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 21.7 7.8 8.9
George Johnson 10.3 4.8 2.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 31 15 15
George Johnson 19 12 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 11

games		 9

games		 12

games
George Johnson 1

game 		3

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games

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
%
Nov. 09, 1979
1. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 31 6 8 4 1 3 4 43 10-16 .625 0-0 - 11-15 .733
OT Nuggets 122   George Johnson 12 3 2 1 0 0 1 12 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Nov. 16, 1979
2. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 20 11 11 6 0 9 3 39 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-7 .857
OT Nuggets 128   George Johnson 10 5 2 1 2 2 2 15 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 09, 1979
3. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 21 4 11 4 0 2 0 40 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Nuggets 118   George Johnson 6 6 3 0 0 0 5 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 22, 1979
4. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 7 9 1 0 6 2 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nuggets 130   George Johnson 11 4 4 4 0 1 3 34 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 20, 1980
5. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 30 12 4 3 2 5 1 39 11-19 .579 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Nuggets 103   George Johnson 10 4 2 1 0 1 3 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 14, 1980
6. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 17 4 7 0 2 4 5 25 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 126   George Johnson 16 2 2 1 3 2 4 26 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1981
7. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 2 0 4 49 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2OT Pacers 123   George Johnson 2 2 1 0 0 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 1982
8. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 15 4 0 5 1 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Pacers 92   George Johnson 0 2 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 1983
9. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 27 10 9 3 0 3 2 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pacers 112   George Johnson 19 7 6 2 2 3 5 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1984
10. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 15 2 12 1 0 5 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 105   George Johnson 17 12 2 0 2 3 3 29 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Mar. 10, 1984
11. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 6 9 2 1 4 4 41 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Pacers 126   George Johnson 18 9 5 4 0 3 0 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1985
12. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 6 15 3 2 2 1 39 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
76ers 104   George Johnson 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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