Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Hank McDowell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Hank McDowell 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 11-1 winning record over Hank McDowell, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Hank McDowell
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Hank McDowell:
1981-82 to 1986-87
12 Games played
10 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
9
2
Hank McDowell
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.4 6.8 13.8 2.80.4
Hank McDowell 3.3 1.8 1.30.30.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 26 14 20 71
Hank McDowell 10 6 4 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 12

games		 12

games		 11

games		5

games
Hank McDowell 0

games 		0

games		 0

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 19, 1982
1. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 26 14 6 1 1 2 4 34 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Warriors 106   Hank McDowell 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 06 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 16, 1982
2. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 13 2 1 2 1 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Warriors 109   Hank McDowell 4 6 4 1 0 3 3 22 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-6 .333
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1982
3. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 3 1 4 4 27 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Warriors 127   Hank McDowell 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1983
4. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 11 9 9 1 1 1 2 41 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 120   Hank McDowell 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 24, 1983
5. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 9 18 7 1 3 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Trail Blazers 97   Hank McDowell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 03, 1983
6. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 25 7 15 4 0 3 4 40 9-14 .643 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
Trail Blazers 108   Hank McDowell 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 1984
7. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 7 14 1 0 5 3 41 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Clippers 116   Hank McDowell 10 4 2 1 0 3 3 19 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Mar. 25, 1984
8. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 7 16 3 0 3 2 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 102   Hank McDowell 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1984
9. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 25 4 15 3 0 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Clippers 122   Hank McDowell 9 2 3 1 0 1 1 22 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
10. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 26 6 20 4 0 4 3 44 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Rockets 116   Hank McDowell 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 1986
11. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 4 1 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Rockets 113   Hank McDowell 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1986
12. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 23 3 10 3 0 1 1 39 5-10 .500 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Bucks 117   Hank McDowell 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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