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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Herb 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.

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They faced each other a total of 23 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 18-5 winning record over Herb Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Herb Williams
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Herb Williams:
1981-82 to 1998-99
23 Games played
23 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
18
18
0
Herb Williams
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.0 7.6 10.7 0.3
Herb Williams 13.8 7.3 2.61.9
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 40 15 19 2
Herb Williams 31 16 7 9
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17

games		 13

games		 23

games		 3

games
Herb Williams 6

games 		10

games		 0

games		 14

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 6

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
%
Nov. 15, 1981
1. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 2 0 4 49 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2OT Pacers 123   Herb Williams 14 6 4 1 8 2 44 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 15, 1982
2. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 15 4 0 5 1 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Pacers 92   Herb Williams 6 16 3 9 3 30 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 1983
3. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 27 10 9 3 0 3 2 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Pacers 112   Herb Williams 14 8 4 1 0 4 2 32 7-20 .350 0-1 .000 0-3 .000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1984
4. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 15 2 12 1 0 5 3 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Pacers 105   Herb Williams 22 10 7 1 1 8 3 42 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 1984
5. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 6 9 2 1 4 4 41 7-12 .583 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
Pacers 126   Herb Williams 12 3 0 0 0 2 3 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1985
6. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 0 0 5 0 38 6-17 .353 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Pacers 100   Herb Williams 12 4 4 1 3 1 2 32 6-17 .353 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 22, 1985
7. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 2 0 5 1 37 8-9 .889 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 122   Herb Williams 31 8 4 0 3 9 4 40 12-19 .632 0-0 - 7-13 .538
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1986
8. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 12 9 11 4 0 4 1 32 4-17 .235 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Pacers 102   Herb Williams 13 7 2 2 2 3 2 34 6-17 .353 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 19, 1986
9. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 21 6 10 2 0 6 2 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Pacers 81   Herb Williams 24 13 3 1 2 6 3 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1987
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 10 11 1 0 1 2 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Pacers 108   Herb Williams 14 15 4 0 1 3 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 13, 1987
11. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 40 6 7 1 1 4 2 41 14-24 .583 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Pacers 108   Herb Williams 18 8 5 1 1 1 4 37 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 09, 1988
12. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 21 3 13 0 0 3 2 39 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Pacers 98   Herb Williams 11 9 0 1 2 0 5 35 5-15 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 09, 1988
13. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 3 11 2 0 3 3 43 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Pacers 110   Herb Williams 18 4 3 0 0 3 3 33 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1988
14. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 32 11 13 0 0 7 5 41 9-25 .360 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Pacers 105   Herb Williams 12 4 3 2 0 3 5 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1989
15. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 2 2 4 0 40 10-18 .556 0-5 .000 11-11 1.000
Mavericks 103   Herb Williams 8 8 4 1 1 1 2 38 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
16. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 20 9 12 1 1 4 4 43 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 94   Herb Williams 7 6 2 1 0 0 3 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 12, 1989
17. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 3 0 2 1 32 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Herb Williams 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1990
18. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 21 5 11 2 0 3 0 43 7-15 .467 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
Mavericks 91   Herb Williams 13 2 2 2 3 0 3 38 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1990
19. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 38 8 8 1 1 2 1 41 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 19-22 .864
Mavericks 106   Herb Williams 14 9 0 1 3 1 2 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1990
20. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 10 8 11 2 0 2 1 39 2-9 .222 0-6 .000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 99   Herb Williams 17 7 2 1 1 1 2 37 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 12, 1990
21. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 18 6 12 2 0 3 3 46 6-16 .375 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
OT Mavericks 112   Herb Williams 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 21, 1991
22. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 10 12 0 1 3 3 39 6-12 .500 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 92   Herb Williams 12 6 1 0 2 2 3 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1991
23. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 7 9 19 3 0 11 0 37 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Mavericks 106   Herb Williams 22 11 0 1 1 6 4 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 0-0 -
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