Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and James Wilkes

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and James Wilkes 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 2 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 1-1. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
James Wilkes:
1980-81 to 1982-83
2 Games played
2 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
1
1
0
James Wilkes
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.5 7.0 8.5 3.50.5
James Wilkes 6.5 7.0 5.00.50.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 7 12 51
James Wilkes 8 9 6 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 1

game
1

game
1

game
2

games
0

games
James Wilkes 1

game
1

game
1

game
0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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0

games
2

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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
%
Jan. 08, 1982
1. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Bulls 119   James Wilkes 5 9 6 1 1 2 3 30 1-5 .200 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
2. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 7 7 12 5 0 8 2 38 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 112   James Wilkes 8 5 4 0 0 0 2 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -