Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Jeff Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Jeff Malone 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 18 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-8 winning record over Jeff Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Jeff Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Jeff Malone:
1983-84 to 1995-96
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
10
0
Jeff Malone
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.8 7.2 12.5 2.00.4
Jeff Malone 19.8 2.4 2.90.70.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 10 18 42
Jeff Malone 34 9 10 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 11

games		 16

games		 18

games		 13

games		6

games
Jeff Malone 7

games 		1

game		 0

games		 2

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
1. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 12 2 2 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 95   Jeff Malone 9 1 0 1 0 3 2 23 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 10, 1984
2. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 13 10 13 2 1 6 3 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 96   Jeff Malone 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 22 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
3. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 1 2 4 2 42 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 101   Jeff Malone 18 3 3 0 0 1 2 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 16, 1984
4. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Bullets 101   Jeff Malone 20 1 4 0 0 1 4 35 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1985
5. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 15 8 13 2 0 2 0 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 84   Jeff Malone 27 5 1 0 0 2 0 41 12-23 .522 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 05, 1986
6. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 18 8 17 4 0 1 0 25 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 88   Jeff Malone 14 1 1 1 0 1 1 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
7. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 26 6 10 1 0 5 2 38 11-22 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bullets 101   Jeff Malone 27 1 2 1 1 2 2 38 10-23 .435 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Feb. 17, 1987
8. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 7 10 1 0 4 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bullets 114   Jeff Malone 19 0 4 2 0 0 1 30 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
9. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 30 4 14 4 0 6 4 44 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-12 .833
OT Bullets 120   Jeff Malone 29 3 3 1 0 2 6 40 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Feb. 23, 1988
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 3 0 3 1 37 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 100   Jeff Malone 26 2 1 1 1 4 1 34 9-21 .429 0-0 - 8-12 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1988
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 29 8 17 4 0 4 1 46 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
OT Bullets 112   Jeff Malone 23 9 10 0 1 4 1 47 10-24 .417 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 18, 1988
12. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 13 6 8 0 1 4 3 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 115   Jeff Malone 34 2 2 0 0 1 0 35 14-21 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1989
13. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 25 10 14 1 1 4 0 39 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Bullets 115   Jeff Malone 24 3 2 2 0 3 1 38 11-21 .524 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 09, 1989
14. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 21 7 14 1 1 1 2 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 103   Jeff Malone 26 2 4 0 0 2 1 36 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1990
15. Lakers 79   Magic Johnson 20 9 9 1 0 8 2 40 8-15 .533 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jazz 101   Jeff Malone 13 3 4 0 0 1 2 34 6-16 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 09, 1991
16. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 4 15 2 0 2 1 30 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jazz 85   Jeff Malone 10 4 0 2 0 2 2 27 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1991
17. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 31 7 11 1 0 4 4 38 6-15 .400 1-5 .200 18-18 1.000
Jazz 95   Jeff Malone 15 2 5 0 0 2 2 36 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 20, 1991
18. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 9 6 6 3 0 4 1 24 2-8 .250 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jazz 107   Jeff Malone 12 1 4 0 0 3 1 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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