Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Joe Kleine

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Joe Kleine 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 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 15-2 winning record over Joe Kleine. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Joe Kleine
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Joe Kleine:
1985-86 to 1999-00
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
15
15
0
Joe Kleine
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24.5 6.6 13.3 2.10.4
Joe Kleine 5.9 5.2 0.40.20.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 46 12 21 62
Joe Kleine 22 13 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 17

games		 10

games		 17

games		 15

games		4

games
Joe Kleine 0

games 		7

games		 0

games		 0

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		12

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1985
1. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 20 5 13 3 0 6 1 29 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 111   Joe Kleine 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 08, 1986
2. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 33 5 17 4 1 1 2 53 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 6-11 .545
2OT Kings 121   Joe Kleine 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 1986
3. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 12 5 16 2 2 4 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Kings 105   Joe Kleine 6 7 2 0 2 0 2 21 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 1986
4. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 14 6 8 1 0 7 2 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 92   Joe Kleine 7 7 0 1 0 1 4 13 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
5. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 34 8 12 2 0 3 2 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Kings 111   Joe Kleine 6 9 0 0 0 3 1 26 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1986
6. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 46 10 9 1 0 2 3 48 17-36 .472 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
OT Kings 117   Joe Kleine 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 10, 1987
7. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 7 3 38 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Kings 98   Joe Kleine 2 8 0 0 0 1 4 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 22, 1987
8. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 33 12 19 3 1 5 3 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Kings 121   Joe Kleine 22 10 0 1 0 1 3 30 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
9. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 26 6 10 3 0 3 5 43 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
OT Kings 120   Joe Kleine 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1987
10. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 7 8 1 2 2 2 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Joe Kleine 14 13 1 0 0 0 2 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
11. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   Joe Kleine 8 6 1 1 1 1 4 16 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
12. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 3 15 2 0 2 1 33 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Kings 102   Joe Kleine 13 10 0 0 0 1 3 26 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 10, 1989
13. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 22 8 12 1 0 6 1 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 106   Joe Kleine 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1989
14. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 16 6 21 6 0 3 0 43 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Celtics 110   Joe Kleine 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 18, 1990
15. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 30 4 13 1 0 4 2 38 10-21 .476 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
Celtics 110   Joe Kleine 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1991
16. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 9 15 2 0 6 2 38 9-16 .563 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Celtics 87   Joe Kleine 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1991
17. Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 21 9 16 1 1 2 1 41 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Celtics 98   Joe Kleine 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
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