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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Joe Meriweather 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 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-1 winning record over Joe Meriweather. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Joe Meriweather
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Joe Meriweather:
1975-76 to 1984-85
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
16
0
Joe Meriweather
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14.6 6.8 10.6 2.90.5
Joe Meriweather 5.9 5.4 0.90.60.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24 12 19 72
Joe Meriweather 13 10 2 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14

games		 12

games		 17

games		 13

games		3

games
Joe Meriweather 3

games 		4

games		 0

games		 1

game		6

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1980
1. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 2 0 3 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 114   Joe Meriweather 4 4 1 1 3 0 1 31 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1980
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 3 0 4 5 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 105   Joe Meriweather 3 6 1 1 1 1 3 23 1-8 .125 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 15, 1980
3. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 12 14 7 0 3 47 8-23 .348 0-0 - 4-8 .500
OT Kings 107   Joe Meriweather 2 9 2 0 1 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 18, 1980
4. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 94   Joe Meriweather 13 10 0 1 1 5 3 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 03, 1981
5. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 13 8 7 5 0 2 4 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 98   Joe Meriweather 9 4 2 0 0 1 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 13, 1981
6. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 4 11 7 0 4 2 36 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Kings 101   Joe Meriweather 11 8 1 1 0 2 3 24 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1981
7. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 22 10 9 3 2 2 34 9-16 .563 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 106   Joe Meriweather 2 8 2 0 0 2 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
8. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 15 6 5 4 0 0 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 117   Joe Meriweather 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1983
9. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 8 10 15 4 2 1 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Kings 125   Joe Meriweather 11 6 1 1 1 3 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 18, 1983
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 17 7 15 3 0 6 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 124   Joe Meriweather 9 3 1 0 0 4 17 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 18, 1983
11. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 96   Joe Meriweather 4 7 0 1 0 3 18 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
12. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 5 11 1 1 6 3 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Kings 107   Joe Meriweather 6 3 1 0 2 4 4 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 12, 1984
13. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 11 3 1 4 2 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Kings 89   Joe Meriweather 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 16 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1984
14. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 24 12 19 2 1 5 4 28 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Kings 116   Joe Meriweather 4 3 2 2 0 2 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1984
15. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 11 3 0 5 3 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 116   Joe Meriweather 2 2 0 2 0 2 4 22 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1984
16. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 2 0 2 1 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 121   Joe Meriweather 6 4 1 0 0 1 2 19 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 21, 1985
17. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 10 17 0 1 5 2 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 117   Joe Meriweather 8 4 0 0 2 0 4 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
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