Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and John Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and John Johnson 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 14 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-3 winning record over John Johnson, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
John Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
John Johnson:
1970-71 to 1981-82
14 Games played
9 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
7
4
John Johnson
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 16.1 7.6 8.5
John Johnson 10.6 4.8 5.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 28 13 13
John Johnson 19 11 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 12

games		 13

games		 12

games
John Johnson 2

games 		1

game		 1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game

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
%
Oct. 17, 1979
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 112   John Johnson 19 11 3 2 2 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 119   John Johnson 6 3 10 2 0 3 2 34 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   John Johnson 6 4 6 1 0 3 1 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   John Johnson 4 1 7 0 0 2 2 29 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   John Johnson 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 35 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   John Johnson 8 7 9 1 1 1 0 32 2-8 .250 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 99   John Johnson 11 4 5 0 0 6 1 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Supersonics 100   John Johnson 19 9 9 1 1 1 4 40 5-13 .385 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 93   John Johnson 8 7 2 0 0 3 3 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 105   John Johnson 19 3 6 0 0 1 3 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 10, 1980
11. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 14 11 8 1 1 5 4 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 98   John Johnson 12 7 3 0 0 2 2 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Oct. 24, 1980
12. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 18 9 12 3 0 3 1 41 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 98   John Johnson 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 20, 1981
13. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 28 5 8 2 1 2 3 37 6-12 .500 0-0 - 16-21 .762
Supersonics 119   John Johnson 19 2 3 1 0 3 3 25 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 27, 1981
14. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 13 7 9 2 0 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Supersonics 90   John Johnson 12 2 3 2 3 29 3-10 .300 0-0 - 6-8 .750
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