Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Kelvin Ransey

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Kelvin Ransey 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 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-5 winning record over Kelvin Ransey. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Kelvin Ransey
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Kelvin Ransey:
1980-81 to 1985-86
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
14
14
0
Kelvin Ransey
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.4 8.2 10.6 1.90.4
Kelvin Ransey 10.1 1.1 6.11.10.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25 12 20 72
Kelvin Ransey 24 3 14 50
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 16

games		 19

games		 12

games		 9

games		6

games
Kelvin Ransey 3

games 		0

games		 5

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 6

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 21, 1980
1. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 15 8 5 1 0 11 3 40 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 107   Kelvin Ransey 4 0 6 0 0 1 2 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 04, 1980
2. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 10 12 4 1 4 2 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 118   Kelvin Ransey 6 1 9 1 0 1 3 29 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1981
3. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 21 12 8 1 0 2 2 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 111   Kelvin Ransey 24 0 5 1 0 1 1 36 10-21 .476 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1981
4. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 10 12 10 0 0 5 3 37 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Trail Blazers 102   Kelvin Ransey 13 0 12 2 0 4 3 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 13, 1981
5. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 8 15 2 0 5 3 39 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Trail Blazers 115   Kelvin Ransey 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 09 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 11, 1981
6. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 23 12 10 4 0 1 4 35 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Trail Blazers 116   Kelvin Ransey 16 3 14 0 0 2 2 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 22, 1981
7. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 20 10 6 1 0 6 2 40 7-18 .389 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 110   Kelvin Ransey 18 2 6 0 0 7 3 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 16, 1982
8. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 24 10 9 4 2 5 3 41 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Trail Blazers 108   Kelvin Ransey 11 2 13 5 0 3 2 41 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 04, 1982
9. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 20 7 10 7 0 2 1 36 7-16 .438 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 111   Kelvin Ransey 23 1 10 1 0 1 4 29 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1982
10. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 12 6 6 2 0 1 4 37 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 118   Kelvin Ransey 4 3 3 1 0 3 0 18 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 19, 1982
11. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 20 9 13 0 1 2 3 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 108   Kelvin Ransey 7 0 2 1 0 2 0 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 02, 1983
12. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 14 9 6 1 0 4 4 31 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mavericks 122   Kelvin Ransey 8 1 9 1 0 1 3 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Feb. 17, 1983
13. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 25 6 11 0 0 3 3 37 10-15 .667 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mavericks 110   Kelvin Ransey 14 1 2 0 0 2 0 23 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1983
14. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 7 16 0 0 2 0 38 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 110   Kelvin Ransey 4 1 1 4 0 4 1 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
15. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 7 20 1 1 3 1 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Nets 123   Kelvin Ransey 17 1 8 1 0 0 1 30 6-12 .500 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Feb. 29, 1984
16. Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 14 3 8 4 1 6 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 102   Kelvin Ransey 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 15 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1984
17. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 20 7 12 0 1 6 3 38 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nets 111   Kelvin Ransey 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 08 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1984
18. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 15 6 9 2 0 4 2 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nets 93   Kelvin Ransey 4 2 4 2 0 3 1 19 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1985
19. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 21 6 15 2 0 3 1 30 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nets 119   Kelvin Ransey 9 3 7 0 0 1 1 22 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
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