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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Marques 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-6 winning record over Marques Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Marques Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Marques Johnson:
1977-78 to 1989-90
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
16
0
Marques Johnson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.1 7.3 12.1 2.50.3
Marques Johnson 19.5 6.5 3.91.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 34 12 20 52
Marques Johnson 34 13 7 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 9

games		 11

games		 21

games		 11

games		4

games
Marques Johnson 11

games 		9

games		 0

games		 5

games		5

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 1

game		 6

games		13

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
%
Oct. 31, 1979
1. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 10 3 7 2 0 2 4 28 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 110   Marques Johnson 25 7 6 2 0 1 1 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 4 0 3 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 103   Marques Johnson 16 8 3 0 0 2 2 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 06, 1980
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 7 6 1 0 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 113   Marques Johnson 25 9 4 3 1 2 2 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Jan. 27, 1980
4. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 3 7 5 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 102   Marques Johnson 25 10 3 1 1 6 4 35 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Feb. 29, 1980
5. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 11 7 4 0 3 3 45 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
OT Bucks 126   Marques Johnson 28 13 7 4 0 1 2 44 10-15 .667 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 04, 1980
6. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 8 7 3 0 4 5 34 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 124   Marques Johnson 18 3 5 3 1 2 3 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1982
7. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 2 0 0 1 36 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Bucks 118   Marques Johnson 13 8 4 2 0 1 3 30 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 26, 1982
8. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 1 4 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bucks 96   Marques Johnson 32 4 1 3 0 4 3 32 14-20 .700 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
9. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Bucks 113   Marques Johnson 30 10 5 2 1 2 5 45 13-26 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 02, 1983
10. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 5 0 4 3 42 15-20 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bucks 117   Marques Johnson 16 8 7 1 0 5 5 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
11. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 97   Marques Johnson 21 0 4 4 0 2 1 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 20, 1984
12. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 4 11 3 0 2 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bucks 94   Marques Johnson 16 9 4 2 0 1 0 40 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 0-3 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
13. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 3 2 7 3 40 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 103   Marques Johnson 13 8 6 0 1 1 4 38 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Dec. 29, 1984
14. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 10 16 1 1 0 2 44 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Clippers 107   Marques Johnson 19 7 1 2 1 2 4 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 02, 1985
15. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 7 5 17 3 0 4 4 37 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Clippers 96   Marques Johnson 11 7 4 0 0 5 0 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Feb. 12, 1985
16. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 23 3 12 1 0 2 3 26 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Clippers 110   Marques Johnson 12 6 2 2 0 3 4 33 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 1985
17. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 25 9 15 3 0 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Clippers 112   Marques Johnson 12 3 5 2 0 1 5 26 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1985
18. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 12 9 14 3 0 5 1 32 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 96   Marques Johnson 30 6 2 1 0 4 1 32 13-23 .565 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 20, 1985
19. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 9 20 1 0 2 2 35 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 107   Marques Johnson 34 7 6 1 0 3 3 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 11, 1986
20. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 15 5 16 1 1 4 2 29 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 108   Marques Johnson 12 2 3 0 0 2 3 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 19, 1986
21. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 18 5 11 2 0 4 3 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Clippers 115   Marques Johnson 20 5 2 1 1 2 3 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1989
22. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 19 10 10 1 0 3 1 39 7-20 .350 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Warriors 95   Marques Johnson 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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