Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Michael Phelps

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Michael Phelps 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 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-3 winning record over Michael Phelps. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Michael Phelps:
1985-86 to 1987-88
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
6
6
0
Michael Phelps
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.4 5.6 11.8 2.00.6
Michael Phelps 4.3 0.8 1.80.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 9 19 62
Michael Phelps 11 3 5 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 9

games
9

games
9

games
6

games
4

games
Michael Phelps 0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
2

games
4

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
%
Jan. 11, 1986
1. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 14 6 16 1 0 4 3 38 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 105   Michael Phelps 4 3 2 3 1 0 4 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1986
2. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 32 4 9 0 0 5 3 41 12-16 .750 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Supersonics 106   Michael Phelps 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1986
3. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 5 13 1 0 1 2 38 12-25 .480 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 92   Michael Phelps 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 29, 1986
4. Lakers 87   Magic Johnson 20 6 12 4 0 5 3 42 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Supersonics 88   Michael Phelps 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1986
5. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 8 6 1 0 3 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 104   Michael Phelps 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
6. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 10 3 10 6 1 3 2 39 2-9 .222 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Supersonics 96   Michael Phelps 4 1 5 1 0 0 1 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1986
7. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 19 6 10 2 1 5 1 30 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 97   Michael Phelps 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 08 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jan. 28, 1987
8. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 24 3 11 1 1 6 1 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Supersonics 125   Michael Phelps 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 08 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Mar. 04, 1987
9. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 31 9 19 2 2 2 1 41 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Supersonics 124   Michael Phelps 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 09 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000