Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Orlando Woolridge

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Orlando Woolridge 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 14 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-3 winning record over Orlando Woolridge. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Orlando Woolridge:
1981-82 to 1993-94
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
11
0
Orlando Woolridge
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.9 5.9 12.1 1.10.4
Orlando Woolridge 19.3 5.9 2.50.80.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 42 11 18 32
Orlando Woolridge 30 11 6 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games
8

games
14

games
6

games
3

games
Orlando Woolridge 6

games
6

games
0

games
3

games
4

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
5

games
7

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1982
1. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Bulls 119   Orlando Woolridge 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 12, 1982
2. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 30 8 8 3 0 3 5 40 13-20 .650 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667
Bulls 111   Orlando Woolridge 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1983
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 29 8 12 0 2 6 3 39 8-12 .667 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Bulls 100   Orlando Woolridge 19 5 2 3 0 2 4 27 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 28, 1984
4. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 3 15 1 0 1 3 29 5-8 .625 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 108   Orlando Woolridge 14 7 1 1 0 2 2 28 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1984
5. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 12 7 16 2 0 2 2 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 113   Orlando Woolridge 23 8 1 0 1 1 1 35 9-16 .563 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 19, 1985
6. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 20 3 12 0 0 4 4 31 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bulls 117   Orlando Woolridge 30 9 1 0 0 4 1 44 12-16 .750 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1985
7. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 8 17 1 0 3 1 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 113   Orlando Woolridge 15 3 5 0 1 5 4 30 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 20, 1986
8. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 1 14 1 1 0 3 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bulls 118   Orlando Woolridge 23 11 5 0 0 3 3 41 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
9. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 11 5 10 1 1 1 3 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nets 95   Orlando Woolridge 24 4 6 1 2 4 2 36 8-16 .500 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Jan. 19, 1987
10. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 42 11 7 2 1 6 3 41 13-28 .464 0-2 .000 16-16 1.000
Nets 115   Orlando Woolridge 20 6 3 0 1 6 2 41 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1990
11. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 10 11 0 0 1 1 34 9-16 .563 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Nuggets 105   Orlando Woolridge 30 8 2 2 0 4 2 33 12-22 .545 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nov. 21, 1990
12. Lakers 141   Magic Johnson 22 3 18 0 0 5 0 38 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
Nuggets 121   Orlando Woolridge 28 9 4 0 0 2 3 38 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 28, 1991
13. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 5 14 1 0 4 1 37 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 9-9 1.000
Nuggets 108   Orlando Woolridge 12 4 1 1 1 0 1 31 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 15, 1991
14. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 14 3 10 1 0 3 2 28 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Nuggets 117   Orlando Woolridge 28 7 2 3 0 3 1 34 11-18 .611 0-0 - 6-6 1.000