Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Purvis Short

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Purvis Short 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 48 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 36-12 winning record over Purvis Short, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Purvis Short
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
48 Games played
43 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
36
32
4
Purvis Short
12
11
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.7 8.0 11.0 1.70.4
Purvis Short 16.3 3.8 2.81.40.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 39 14 18 73
Purvis Short 43 10 8 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 29

games		 41

games		 47

games		 22

games		14

games
Purvis Short 18

games 		4

games		 0

games		 18

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 1

game		 8

games		32

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. 28, 1979
1. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 15 10 10 7 0 6 4 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Warriors 90   Purvis Short 11 6 3 1 0 3 2 19 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 07, 1979
2. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 4 6 0 0 4 3 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 126   Purvis Short 26 6 2 3 0 2 4 28 12-21 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Dec. 21, 1979
3. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 24 5 10 4 1 6 1 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Warriors 108   Purvis Short 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 19, 1980
4. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 26 7 4 5 3 4 4 31 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 107   Purvis Short 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 26 1-5 .200 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 22, 1981
5. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 24 8 9 3 2 3 1 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Warriors 118   Purvis Short 18 6 6 1 0 2 4 37 8-18 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 24, 1981
6. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 9 11 1 0 5 2 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Warriors 103   Purvis Short 16 6 7 1 2 1 3 42 8-23 .348 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1981
7. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 16 7 3 0 0 5 5 37 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 120   Purvis Short 6 2 1 0 0 0 2 13 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 02, 1982
8. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 14 10 1 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Warriors 119   Purvis Short 10 4 2 2 0 3 4 31 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1982
9. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 26 14 6 1 1 2 4 34 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Warriors 106   Purvis Short 12 6 3 0 0 2 5 30 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 13, 1982
10. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 13 3 9 1 0 9 4 39 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Warriors 106   Purvis Short 12 6 3 2 0 2 4 29 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 1982
11. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 13 2 1 2 1 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Warriors 109   Purvis Short 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1982
12. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 22 10 10 1 1 3 3 40 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Warriors 132   Purvis Short 22 5 6 3 0 1 3 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 28, 1982
13. Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 3 1 4 4 27 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Warriors 127   Purvis Short 16 5 1 0 0 2 2 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 11, 1982
14. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 14 12 5 4 0 3 3 28 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Warriors 107   Purvis Short 5 5 3 2 0 0 4 23 2-13 .154 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 29, 1982
15. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 6 10 2 1 5 1 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 15-16 .938
Warriors 110   Purvis Short 20 3 4 2 0 2 4 43 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 08, 1983
16. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 31 12 9 4 0 6 5 40 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
Warriors 112   Purvis Short 6 8 2 0 0 3 5 22 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 08, 1983
17. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 36 13 14 3 3 9 2 37 15-21 .714 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 107   Purvis Short 32 10 6 3 0 3 3 44 12-24 .500 1-2 .500 7-9 .778
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1983
18. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 7 16 2 0 7 2 39 5-7 .714 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Warriors 105   Purvis Short 33 7 3 1 0 3 4 41 12-22 .545 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Apr. 01, 1984
19. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 13 7 2 1 3 2 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Warriors 110   Purvis Short 30 3 1 2 0 2 3 39 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 12-12 1.000
Apr. 10, 1984
20. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 23 7 11 1 1 2 5 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Warriors 117   Purvis Short 43 6 2 0 0 1 3 40 17-29 .586 3-4 .750 6-11 .545
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1984
21. Lakers 144   Magic Johnson 16 12 10 3 0 2 2 29 6-8 .750 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Warriors 110   Purvis Short 17 3 0 1 0 2 3 35 8-17 .471 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 08, 1984
22. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 20 9 12 1 0 5 2 40 7-13 .538 0-3 .000 6-10 .600
Warriors 122   Purvis Short 27 4 4 5 0 3 4 33 10-25 .400 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
Dec. 12, 1984
23. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 13 3 10 2 0 4 1 24 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 107   Purvis Short 14 1 2 1 0 2 4 17 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 19, 1985
24. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 6 2 34 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 109   Purvis Short 36 3 2 1 0 6 3 39 15-24 .625 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Mar. 06, 1985
25. Lakers 145   Magic Johnson 12 3 6 0 0 2 3 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Warriors 119   Purvis Short 22 1 3 3 0 8 3 37 6-14 .429 2-2 1.000 8-10 .800
Apr. 11, 1985
26. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 28 2 17 0 0 8 4 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Warriors 130   Purvis Short 30 6 8 4 0 4 4 45 11-26 .423 1-4 .250 7-9 .778
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1985
27. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 30 7 12 0 0 8 2 42 9-15 .600 0-3 .000 12-16 .750
Warriors 130   Purvis Short 21 3 4 2 0 2 2 26 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 11, 1986
28. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 6 10 1 0 11 3 32 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Warriors 137   Purvis Short 14 3 3 2 0 2 3 30 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Mar. 03, 1986
29. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 21 5 16 1 0 3 3 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Warriors 117   Purvis Short 31 5 3 2 0 3 0 39 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 06, 1986
30. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 30 8 14 3 0 6 4 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Warriors 111   Purvis Short 21 2 5 2 0 6 4 39 6-18 .333 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 1987
31. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 21 10 15 1 0 5 0 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Warriors 109   Purvis Short 18 8 4 2 0 4 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 03, 1987
32. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 21 7 17 0 0 6 4 41 6-12 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Warriors 109   Purvis Short 24 3 2 2 0 0 3 33 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1987
33. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 25 12 14 2 0 5 0 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Warriors 116   Purvis Short 6 2 2 1 0 1 4 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1987
34. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 8 1 0 4 4 33 8-11 .727 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Warriors 101   Purvis Short 10 1 4 1 0 3 4 17 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 09, 1987
35. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 20 10 14 2 0 3 1 38 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 6-9 .667
Warriors 108   Purvis Short 10 5 2 1 0 3 4 31 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 10, 1987
36. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 16 5 5 0 0 3 5 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Warriors 129   Purvis Short 14 3 1 1 0 0 3 27 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
May. 12, 1987
37. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 19 5 13 2 1 2 1 35 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Warriors 106   Purvis Short 20 7 3 2 1 2 5 34 9-20 .450 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
38. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 10 12 1 0 7 1 37 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 92   Purvis Short 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 10 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1988
39. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 39 5 17 2 0 5 2 38 15-20 .750 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 110   Purvis Short 11 4 3 1 0 2 3 30 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Feb. 18, 1988
40. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 5 7 1 0 2 2 38 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Rockets 96   Purvis Short 17 1 2 2 0 2 0 25 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 22, 1988
41. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 10 5 12 1 0 4 1 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Purvis Short 12 1 4 0 0 1 3 24 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 17, 1988
42. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 1 0 5 4 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 127   Purvis Short 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
43. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 17 13 18 0 0 3 2 42 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 113   Purvis Short 23 3 3 1 0 0 1 22 8-17 .471 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Jan. 31, 1989
44. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 17 11 10 1 0 5 2 34 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Rockets 114   Purvis Short 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 32 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 05, 1989
45. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 11 7 15 5 0 3 4 41 4-15 .267 1-3 .333 2-5 .400
Rockets 88   Purvis Short 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 10 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 1989
46. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 12 11 1 1 5 4 43 4-23 .174 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Rockets 96   Purvis Short 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1989
47. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 28 5 8 2 1 0 2 38 11-20 .550 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Nets 92   Purvis Short 12 4 1 0 0 1 1 20 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1990
48. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 22 8 13 1 1 4 1 29 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Nets 105   Purvis Short 23 2 2 3 0 1 1 28 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
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