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

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

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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-4 winning record over Reggie Johnson, but Reggie Johnson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Reggie Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Reggie Johnson:
1980-81 to 1983-84
14 Games played
13 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
10
0
Reggie Johnson
4
3
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.9 9.1 10.1 0.9
Reggie Johnson 8.2 4.4 0.80.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 16 20 5
Reggie Johnson 18 11 2 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 10

games		 14

games		 4

games
Reggie Johnson 1

game 		4

games		 0

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 7

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. 26, 1980
1. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 13 11 6 1 4 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Spurs 108   Reggie Johnson 9 5 0 1 2 0 4 18 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 08, 1980
2. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 28 10 8 3 5 8 3 44 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Spurs 112   Reggie Johnson 14 4 1 0 0 0 3 21 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 10, 1981
3. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 21 16 10 4 1 5 4 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Spurs 104   Reggie Johnson 12 2 1 2 3 6 5 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1981
4. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 20 10 16 3 1 2 2 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 116   Reggie Johnson 8 11 2 1 0 3 2 25 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 25, 1981
5. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 13 9 4 0 2 2 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Spurs 96   Reggie Johnson 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 17 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 12, 1982
6. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 25 14 6 3 0 4 3 40 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Cavaliers 100   Reggie Johnson 6 4 2 0 0 2 2 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1982
7. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 4 4 1 0 3 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Kings 99   Reggie Johnson 8 3 1 0 0 5 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 28, 1982
8. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 0 4 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Kings 111   Reggie Johnson 8 8 1 0 5 19 3-5 .600 0- .000 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
9. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 15 6 5 4 0 0 4 28 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 117   Reggie Johnson 18 8 0 0 1 1 3 21 7-9 .778 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 04, 1983
10. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 8 10 15 4 2 1 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Kings 125   Reggie Johnson 8 7 0 0 1 0 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 06, 1983
11. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 11 6 11 2 0 0 2 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 106   Reggie Johnson 9 1 2 0 0 2 3 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1983
12. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 9 11 1 0 3 4 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
76ers 113   Reggie Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 1983
13. Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 7 20 1 1 3 1 37 3-7 .429 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Nets 123   Reggie Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 29, 1984
14. Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 14 3 8 4 1 6 1 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nets 102   Reggie Johnson 5 4 1 2 1 1 1 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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