Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Rick Mahorn

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Rick Mahorn 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 30 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-14 winning record over Rick Mahorn, but Rick Mahorn won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 6-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Rick Mahorn
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Rick Mahorn:
1980-81 to 1998-99
30 Games played
20 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
12
4
Rick Mahorn
14
8
6

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 19.6 7.0 11.7
Rick Mahorn 6.8 6.1 1.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 34 13 19
Rick Mahorn 25 17 5
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 27

games		 17

games		 30

games
Rick Mahorn 3

games 		11

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games

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
%
Dec. 08, 1981
1. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 22 10 10 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bullets 98   Rick Mahorn 16 6 2 3 36 8-14 .571 0- .000 0-1 .000
Feb. 05, 1982
2. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 22 8 6 0 2 37 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bullets 87   Rick Mahorn 8 17 5 0 5 46 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
3. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 7 9 8 2 0 2 3 34 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 92   Rick Mahorn 13 7 1 1 1 4 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-7 .143
Mar. 04, 1983
4. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 17 8 10 2 0 6 0 42 8-11 .727 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 96   Rick Mahorn 25 13 0 1 4 4 41 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
5. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 12 2 2 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 95   Rick Mahorn 10 10 3 3 0 3 5 35 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 1984
6. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 13 10 13 2 1 6 3 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 96   Rick Mahorn 10 12 1 1 0 3 4 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
7. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 1 2 4 2 42 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bullets 101   Rick Mahorn 0 7 1 1 2 3 5 19 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 16, 1984
8. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 9 18 3 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Bullets 101   Rick Mahorn 0 6 0 2 0 1 3 23 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
9. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 19 7 15 2 0 8 2 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Pistons 119   Rick Mahorn 13 14 2 1 1 2 4 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 19, 1986
10. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 10 6 18 1 0 3 1 40 5-15 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pistons 118   Rick Mahorn 2 4 0 0 1 0 3 14 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
11. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 34 9 9 0 2 2 2 39 13-30 .433 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Pistons 119   Rick Mahorn 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1987
12. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 7 15 3 2 5 3 38 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pistons 111   Rick Mahorn 4 5 1 0 1 0 5 20 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
13. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 21 5 9 1 0 6 2 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 104   Rick Mahorn 11 11 0 1 1 1 2 34 3-7 .429 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 21, 1988
14. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 7 13 2 0 2 3 40 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Pistons 110   Rick Mahorn 14 7 2 0 3 3 2 31 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 5-8 .625
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
15. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 28 8 10 2 0 1 3 44 8-11 .727 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000
Pistons 105   Rick Mahorn 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1988
16. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 7 11 2 0 3 3 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Pistons 96   Rick Mahorn 11 9 1 0 1 1 2 19 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 12, 1988
17. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 6 14 3 0 3 2 40 7-8 .875 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 86   Rick Mahorn 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 06 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1988
18. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 23 4 6 1 0 2 5 34 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 9-11 .818
Pistons 111   Rick Mahorn 8 3 0 0 2 0 2 16 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 16, 1988
19. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 15 6 17 2 1 4 3 45 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Pistons 104   Rick Mahorn 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 19, 1988
20. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 4 19 2 0 2 2 45 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Pistons 102   Rick Mahorn 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 21, 1988
21. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 14 2 0 4 5 40 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Pistons 105   Rick Mahorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
22. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 0 0 9 2 32 8-18 .444 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 102   Rick Mahorn 13 11 0 1 1 0 2 29 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
23. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 5 14 3 0 5 2 41 6-12 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Pistons 109   Rick Mahorn 2 8 1 0 0 0 3 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 08, 1989
24. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 6 9 0 0 0 2 29 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Pistons 108   Rick Mahorn 2 2 2 0 3 0 4 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1989
25. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Pistons 114   Rick Mahorn 7 4 0 0 0 0 4 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1990
26. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 5 17 2 0 6 1 37 8-10 .800 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000
76ers 116   Rick Mahorn 12 8 2 3 1 0 4 36 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 14, 1990
27. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 34 6 9 1 0 5 2 40 9-15 .600 4-6 .667 12-13 .923
76ers 116   Rick Mahorn 4 3 1 0 1 1 4 27 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1990
28. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 34 13 13 2 0 4 1 39 10-17 .588 2-4 .500 12-12 1.000
76ers 107   Rick Mahorn 4 4 1 2 0 0 2 24 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 25, 1991
29. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 7 13 1 2 3 0 43 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
76ers 92   Rick Mahorn 8 4 1 2 0 1 2 29 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1996
30. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 18 9 8 2 1 2 1 31 5-16 .313 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
Nets 96   Rick Mahorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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