Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Ricky Sobers

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Ricky Sobers 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 20 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-9 winning record over Ricky Sobers. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Ricky Sobers
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Ricky Sobers:
1975-76 to 1985-86
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
11
0
Ricky Sobers
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.8 8.1 10.7 2.40.3
Ricky Sobers 13.1 2.6 3.91.50.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 18 17 52
Ricky Sobers 30 9 10 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 19

games		 18

games		 11

games		4

games
Ricky Sobers 7

games 		0

games		 0

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 5

games		15

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. 16, 1979
1. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 19 9 8 2 0 2 5 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 96   Ricky Sobers 18 4 4 2 0 4 4 42 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Oct. 30, 1979
2. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 7 6 2 0 4 2 36 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bulls 105   Ricky Sobers 24 4 6 2 1 1 5 36 11-25 .440 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1979
3. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 6 7 6 1 0 4 6 39 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bulls 107   Ricky Sobers 18 1 4 2 0 3 2 36 9-18 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 18, 1979
4. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 22 6 13 3 1 1 2 40 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Bulls 118   Ricky Sobers 30 5 5 3 0 6 2 43 12-17 .706 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Jan. 31, 1980
5. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 16 6 11 5 0 2 4 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 97   Ricky Sobers 24 2 4 4 0 4 4 38 9-15 .600 2-2 1.000 4-6 .667
Mar. 07, 1980
6. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 14 18 9 5 1 2 4 41 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 99   Ricky Sobers 8 9 4 2 1 2 5 22 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1982
7. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Bulls 119   Ricky Sobers 7 1 5 3 0 2 2 23 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 12, 1982
8. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 30 8 8 3 0 3 5 40 13-20 .650 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667
Bulls 111   Ricky Sobers 9 2 0 0 0 4 2 25 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1983
9. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 17 8 10 2 0 6 0 42 8-11 .727 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Bullets 96   Ricky Sobers 16 0 6 0 0 4 34 5-11 .455 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
10. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 12 2 2 6 3 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 95   Ricky Sobers 21 1 5 1 0 4 6 38 8-20 .400 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
Feb. 10, 1984
11. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 13 10 13 2 1 6 3 40 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Bullets 96   Ricky Sobers 16 1 10 4 0 0 1 30 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1984
12. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 10 10 14 3 0 5 2 39 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 105   Ricky Sobers 15 4 4 1 0 1 3 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Dec. 13, 1984
13. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 14 4 15 1 0 2 4 40 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
OT Supersonics 124   Ricky Sobers 12 0 3 0 0 2 3 25 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 26, 1984
14. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 18 8 10 3 0 3 3 42 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 97   Ricky Sobers 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 1985
15. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 14 16 17 4 0 5 1 39 3-11 .273 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 107   Ricky Sobers 6 2 4 2 0 1 0 25 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 11, 1986
16. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 14 6 16 1 0 4 3 38 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 105   Ricky Sobers 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1986
17. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 32 4 9 0 0 5 3 41 12-16 .750 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Supersonics 106   Ricky Sobers 7 2 2 1 0 1 0 15 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 13, 1986
18. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 27 5 13 1 0 1 2 38 12-25 .480 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 92   Ricky Sobers 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1986
19. Lakers 87   Magic Johnson 20 6 12 4 0 5 3 42 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Supersonics 88   Ricky Sobers 9 6 2 1 0 2 2 17 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 01, 1986
20. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 8 6 1 0 3 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 104   Ricky Sobers 17 3 4 1 0 1 0 21 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
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