Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Rudy Tomjanovich

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Rudy Tomjanovich 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 3 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 2-1 winning record over Rudy Tomjanovich. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Rudy Tomjanovich:
1970-71 to 1980-81
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
2
2
0
Rudy Tomjanovich
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.3 8.3 8.7 3.00.0
Rudy Tomjanovich 14.3 6.7 3.00.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 30 9 11 50
Rudy Tomjanovich 15 12 5 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 2

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2

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2

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3

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0

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Rudy Tomjanovich 1

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1

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0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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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
%
Feb. 24, 1980
1. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 8 8 5 2 0 3 0 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Rockets 100   Rudy Tomjanovich 15 12 5 0 0 3 3 35 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 12, 1980
2. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 30 9 10 5 0 3 4 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Rockets 103   Rudy Tomjanovich 13 6 3 1 0 3 2 33 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Nov. 12, 1980
3. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 17 8 11 2 0 2 3 42 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 107   Rudy Tomjanovich 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 6-13 .462 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000