Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Sam Mitchell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sam Mitchell 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 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-1 winning record over Sam Mitchell. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sam Mitchell:
1989-90 to 2001-02
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
8
8
0
Sam Mitchell
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.4 6.6 11.3 0.80.7
Sam Mitchell 10.0 5.2 1.40.80.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 37 10 15 22
Sam Mitchell 24 14 3 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 6

games
5

games
9

games
3

games
3

games
Sam Mitchell 2

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
3

games
0

games
4

games
5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
1. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 26 10 9 2 1 2 3 48 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
OT Timberwolves 97   Sam Mitchell 24 6 2 1 1 2 5 45 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
Mar. 04, 1990
2. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 3 15 0 0 2 2 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 96   Sam Mitchell 4 3 2 1 0 2 3 18 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 17, 1990
3. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 37 5 13 2 1 0 1 45 9-19 .474 3-5 .600 16-19 .842
Timberwolves 99   Sam Mitchell 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 06 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1990
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 11 4 7 1 1 3 2 30 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 89   Sam Mitchell 13 2 0 0 0 1 4 35 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1990
5. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 21 7 11 0 0 3 0 41 6-22 .273 0-5 .000 9-11 .818
Timberwolves 73   Sam Mitchell 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1990
6. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 15 6 13 1 0 2 1 27 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
Timberwolves 94   Sam Mitchell 4 6 3 1 0 1 5 28 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 13, 1991
7. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 18 8 14 0 1 2 1 31 5-14 .357 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 106   Sam Mitchell 20 8 1 0 2 2 4 48 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mar. 05, 1991
8. Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 32 6 9 1 0 4 2 44 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 14-14 1.000
Timberwolves 94   Sam Mitchell 15 14 1 1 0 1 4 48 7-16 .438 0-0 - 1-3 .333
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 1996
9. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 6 10 11 0 2 4 3 28 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 90   Sam Mitchell 6 7 3 2 1 1 3 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -