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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sam Pellom 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 4 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 4-0 winning record over Sam Pellom. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sam Pellom:
1979-80 to 1982-83
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
4
4
0
Sam Pellom
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 14.8 7.3 7.5 0.5
Sam Pellom 5.5 5.0 0.31.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21 12 8 1
Sam Pellom 11 8 1 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 4

games
3

games
4

games
1

game
Sam Pellom 0

games
0

games
0

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

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1

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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
%
Jan. 18, 1980
1. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 9 1 7 0 1 5 1 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Hawks 102   Sam Pellom 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1980
2. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 18 8 8 1 1 7 1 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Hawks 97   Sam Pellom 2 4 0 0 1 2 3 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1981
3. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 11 12 8 0 4 42 4-12 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Hawks 94   Sam Pellom 7 8 0 1 2 26 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 09, 1982
4. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 21 8 7 0 3 28 10-11 .909 0- .000 1-2 .500
Hawks 117   Sam Pellom 11 7 1 2 5 35 3-6 .500 0- .000 5-6 .833