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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sam Perkins 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 40 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 30-10 winning record over Sam Perkins, including an 8-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Sam Perkins
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sam Perkins:
1984-85 to 2000-01
40 Games played
27 in Regular Season
13 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
30
22
8
Sam Perkins
10
5
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.7 6.5 12.2 1.30.4
Sam Perkins 12.4 6.6 1.50.80.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 38 15 23 32
Sam Perkins 25 12 6 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 33

games		 18

games		 40

games		 23

games		9

games
Sam Perkins 7

games 		17

games		 0

games		 9

games		13

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 5

games		 0

games		 8

games		18

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1984
1. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 9 6 4 1 1 4 1 35 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Mavericks 107   Sam Perkins 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 11, 1985
2. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 6 5 0 2 1 0 38 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 102   Sam Perkins 7 7 1 0 0 1 2 29 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 18, 1985
3. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 12 4 18 2 1 2 1 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 92   Sam Perkins 13 6 1 0 0 1 3 22 5-8 .625 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1985
4. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 16 2 0 3 2 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 106   Sam Perkins 0 11 3 1 0 2 4 24 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 29, 1985
5. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 6 13 2 0 3 3 37 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 115   Sam Perkins 19 10 6 1 0 1 3 37 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1985
6. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 28 3 15 1 0 0 4 42 13-20 .650 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mavericks 119   Sam Perkins 10 8 1 0 1 0 2 26 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Feb. 04, 1986
7. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 8 0 1 8 3 31 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 102   Sam Perkins 18 4 2 1 0 1 1 39 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Feb. 26, 1986
8. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 21 6 9 1 0 4 0 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 116   Sam Perkins 12 6 1 0 1 1 4 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1986
9. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 2 0 2 4 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 116   Sam Perkins 8 9 3 1 2 0 2 32 4-17 .235 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1986
10. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 21 7 9 0 0 2 3 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Mavericks 113   Sam Perkins 18 7 5 0 0 2 4 38 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
May. 02, 1986
11. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 18 2 14 3 0 2 2 41 8-20 .400 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Mavericks 110   Sam Perkins 15 9 2 1 1 0 2 37 3-11 .273 0-0 - 9-10 .900
May. 04, 1986
12. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 29 15 14 2 0 4 3 43 11-21 .524 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Mavericks 120   Sam Perkins 23 6 3 0 2 2 3 38 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-7 .714
May. 06, 1986
13. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 29 7 14 2 1 1 2 42 10-18 .556 0-1 .000 9-9 1.000
Mavericks 113   Sam Perkins 7 6 1 1 1 2 4 27 2-9 .222 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 08, 1986
14. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 21 6 17 3 0 3 3 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Mavericks 107   Sam Perkins 6 2 1 1 0 0 5 22 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1986
15. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 29 6 9 0 1 5 1 40 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Mavericks 110   Sam Perkins 14 5 4 1 0 3 4 36 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 05, 1986
16. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 8 10 3 0 4 1 44 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Mavericks 104   Sam Perkins 19 12 1 2 1 0 3 44 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 1986
17. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 0 0 6 5 41 11-22 .500 0-2 .000 12-12 1.000
Mavericks 130   Sam Perkins 6 5 1 0 0 2 5 26 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
18. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 7 12 1 1 5 2 40 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Mavericks 132   Sam Perkins 18 12 3 4 0 0 3 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Feb. 02, 1987
19. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 18 3 8 1 0 4 4 39 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 103   Sam Perkins 10 7 1 0 0 1 2 26 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1987
20. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 5 15 1 0 3 2 37 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 116   Sam Perkins 16 5 2 0 1 3 6 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 06, 1988
21. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 11 8 15 2 0 4 1 41 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 89   Sam Perkins 14 5 0 0 1 3 4 40 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Mar. 06, 1988
22. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 14 10 16 1 0 3 1 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mavericks 97   Sam Perkins 11 10 2 0 2 1 5 35 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 20, 1988
23. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 8 10 23 0 1 8 2 42 1-7 .143 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Mavericks 107   Sam Perkins 12 6 0 1 0 1 4 40 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1988
24. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 6 12 1 0 4 2 42 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Sam Perkins 8 2 1 0 0 3 2 31 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 25, 1988
25. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 4 19 2 0 3 4 37 5-7 .714 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mavericks 101   Sam Perkins 16 3 1 1 0 0 4 29 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 1988
26. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 14 8 10 1 1 2 3 39 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333
Mavericks 106   Sam Perkins 16 11 2 2 1 2 4 37 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 29, 1988
27. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 28 5 12 0 0 2 3 42 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 118   Sam Perkins 9 7 1 1 0 0 3 32 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
May. 31, 1988
28. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 6 20 0 0 3 3 35 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mavericks 102   Sam Perkins 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 22 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 02, 1988
29. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 19 2 12 1 0 8 1 41 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 105   Sam Perkins 14 3 2 3 0 1 4 39 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Jun. 04, 1988
30. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 24 9 11 1 1 4 2 43 9-15 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 102   Sam Perkins 13 5 0 1 1 2 1 31 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
31. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 6 14 2 0 5 5 37 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 113   Sam Perkins 14 8 2 2 0 2 5 34 6-13 .462 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 20, 1989
32. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 30 8 11 2 0 3 3 36 11-17 .647 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000
Mavericks 99   Sam Perkins 11 7 0 0 2 2 4 36 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Jan. 29, 1989
33. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 4 9 1 2 3 3 40 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Mavericks 93   Sam Perkins 15 10 0 0 3 0 3 39 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 17, 1989
34. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 31 12 13 2 2 4 0 40 10-18 .556 0-5 .000 11-11 1.000
Mavericks 103   Sam Perkins 25 9 0 0 1 0 4 33 12-17 .706 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
35. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 20 9 12 1 1 4 4 43 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Mavericks 94   Sam Perkins 14 4 1 1 0 1 2 25 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 12, 1989
36. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 22 4 7 3 0 2 1 32 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Mavericks 98   Sam Perkins 14 9 0 1 0 2 2 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1990
37. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 21 5 11 2 0 3 0 43 7-15 .467 4-6 .667 3-4 .750
Mavericks 91   Sam Perkins 6 4 1 0 0 1 4 23 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1990
38. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 38 8 8 1 1 2 1 41 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 19-22 .864
Mavericks 106   Sam Perkins 18 11 1 1 1 1 5 35 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 19, 1996
39. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 14 5 10 1 0 0 1 34 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 71   Sam Perkins 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 21 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1996
40. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 17 7 3 0 0 3 4 39 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Supersonics 104   Sam Perkins 20 3 1 1 2 0 3 29 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
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