Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Tim Kempton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Tim Kempton 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 11 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-0 winning record over Tim Kempton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Tim Kempton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Tim Kempton:
1986-87 to 1997-98
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
11
11
0
Tim Kempton
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.3 6.2 13.7 1.70.5
Tim Kempton 7.6 4.1 1.20.50.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 11 24 62
Tim Kempton 15 9 5 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 10

games		 7

games		 11

games		 4

games		3

games
Tim Kempton 0

games 		2

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 2

games		 0

games		 6

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1986
1. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 14 4 14 0 0 3 1 28 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 92   Tim Kempton 4 3 1 1 0 0 6 08 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 30, 1986
2. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 13 1 13 2 2 9 0 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 115   Tim Kempton 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1987
3. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 15 2 15 2 0 3 2 26 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 114   Tim Kempton 14 9 1 0 1 4 4 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Mar. 15, 1987
4. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 6 10 1 0 0 1 28 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 101   Tim Kempton 14 6 0 1 0 0 4 22 6-8 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 06, 1987
5. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 15 6 16 2 0 3 0 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Clippers 112   Tim Kempton 15 8 4 2 0 1 6 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 09, 1987
6. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 28 6 11 4 1 2 3 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Clippers 100   Tim Kempton 9 5 1 0 0 2 3 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
7. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 12 10 10 2 0 3 0 31 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Hornets 97   Tim Kempton 10 6 5 2 0 2 5 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1989
8. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 0 2 5 1 28 7-8 .875 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Hornets 90   Tim Kempton 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1989
9. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 24 8 24 6 1 3 0 40 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 11-11 1.000
Nuggets 105   Tim Kempton 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 13 0-1 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 03, 1990
10. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 27 7 7 0 0 4 3 37 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 13-14 .929
Nuggets 98   Tim Kempton 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 1990
11. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 11 17 0 0 6 5 44 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Nuggets 111   Tim Kempton 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 14 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-3 .333
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