Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Tom Tolbert

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Tom Tolbert 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 13 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-4 winning record over Tom Tolbert, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Tom Tolbert
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Tom Tolbert:
1988-89 to 1994-95
13 Games played
8 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
9
5
4
Tom Tolbert
4
3
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.2 8.7 13.3 0.90.2
Tom Tolbert 6.1 4.1 0.70.30.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 44 14 17 31
Tom Tolbert 14 12 2 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 13

games		 10

games		 13

games		 5

games		1

game
Tom Tolbert 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 2

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 6

games		10

games

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. 29, 1989
1. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 17 4 17 2 1 3 1 38 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Warriors 111   Tom Tolbert 5 4 2 0 1 2 2 22 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 06, 1990
2. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 14 8 16 2 1 4 5 37 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 10-12 .833
Warriors 133   Tom Tolbert 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1990
3. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 33 13 16 3 0 3 1 39 14-19 .737 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Warriors 115   Tom Tolbert 12 7 1 0 0 1 4 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 13, 1990
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 21 10 13 0 0 1 4 32 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Warriors 119   Tom Tolbert 14 12 1 1 0 0 4 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1990
5. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 17 4 10 0 0 3 0 30 6-13 .462 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Warriors 93   Tom Tolbert 7 4 2 2 1 2 2 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 15, 1990
6. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 7 9 1 0 4 5 41 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Warriors 109   Tom Tolbert 10 3 0 1 0 0 6 16 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 04, 1991
7. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 16 9 13 0 0 1 2 40 5-14 .357 0-3 .000 6-9 .667
Warriors 115   Tom Tolbert 7 8 1 0 0 1 2 33 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 17, 1991
8. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 14 8 15 0 0 4 1 33 5-15 .333 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Warriors 118   Tom Tolbert 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1991
9. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 21 10 17 3 0 0 2 31 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
Warriors 116   Tom Tolbert 7 3 0 0 0 0 5 13 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
May. 08, 1991
10. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 44 12 9 0 0 5 5 44 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 20-22 .909
Warriors 125   Tom Tolbert 0 3 1 0 1 0 5 12 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 10, 1991
11. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 15 7 15 1 0 6 2 45 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
Warriors 112   Tom Tolbert 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 12, 1991
12. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 21 7 11 0 0 3 3 40 5-14 .357 2-6 .333 9-11 .818
Warriors 107   Tom Tolbert 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 14, 1991
13. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 28 14 12 0 0 2 2 47 8-22 .364 2-4 .500 10-11 .909
OT Warriors 119   Tom Tolbert 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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