Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Marques Johnson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Marques Johnson and Magic Johnson 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:
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They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-6 winning record over Marques Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Marques Johnson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Marques Johnson:
1977-78 to 1989-90
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Marques Johnson
6
6
0
Magic Johnson
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Marques Johnson 19.5 6.5 3.9 1.60.3
Magic Johnson 18.1 7.3 12.12.50.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Marques Johnson 34 13 7 41
Magic Johnson 34 12 20 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Marques Johnson 11

games		 9

games		 0

games		 5

games		5

games
Magic Johnson 9

games 		11

games		 21

games		 11

games		4

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 2

games		 1

game		 6

games		13

games

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
%
Oct. 31, 1979
1. Bucks 110   Marques Johnson 25 7 6 2 0 1 1 38 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 10 3 7 2 0 2 4 28 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Bucks 103   Marques Johnson 16 8 3 0 0 2 2 32 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 4 0 3 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 06, 1980
3. Bucks 113   Marques Johnson 25 9 4 3 1 2 2 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 7 6 1 0 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 27, 1980
4. Bucks 102   Marques Johnson 25 10 3 1 1 6 4 35 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 3 7 5 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 29, 1980
5. Bucks 126   Marques Johnson 28 13 7 4 0 1 2 44 10-15 .667 0-0 - 8-10 .800
OT Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 11 7 4 0 3 3 45 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
Mar. 04, 1980
6. Bucks 124   Marques Johnson 18 3 5 3 1 2 3 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 8 7 3 0 4 5 34 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1982
7. Bucks 118   Marques Johnson 13 8 4 2 0 1 3 30 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 2 0 0 1 36 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Jan. 26, 1982
8. Bucks 96   Marques Johnson 32 4 1 3 0 4 3 32 14-20 .700 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 1 4 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
9. Bucks 113   Marques Johnson 30 10 5 2 1 2 5 45 13-26 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Mar. 02, 1983
10. Bucks 117   Marques Johnson 16 8 7 1 0 5 5 37 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 5 0 4 3 42 15-20 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
11. Bucks 97   Marques Johnson 21 0 4 4 0 2 1 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 20, 1984
12. Bucks 94   Marques Johnson 16 9 4 2 0 1 0 40 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 0-3 .000
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 4 11 3 0 2 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1984
13. Clippers 103   Marques Johnson 13 8 6 0 1 1 4 38 4-12 .333 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 3 2 7 3 40 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Dec. 29, 1984
14. Clippers 107   Marques Johnson 19 7 1 2 1 2 4 42 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 10 16 1 1 0 2 44 5-12 .417 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Feb. 02, 1985
15. Clippers 96   Marques Johnson 11 7 4 0 0 5 0 31 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 7 5 17 3 0 4 4 37 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Feb. 12, 1985
16. Clippers 110   Marques Johnson 12 6 2 2 0 3 4 33 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 23 3 12 1 0 2 3 26 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 16, 1985
17. Clippers 112   Marques Johnson 12 3 5 2 0 1 5 26 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 25 9 15 3 0 3 2 40 8-17 .471 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1985
18. Clippers 96   Marques Johnson 30 6 2 1 0 4 1 32 13-23 .565 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 12 9 14 3 0 5 1 32 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 20, 1985
19. Clippers 107   Marques Johnson 34 7 6 1 0 3 3 41 13-24 .542 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 22 9 20 1 0 2 2 35 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 11, 1986
20. Clippers 108   Marques Johnson 12 2 3 0 0 2 3 30 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 15 5 16 1 1 4 2 29 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 19, 1986
21. Clippers 115   Marques Johnson 20 5 2 1 1 2 3 33 7-15 .467 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 18 5 11 2 0 4 3 39 7-16 .438 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1989
22. Warriors 95   Marques Johnson 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 19 10 10 1 0 3 1 39 7-20 .350 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
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