Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mike Gale and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike Gale 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.

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They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 5-4 winning record over Mike Gale. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike Gale:
1976-77 to 1981-82
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mike Gale
4
4
0
Magic Johnson
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Gale 5.8 0.7 2.6 1.70.2
Magic Johnson 21.4 10.4 8.22.21.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Gale 16 2 6 42
Magic Johnson 28 14 13 65
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Gale 0

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0

games
0

games
2

games
1

game
Magic Johnson 9

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9

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9

games
3

games
6

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

games
4

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2

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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
%
Dec. 04, 1979
1. Spurs 121   Mike Gale 16 2 6 2 0 2 3 32 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 24 9 9 2 1 3 3 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Dec. 16, 1979
2. Spurs 119   Mike Gale 2 0 4 4 0 3 1 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 7 7 3 1 5 5 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1980
3. Spurs 108   Mike Gale 6 0 4 1 0 1 2 21 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 13 11 6 1 4 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 08, 1980
4. Spurs 112   Mike Gale 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 16 4-5 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 28 10 8 3 5 8 3 44 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1981
5. Warriors 118   Mike Gale 8 2 1 2 0 3 1 18 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 26 13 7 2 0 3 2 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 17, 1981
6. Warriors 120   Mike Gale 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 16 7 3 0 0 5 5 37 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Feb. 02, 1982
7. Warriors 119   Mike Gale 6 1 3 4 2 1 0 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 14 10 1 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 19, 1982
8. Warriors 106   Mike Gale 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 26 14 6 1 1 2 4 34 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Apr. 16, 1982
9. Warriors 109   Mike Gale 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 13 2 1 2 1 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000