Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paul Griffin and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paul Griffin 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-4 winning record over Paul Griffin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Paul Griffin
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Paul Griffin:
1976-77 to 1982-83
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Paul Griffin
4
4
0
Magic Johnson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Griffin 4.7 3.6 2.3 0.90.4
Magic Johnson 20.4 9.6 8.63.01.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Griffin 9 6 5 31
Magic Johnson 28 16 16 65
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Griffin 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		1

game
Magic Johnson 9

games 		9

games		 10

games		 9

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		4

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
%
Dec. 04, 1979
1. Spurs 121   Paul Griffin 6 1 3 0 0 0 4 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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   Paul Griffin 0 4 2 0 1 2 2 16 0-0 - 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   Paul Griffin 6 5 3 2 0 1 1 18 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-4 .000
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   Paul Griffin 8 6 1 1 0 4 0 23 3-5 .600 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
Mar. 10, 1981
5. Spurs 104   Paul Griffin 8 5 2 1 0 3 4 22 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 21 16 10 4 1 5 4 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1981
6. Spurs 128   Paul Griffin 9 6 5 3 0 1 2 27 3-5 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 9 7 3 0 2 2 39 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 20, 1981
7. Spurs 116   Paul Griffin 2 1 3 0 0 2 2 19 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 20 10 16 3 1 2 2 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 25, 1981
8. Spurs 96   Paul Griffin 6 4 2 2 1 1 2 24 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 13 9 4 0 2 2 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1983
9. Spurs 110   Paul Griffin 2 4 0 0 1 1 3 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1983
10. Spurs 124   Paul Griffin 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 6 5 1 1 5 3 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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