Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Hayes and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Hayes 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 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-1 winning record over Steve Hayes. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Hayes:
1981-82 to 1985-86
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
Steve Hayes
1
1
0
Magic Johnson
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Hayes 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.01.0
Magic Johnson 15.2 6.8 10.31.30.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Hayes 6 5 2 03
Magic Johnson 29 13 23 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Hayes 0

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1

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0

games
0

games
4

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Magic Johnson 9

games
8

games
9

games
5

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

games
4

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1982
1. Cavaliers 98   Steve Hayes 5 4 2 0 1 2 4 21 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 7 12 8 0 1 3 2 37 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 06, 1983
2. Cavaliers 107   Steve Hayes 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 3 1 5 2 28 5-9 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 21, 1984
3. Supersonics 112   Steve Hayes 6 1 2 0 3 0 3 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 23 2 0 3 3 36 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 1-3 .333
Feb. 22, 1984
4. Supersonics 121   Steve Hayes 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 13 11 0 0 6 5 41 10-16 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 13, 1984
5. Supersonics 98   Steve Hayes 2 3 1 0 2 1 2 21 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 14 4 13 1 0 1 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1985
6. Jazz 110   Steve Hayes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 3 10 0 0 2 2 42 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 04, 1985
7. Jazz 127   Steve Hayes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 9 8 5 0 2 5 35 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Jan. 03, 1986
8. Jazz 101   Steve Hayes 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 07 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 11 4 4 0 0 3 3 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 05, 1986
9. Jazz 84   Steve Hayes 0 5 0 0 1 3 3 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 4 8 1 0 2 0 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000