Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Walter Berry and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Walter Berry 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 14 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-2 winning record over Walter Berry, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Walter Berry
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Walter Berry:
1986-87 to 1988-89
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
14 Games played
11 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Walter Berry
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
12
9
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Berry 17.8 5.7 1.6 0.90.9
Magic Johnson 20.1 6.6 11.92.10.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Berry 28 8 3 33
Magic Johnson 26 12 18 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Walter Berry 5

games		 5

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games
Magic Johnson 8

games 		5

games		 14

games		 9

games		3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 0

games		 2

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1987
1. Spurs 109   Walter Berry 17 7 2 1 1 5 5 22 6-7 .857 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 3 9 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-13 .923
Mar. 20, 1987
2. Spurs 115   Walter Berry 26 6 3 0 1 2 2 34 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 20 6 11 1 2 3 0 30 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 10, 1987
3. Spurs 121   Walter Berry 18 6 1 0 1 3 2 29 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 12 13 3 0 5 5 37 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Apr. 17, 1987
4. Spurs 115   Walter Berry 19 5 3 0 0 3 5 32 8-20 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 17 4 6 1 1 0 1 22 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1987
5. Spurs 124   Walter Berry 28 6 2 2 2 0 2 29 13-19 .684 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 21 6 13 0 2 7 3 38 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nov. 15, 1987
6. Spurs 130   Walter Berry 18 7 1 0 0 3 4 23 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 25 5 10 2 1 3 1 31 11-19 .579 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 04, 1988
7. Spurs 115   Walter Berry 13 3 1 0 0 1 3 22 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 14 8 13 4 0 3 2 30 5-7 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 12, 1988
8. Spurs 132   Walter Berry 19 7 0 3 1 4 3 28 8-12 .667 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 22 9 13 2 0 5 4 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Apr. 19, 1988
9. Spurs 126   Walter Berry 11 2 0 1 0 1 0 16 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 2 9 0 0 6 2 40 9-11 .818 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1988
10. Spurs 110   Walter Berry 25 8 2 3 1 4 3 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 13 4 18 3 0 6 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 01, 1988
11. Spurs 112   Walter Berry 14 6 2 1 0 3 2 31 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 26 9 15 2 0 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 03, 1988
12. Spurs 107   Walter Berry 27 7 2 1 1 4 5 32 12-18 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 25 5 11 2 0 3 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1989
13. Rockets 88   Walter Berry 10 7 1 0 3 0 4 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 11 7 15 5 0 3 4 41 4-15 .267 1-3 .333 2-5 .400
Mar. 13, 1989
14. Rockets 96   Walter Berry 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 12 11 1 1 5 4 43 4-23 .174 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
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