Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Charles Oakley

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Charles Oakley 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 12 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-3 winning record over Charles Oakley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Charles Oakley
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Charles Oakley:
1985-86 to 2003-04
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
9
9
0
Charles Oakley
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.6 6.5 12.0 1.70.3
Charles Oakley 12.0 10.0 2.50.70.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 30 15 17 62
Charles Oakley 23 21 8 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 10

games		 3

games		 11

games		 5

games		3

games
Charles Oakley 2

games 		8

games		 1

game		 3

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 4

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1985
1. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 8 17 1 0 3 1 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bulls 113   Charles Oakley 8 4 4 1 0 0 4 18 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jan. 20, 1986
2. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 1 14 1 1 0 3 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Bulls 118   Charles Oakley 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
3. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 30 2 9 0 0 3 4 41 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Bulls 103   Charles Oakley 16 21 3 1 0 5 5 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Feb. 20, 1987
4. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 28 6 16 0 0 5 1 44 12-20 .600 0-2 .000 4-5 .800
Bulls 100   Charles Oakley 15 11 5 0 0 4 5 37 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1988
5. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 2 11 0 0 3 0 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bulls 101   Charles Oakley 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1988
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 7 2 4 0 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 128   Charles Oakley 20 11 8 1 0 1 4 30 9-11 .818 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
7. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 12 13 6 0 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Knicks 98   Charles Oakley 12 13 0 0 0 2 3 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 24, 1989
8. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 11 11 5 1 2 1 43 10-17 .588 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 122   Charles Oakley 23 11 0 0 0 0 3 34 9-12 .750 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1989
9. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 1 2 5 2 38 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Knicks 104   Charles Oakley 14 8 1 3 0 0 6 43 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 23, 1990
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 7 13 3 0 0 2 29 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Knicks 97   Charles Oakley 15 6 1 0 0 0 3 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
11. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 15 14 2 0 4 2 41 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 12-12 1.000
Knicks 109   Charles Oakley 10 12 3 2 0 0 4 37 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 18, 1990
12. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Knicks 97   Charles Oakley 9 17 3 0 0 5 3 42 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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