Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and John Starks

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and John Starks 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 3 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 2-1 winning record over John Starks. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
John Starks:
1988-89 to 2001-02
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
2
2
0
John Starks
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 24.0 6.7 13.7 1.30.0
John Starks 3.7 0.0 0.00.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 28 8 18 20
John Starks 9 0 0 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 3

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2

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John Starks 0

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Both had same stat 0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1988
1. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 22 7 18 2 0 4 3 38 10-16 .625 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Warriors 102   John Starks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1989
2. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 28 8 12 1 0 3 3 30 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 11-11 1.000
Warriors 121   John Starks 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1990
3. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Knicks 97   John Starks 9 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 0-0 -