John Stockton vs Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson leads 6 of 8 career categories against John Stockton, including scoring (19.5 PPG) and rebounding (7.2 RPG). Head to head they met 36 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Magic Johnson winning the series 24–12.
The case for John Stockton: career value (202.7 Win Shares), longevity (1504 games played).
The case for Magic Johnson: scoring (19.5 PPG), rebounding (7.2 RPG), playmaking (11.2 APG), and 3 more.
PPG
13.119.5
RPG
2.77.2
APG
10.511.2
TS%
60.8%61.0%
PER
22.125.3
Win Shares
202.789.4
games played
1504906
MVPs / All-Star nods
11 All-NBA · 10 AS3 MVP · 3 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| John Stockton | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 12–24 | |
| Meetings | 36 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 12.1 | 20.8 |
| RPG | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| APG | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| First meeting | 1984-85 | |
| Last meeting | 1995-96 | |
Per Game
| John Stockton | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1504 | 906 |
| MIN | 31.8 | 36.7 |
| PTS | 13.1 | 19.5 |
| REB | 2.7 | 7.2 |
| AST | 10.5 | 11.2 |
| STL | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| FG% | 51.5 | 52.0 |
| 3P% | 38.4 | 30.4 |
| FT% | 82.6 | 84.8 |
Advanced
| John Stockton | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 22.1 | 25.3 |
| TS% | 60.8 | 61.0 |
| USG% | 19.0 | 24.0 |
| WS | 202.7 | 89.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.210 | 0.240 |
| BPM | 7.1 | 8.6 |
| VORP | 106.8 | 48.1 |
Accolades
| John Stockton | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NBA | 11 | 10 |
| All-Star | 10 | 12 |
| All-Defensive | 5 | — |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | 2 |
| MVP | — | 3 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring7490
Efficiency9395
Playmaking99100
Rebounding4186
Defense8985
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