Karl Malone vs Magic Johnson
Karl Malone and Magic Johnson split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 32 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Magic Johnson winning the series 21–11.
The case for Karl Malone: scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (10.1 RPG), career value (232.3 Win Shares), and 1 more.
The case for Magic Johnson: playmaking (11.2 APG), shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%), per-minute impact (25.3 PER), and 1 more.
PPG
25.019.5
RPG
10.17.2
APG
3.611.2
TS%
57.7%61.0%
PER
23.925.3
Win Shares
232.389.4
games played
1476906
MVPs / All-Star nods
2 MVP · 14 All-NBA · 14 AS3 MVP · 3 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| Karl Malone | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 11–21 | |
| Meetings | 32 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 25.4 | 21.5 |
| RPG | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| APG | 2.2 | 10.9 |
| First meeting | 1985-86 | |
| Last meeting | 1995-96 | |
Per Game
| Karl Malone | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1476 | 906 |
| MIN | 37.2 | 36.7 |
| PTS | 25.0 | 19.5 |
| REB | 10.1 | 7.2 |
| AST | 3.6 | 11.2 |
| STL | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| BLK | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| FG% | 51.6 | 52.0 |
| 3P% | 27.4 | 30.4 |
| FT% | 74.2 | 84.8 |
Advanced
| Karl Malone | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 23.9 | 25.3 |
| TS% | 57.7 | 61.0 |
| USG% | 29.5 | 24.0 |
| WS | 232.3 | 89.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.203 | 0.240 |
| BPM | 4.6 | 8.6 |
| VORP | 92.1 | 48.1 |
Accolades
| Karl Malone | Magic Johnson | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 2 | 3 |
| All-NBA | 14 | 10 |
| All-Star | 14 | 12 |
| All-Defensive | 4 | — |
| All-Star MVP | 2 | 2 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 3 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9790
Efficiency8495
Playmaking81100
Rebounding9786
Defense8785
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