Magic Johnson vs Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan leads 5 of 8 career categories against Magic Johnson, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and per-minute impact (28.1 PER). Head to head they met 18 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Michael Jordan winning the series 11–7.
The case for Magic Johnson: rebounding (7.2 RPG), playmaking (11.2 APG), shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%).
The case for Michael Jordan: scoring (30.1 PPG), per-minute impact (28.1 PER), career value (197.9 Win Shares), and 2 more.
PPG
19.530.1
RPG
7.26.2
APG
11.25.3
TS%
61.0%56.9%
PER
25.328.1
Win Shares
89.4197.9
games played
9061072
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 MVP · 3 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7–11 | |
| Meetings | 18 (5 playoff) | |
| PPG | 19.2 | 30.4 |
| RPG | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| APG | 11.6 | 8.1 |
| First meeting | 1984-85 | |
| Last meeting | 1995-96 | |
Per Game
| Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 906 | 1072 |
| MIN | 36.7 | 38.3 |
| PTS | 19.5 | 30.1 |
| REB | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| AST | 11.2 | 5.3 |
| STL | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| BLK | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 52.0 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 30.4 | 32.7 |
| FT% | 84.8 | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 25.3 | 28.1 |
| TS% | 61.0 | 56.9 |
| USG% | 24.0 | 33.7 |
| WS | 89.4 | 197.9 |
| WS/48 | 0.240 | 0.251 |
| BPM | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| VORP | 48.1 | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 3 | 5 |
| Finals MVP | 3 | 6 |
| All-NBA | 10 | 11 |
| All-Star | 12 | 14 |
| All-Star MVP | 2 | 3 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive POY | — | 1 |
| All-Defensive | — | 9 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9099
Efficiency9578
Playmaking10090
Rebounding8682
Defense8595
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