Magic Johnson vs Moses Malone
Magic Johnson leads 5 of 8 career categories against Moses Malone, including playmaking (11.2 APG) and shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%). Head to head they met 33 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Magic Johnson winning the series 17–16.
The case for Magic Johnson: playmaking (11.2 APG), shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%), per-minute impact (25.3 PER), and 2 more.
The case for Moses Malone: scoring (20.6 PPG), rebounding (12.2 RPG), longevity (1329 games played).
PPG
19.520.6
RPG
7.212.2
APG
11.21.3
TS%
61.0%56.8%
PER
25.321.1
Win Shares
89.459.6
games played
9061329
MVPs / All-Star nods
3 MVP · 3 FMVP · 10 All-NBA · 12 AS3 MVP · 1 FMVP · 8 All-NBA · 12 AS
Head to Head
| Magic Johnson | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17–16 | |
| Meetings | 33 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 20.2 | 24.7 |
| RPG | 8.6 | 14.5 |
| APG | 11.1 | 1.7 |
| First meeting | 1979-80 | |
| Last meeting | 1990-91 | |
Per Game
| Magic Johnson | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 906 | 1329 |
| MIN | 36.7 | 33.2 |
| PTS | 19.5 | 20.6 |
| REB | 7.2 | 12.2 |
| AST | 11.2 | 1.3 |
| STL | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| BLK | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| FG% | 52.0 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 30.4 | 10.8 |
| FT% | 84.8 | 76.9 |
Advanced
| Magic Johnson | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 25.3 | 21.1 |
| TS% | 61.0 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 24.0 | 25.2 |
| WS | 89.4 | 59.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.240 | 0.152 |
| BPM | 8.6 | 0.6 |
| VORP | 48.1 | 12.4 |
Accolades
| Magic Johnson | Moses Malone | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 3 | 3 |
| Finals MVP | 3 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 10 | 8 |
| All-Star | 12 | 12 |
| All-Star MVP | 2 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
| All-Defensive | — | 2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9088
Efficiency9584
Playmaking10038
Rebounding8696
Defense8581
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