Magic Johnson vs Scottie Pippen
Magic Johnson leads 6 of 8 career categories against Scottie Pippen, including scoring (19.5 PPG) and rebounding (7.2 RPG). Head to head they met 14 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Scottie Pippen winning the series 10–4.
The case for Magic Johnson
scoring (19.5 PPG), rebounding (7.2 RPG), playmaking (11.2 APG), and 3 more.
The case for Scottie Pippen
career value (123.2 Win Shares), longevity (1178 games played).
Tale of the tape
19.5PPG16.1
7.2RPG6.4
11.2APG5.2
61.0%TS%53.6%
25.3PER18.7
89.4Win Shares123.2
906games played1178
Head to Head
| Magic Johnson | Scottie Pippen | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Series wins | 10 |
| 18.3 | PPG | 18.6 |
| 6.8 | RPG | 7.4 |
| 11.1 | APG | 5.4 |
| 14 meetings (5 in the playoffs) · first 1987-88 · last 1995-96 | ||
Per Game
| Magic Johnson | Scottie Pippen | |
|---|---|---|
| 906 | G | 1178 |
| 36.7 | MIN | 34.9 |
| 19.5 | PTS | 16.1 |
| 7.2 | REB | 6.4 |
| 11.2 | AST | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | STL | 2.0 |
| 0.4 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 52.0 | FG% | 47.3 |
| 30.4 | 3P% | 32.6 |
| 84.8 | FT% | 70.4 |
Advanced
| Magic Johnson | Scottie Pippen | |
|---|---|---|
| 25.3 | PER | 18.7 |
| 61.0 | TS% | 53.6 |
| 24.0 | USG% | 22.6 |
| 89.4 | WS | 123.2 |
| 0.240 | WS/48 | 0.144 |
| 8.6 | BPM | 3.6 |
| 48.1 | VORP | 58.8 |
Accolades
| Magic Johnson | Scottie Pippen | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | MVP | — |
| 3 | Finals MVP | — |
| 10 | All-NBA | 7 |
| 12 | All-Star | 7 |
| 2 | All-Star MVP | 1 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | — |
| — | All-Defensive | 10 |
Career percentiles
90Scoring83
95Efficiency61
100Playmaking90
86Rebounding81
85Defense93
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