Charles Barkley vs Magic Johnson

Charles BarkleyMagic Johnson

Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson compared on their NBA careers: Charles Barkley played 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00, Magic Johnson 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96. Charles Barkley averaged 22.1 points a game to Magic Johnson's 19.5. Magic Johnson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson career per game
1,073GP906
36.7MIN36.7
22.1PTS19.5
11.7REB7.2
3.9AST11.2
1.5STL1.9
0.8BLK0.4
54.1FG%52
26.63P%30.3
73.5FT%84.8
61.2TS%61

Career totals

Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson career totals
23,757PTS17,707
12,546REB6,559
4,215AST10,141
1,648STL1,724
888BLK374
54.1FG%52
26.63P%30.3
73.5FT%84.8
61.2TS%61

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson postseason
123GP190
39.4MIN39.7
23PTS19.5
12.9REB7.7
3.9AST12.3
1.6STL1.9
0.9BLK0.3
51.3FG%50.6
25.53P%24.1
71.7FT%83.8
58.4TS%59.5

Where each stands all time

Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson all-time places
33rd (23,757)Points76th (17,707)
10th (12,546)Rebounds109th (6,559)
99th (4,215)Assists8th (10,141)
28th (1,648)Steals24th (1,724)
116th (888)Blocks—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Charles Barkley: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×5, All-NBA First Team ×5, All-Star MVP, MVP, All-NBA Third Team
  • Magic Johnson: 5 championships; Finals MVP ×3, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA First Team ×9, MVP ×3, All-Star MVP ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1984-85148.61.91979-80187.77.3
2nd1985-862012.83.91980-8121.68.68.6
3rd1986-872314.64.91981-8218.69.69.5
4th1987-8828.311.93.21982-8316.88.610.5
5th1988-8925.812.54.11983-8417.67.313.1
6th1989-9025.211.53.91984-8518.36.212.6
7th1990-9127.610.14.21985-8618.85.912.6
8th1991-9223.111.14.11986-8723.96.312.2
9th1992-9325.612.25.11987-8819.66.211.9
10th1993-9421.611.24.61988-8922.57.912.8
11th1994-952311.14.11989-9022.36.611.5
12th1995-9623.211.63.71990-9119.4712.5
13th1996-9719.213.54.71995-9614.65.76.9
14th1997-9815.211.73.2————
15th1998-9916.112.34.6————
16th1999-0014.510.53.2————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST