Chris Mullin vs Magic Johnson

Chris MullinMagic Johnson

Chris Mullin and Magic Johnson compared on their NBA careers: Chris Mullin played 16 seasons, 1985-86 to 2000-01, Magic Johnson 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96. Chris Mullin averaged 18.2 points a game to Magic Johnson's 19.5. Magic Johnson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Mullin and Magic Johnson career per game
986GP906
32.6MIN36.7
18.2PTS19.5
4.1REB7.2
3.5AST11.2
1.6STL1.9
0.6BLK0.4
50.9FG%52
38.43P%30.3
86.5FT%84.8
59.4TS%61

Career totals

Chris Mullin and Magic Johnson career totals
17,911PTS17,707
4,034REB6,559
3,450AST10,141
1,530STL1,724
549BLK374
50.9FG%52
38.43P%30.3
86.5FT%84.8
59.4TS%61

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chris Mullin and Magic Johnson postseason
71GP190
29MIN39.7
13.8PTS19.5
3.3REB7.7
2.1AST12.3
1STL1.9
0.6BLK0.3
49.5FG%50.6
40.93P%24.1
85.9FT%83.8
58.9TS%59.5

Where each stands all time

Chris Mullin and Magic Johnson all-time places
74th (17,911)Points76th (17,707)
277th (4,034)Rebounds109th (6,559)
152nd (3,450)Assists8th (10,141)
267th (815)3-pointers made—
46th (1,530)Steals24th (1,724)
217th (549)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

  • Chris Mullin: 0 championships; All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA Third Team, All-NBA First 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.

Chris Mullin 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.
1st1985-86142.11.91979-80187.77.3
2nd1986-8715.12.23.21980-8121.68.68.6
3rd1987-8820.23.44.81981-8218.69.69.5
4th1988-8926.55.95.11982-8316.88.610.5
5th1989-9025.15.94.11983-8417.67.313.1
6th1990-9125.75.441984-8518.36.212.6
7th1991-9225.65.63.51985-8618.85.912.6
8th1992-9325.953.61986-8723.96.312.2
9th1993-9416.85.65.11987-8819.66.211.9
10th1994-95194.651988-8922.57.912.8
11th1995-9613.32.93.51989-9022.36.611.5
12th1996-9714.544.11990-9119.4712.5
13th1997-9811.332.31995-9614.65.76.9
14th1998-9910.13.21.6————
15th1999-005.11.60.8————
16th2000-015.82.11————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST