Kevin Durant vs Magic Johnson

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Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Durant played 18 seasons, 2007-08 to 2025-26, Magic Johnson 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96. Kevin Durant averaged 27.1 points a game to Magic Johnson's 19.5. Kevin Durant won 2 titles, Magic Johnson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kevin Durant leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Magic Johnson in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson career per game

1,201	GP	906
36.7	MIN	36.7
27.1, better	PTS	19.5
6.9	REB	7.2, better
4.4	AST	11.2, better
1	STL	1.9, better
1.1, better	BLK	0.4
50.3	FG%	52, better
39.2, better	3P%	30.3
88.2, better	FT%	84.8
62.2, better	TS%	61

Career totals

Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson career totals

32,597, better	PTS	17,707
8,254, better	REB	6,559
5,280	AST	10,141, better
1,236	STL	1,724, better
1,344, better	BLK	374
50.3	FG%	52, better
39.2, better	3P%	30.3
88.2, better	FT%	84.8
62.2, better	TS%	61

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson postseason

171	GP	190
40.5	MIN	39.7
29.3, better	PTS	19.5
7.8, better	REB	7.7
4.2	AST	12.3, better
1	STL	1.9, better
1.2, better	BLK	0.3
47.8	FG%	50.6, better
35.5, better	3P%	24.1
86.8, better	FT%	83.8
59.9, better	TS%	59.5

Where each stands all time

Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson all-time places

5th (32,597), better	Points	90th (17,707)
59th (8,254), better	Rebounds	127th (6,559)
61st (5,280)	Assists	8th (10,141), better
10th (2,377), better	3-pointers made	—
84th (1,236)	Steals	26th (1,724), better
47th (1,344), better	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

Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson titles and awards

2	Championships	5, better
2	Finals MVP	3, better
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
6, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
6	All-NBA First Team	9, better
1	MVP	3, better
2	All-Star MVP	2
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—

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.

Kevin Durant and Magic Johnson season by season

1st	2007-08	20.3, better	4.4	2.4	1979-80	18.0	7.7, better	7.3, better
2nd	2008-09	25.3, better	6.5	2.8	1980-81	21.6	8.6, better	8.6, better
3rd	2009-10	30.1, better	7.6	2.8	1981-82	18.6	9.6, better	9.5, better
4th	2010-11	27.7, better	6.8	2.7	1982-83	16.8	8.6, better	10.5, better
5th	2011-12	28.0, better	8.0, better	3.5	1983-84	17.6	7.3	13.1, better
6th	2012-13	28.1, better	7.9, better	4.6	1984-85	18.3	6.2	12.6, better
7th	2013-14	32.0, better	7.4, better	5.5	1985-86	18.8	5.9	12.6, better
8th	2014-15	25.4, better	6.6, better	4.1	1986-87	23.9	6.3	12.2, better
9th	2015-16	28.2, better	8.2, better	5.0	1987-88	19.6	6.2	11.9, better
10th	2016-17	25.1, better	8.3, better	4.8	1988-89	22.5	7.9	12.8, better
11th	2017-18	26.4, better	6.8, better	5.4	1989-90	22.3	6.6	11.5, better
12th	2018-19	26.0, better	6.4	5.9	1990-91	19.4	7.0, better	12.5, better
13th	2020-21	26.9, better	7.1, better	5.6	1995-96	14.6	5.7	6.9, better
14th	2021-22	29.9	7.4	6.4	—	—	—	—
15th	2022-23	29.1	6.7	5.0	—	—	—	—
16th	2023-24	27.1	6.6	5.0	—	—	—	—
17th	2024-25	26.6	6.0	4.2	—	—	—	—
18th	2025-26	26.0	5.5	4.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST