Kobe Bryant vs Magic Johnson

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Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Magic Johnson 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Magic Johnson's 19.5. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Magic Johnson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Magic Johnson leads in 6 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson career per game

1,346	GP	906
36.1	MIN	36.7
25, better	PTS	19.5
5.2	REB	7.2, better
4.7	AST	11.2, better
1.4	STL	1.9, better
0.5, better	BLK	0.4
44.7	FG%	52, better
32.9, better	3P%	30.3
83.7	FT%	84.8, better
55	TS%	61, better

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson career totals

33,643, better	PTS	17,707
7,047, better	REB	6,559
6,306	AST	10,141, better
1,944, better	STL	1,724
640, better	BLK	374
44.7	FG%	52, better
32.9, better	3P%	30.3
83.7	FT%	84.8, better
55	TS%	61, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson postseason

220	GP	190
39.3	MIN	39.7
25.6, better	PTS	19.5
5.1	REB	7.7, better
4.7	AST	12.3, better
1.4	STL	1.9, better
0.7, better	BLK	0.3
44.8	FG%	50.6, better
33.1, better	3P%	24.1
81.6	FT%	83.8, better
54.1	TS%	59.5, better

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson all-time places

4th (33,643), better	Points	90th (17,707)
94th (7,047), better	Rebounds	127th (6,559)
34th (6,306)	Assists	8th (10,141), better
32nd (1,827), better	3-pointers made	—
18th (1,944), better	Steals	26th (1,724)
190th (640), 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

Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson titles and awards

5	Championships	5
2	Finals MVP	3, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
2, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
11, better	All-NBA First Team	9
1	MVP	3, better
4, better	All-Star MVP	2
1, better	All-Rookie Second Team	—
2, better	All-NBA Third Team	—
8, better	All-Defensive First Team	—
3, better	All-Defensive Second Team	—

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.

Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3	1979-80	18.0, better	7.7, better	7.3, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5	1980-81	21.6, better	8.6, better	8.6, better
3rd	1998-99	19.9, better	5.3	3.8	1981-82	18.6	9.6, better	9.5, better
4th	1999-00	22.5, better	6.3	4.9	1982-83	16.8	8.6, better	10.5, better
5th	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9	5.0	1983-84	17.6	7.3, better	13.1, better
6th	2001-02	25.2, better	5.5	5.5	1984-85	18.3	6.2, better	12.6, better
7th	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9, better	5.9	1985-86	18.8	5.9	12.6, better
8th	2003-04	24.0, better	5.5	5.1	1986-87	23.9	6.3, better	12.2, better
9th	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9	6.0	1987-88	19.6	6.2, better	11.9, better
10th	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3	4.5	1988-89	22.5	7.9, better	12.8, better
11th	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7	5.4	1989-90	22.3	6.6, better	11.5, better
12th	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3	5.4	1990-91	19.4	7.0, better	12.5, better
13th	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2	4.9	1995-96	14.6	5.7, better	6.9, better
14th	2009-10	27.0	5.4	5.0	—	—	—	—
15th	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7	—	—	—	—
16th	2011-12	27.9	5.4	4.6	—	—	—	—
17th	2012-13	27.3	5.6	6.0	—	—	—	—
18th	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3	—	—	—	—
19th	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6	—	—	—	—
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST