Magic Johnson vs Ron Harper

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Magic Johnson and Ron Harper compared on their NBA careers: Magic Johnson played 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96, Ron Harper 15 seasons, 1986-87 to 2000-01. Magic Johnson averaged 19.5 points a game to Ron Harper's 13.8. They have faced each other 9 times: Magic Johnson's team won 8, Ron Harper's 1. Magic Johnson won 5 titles, Ron Harper won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Magic Johnson leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Ron Harper in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper career per game

906	GP	1,009
36.7	MIN	30.9
19.5, better	PTS	13.8
7.2, better	REB	4.3
11.2, better	AST	3.9
1.9, better	STL	1.7
0.4	BLK	0.7, better
52, better	FG%	44.6
30.3, better	3P%	28.9
84.8, better	FT%	72
61, better	TS%	51.1

Magic Johnson vs Ron Harper head to head

They have faced each other 9 times: Magic Johnson's team won 8, Ron Harper's 1.

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper, record against each other
Games	Played	Magic Johnson won	Ron Harper won
Regular season	9	8, better	1

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper, averages in their games against each other

25.2, better	PTS	17.4
6.9, better	REB	3.9
11.3, better	AST	5.2
36.6	MIN	32.7

Every game against each other

Magic Johnson vs Ron Harper, every game

Feb 2, 1996	CHI at LAL	L 99-84	15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 32 MIN	6 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN
Mar 19, 1991	LAC at LAL	W 119-105	18 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 29 MIN	11 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 29 MIN
Feb 5, 1991	LAC at LAL	W 116-102	22 PTS, 4 REB, 13 AST, 30 MIN	22 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 25 MIN
Feb 1, 1991	LAL at LAC	W 106-92	30 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN	9 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 19 MIN
Dec 5, 1989	LAC at LAL	W 111-103	34 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN	26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 13, 1989	CLE at LAL	W 116-95	26 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 36 MIN	10 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 28 MIN
Dec 13, 1988	LAL at CLE	W 111-102	31 PTS, 12 REB, 13 AST, 42 MIN	30 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 7, 1987	CLE at LAL	W 122-118	26 PTS, 8 REB, 17 AST, 38 MIN	27 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 16, 1986	LAL at CLE	W 121-116	25 PTS, 11 REB, 14 AST, 42 MIN	16 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 40 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper career totals

17,707, better	PTS	13,910
6,559, better	REB	4,309
10,141, better	AST	3,916
1,724, better	STL	1,716
374	BLK	729, better
52, better	FG%	44.6
30.3, better	3P%	28.9
84.8, better	FT%	72
61, better	TS%	51.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper postseason

190	GP	112
39.7	MIN	26.8
19.5, better	PTS	9
7.7, better	REB	3.7
12.3, better	AST	2.7
1.9, better	STL	1.3
0.3	BLK	0.7, better
50.6, better	FG%	45
24.1	3P%	29.2, better
83.8, better	FT%	69.8
59.5, better	TS%	51.4

Where each stands all time

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper all-time places

91st (17,707), better	Points	197th (13,910)
138th (6,559), better	Rebounds	—
8th (10,141), better	Assists	132nd (3,916)
25th (1,724), better	Steals	27th (1,716)
—	Blocks	161st (729), better

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

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper titles and awards

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

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.

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper season by season

1st	1979-80	18.0	7.7, better	7.3, better	1986-87	22.9, better	4.8	4.8
2nd	1980-81	21.6, better	8.6, better	8.6, better	1987-88	15.4	3.9	4.9
3rd	1981-82	18.6	9.6, better	9.5, better	1988-89	18.6	5.0	5.3
4th	1982-83	16.8	8.6, better	10.5, better	1989-90	22.8, better	5.9	5.2
5th	1983-84	17.6	7.3, better	13.1, better	1990-91	19.6, better	4.8	5.4
6th	1984-85	18.3, better	6.2, better	12.6, better	1991-92	18.2	5.5	5.1
7th	1985-86	18.8, better	5.9, better	12.6, better	1992-93	18.0	5.3	4.5
8th	1986-87	23.9, better	6.3, better	12.2, better	1993-94	20.1	6.1	4.6
9th	1987-88	19.6, better	6.2, better	11.9, better	1994-95	6.9	2.3	2.0
10th	1988-89	22.5, better	7.9, better	12.8, better	1995-96	7.4	2.7	2.6
11th	1989-90	22.3, better	6.6, better	11.5, better	1996-97	6.3	2.5	2.5
12th	1990-91	19.4, better	7.0, better	12.5, better	1997-98	9.3	3.5	2.9
13th	1995-96	14.6, better	5.7, better	6.9, better	1998-99	11.2	5.1	3.3
14th	—	—	—	—	1999-00	7.0	4.2	3.4
15th	—	—	—	—	2000-01	6.5	3.5	2.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST