Magic Johnson vs Ron Harper

Magic JohnsonRon Harper

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. Magic Johnson won 5 titles, Ron Harper won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper career per game
906GP1,009
36.7MIN30.9
19.5PTS13.8
7.2REB4.3
11.2AST3.9
1.9STL1.7
0.4BLK0.7
52FG%44.6
30.33P%28.9
84.8FT%72
61TS%51.1

Career totals

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper career totals
17,707PTS13,910
6,559REB4,309
10,141AST3,916
1,724STL1,716
374BLK729
52FG%44.6
30.33P%28.9
84.8FT%72
61TS%51.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper postseason
190GP112
39.7MIN26.8
19.5PTS9
7.7REB3.7
12.3AST2.7
1.9STL1.3
0.3BLK0.7
50.6FG%45
24.13P%29.2
83.8FT%69.8
59.5TS%51.4

Where each stands all time

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper all-time places
76th (17,707)Points172nd (13,910)
109th (6,559)Rebounds251st (4,309)
8th (10,141)Assists117th (3,916)
24th (1,724)Steals26th (1,716)
—Blocks154th (729)

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: 5 championships; Finals MVP ×3, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA First Team ×9, MVP ×3, All-Star MVP ×2
  • Ron Harper: 5 championships; All-Rookie First 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.

Magic Johnson and Ron Harper 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.
1st1979-80187.77.31986-8722.94.84.8
2nd1980-8121.68.68.61987-8815.43.94.9
3rd1981-8218.69.69.51988-8918.655.3
4th1982-8316.88.610.51989-9022.85.95.2
5th1983-8417.67.313.11990-9119.64.85.4
6th1984-8518.36.212.61991-9218.25.55.1
7th1985-8618.85.912.61992-93185.34.5
8th1986-8723.96.312.21993-9420.16.14.6
9th1987-8819.66.211.91994-956.92.32
10th1988-8922.57.912.81995-967.42.72.6
11th1989-9022.36.611.51996-976.32.52.5
12th1990-9119.4712.51997-989.33.52.9
13th1995-9614.65.76.91998-9911.25.13.3
14th————1999-0074.23.4
15th————2000-016.53.52.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST