Magic Johnson vs Stephen Curry

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Magic Johnson and Stephen Curry compared on their NBA careers: Magic Johnson played 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96, Stephen Curry 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26. Magic Johnson averaged 19.5 points a game to Stephen Curry's 24.8. Magic Johnson won 5 titles, Stephen Curry won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Magic Johnson and Stephen Curry career per game

906	GP	1,069
36.7	MIN	34
19.5	PTS	24.8, better
7.2, better	REB	4.7
11.2, better	AST	6.3
1.9, better	STL	1.5
0.4, better	BLK	0.3
52, better	FG%	47.1
30.3	3P%	42.2, better
84.8	FT%	91.2, better
61	TS%	62.6, better

Career totals

Magic Johnson and Stephen Curry career totals

17,707	PTS	26,528, better
6,559, better	REB	4,973
10,141, better	AST	6,743
1,724, better	STL	1,601
374, better	BLK	282
52, better	FG%	47.1
30.3	3P%	42.2, better
84.8	FT%	91.2, better
61	TS%	62.6, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Magic Johnson and Stephen Curry postseason

190	GP	155
39.7	MIN	37.2
19.5	PTS	26.8, better
7.7, better	REB	5.3
12.3, better	AST	6.1
1.9, better	STL	1.5
0.3	BLK	0.3
50.6, better	FG%	45.4
24.1	3P%	39.7, better
83.8	FT%	88.9, better
59.5	TS%	60.8, better

Where each stands all time

Magic Johnson and Stephen Curry all-time places

90th (17,707)	Points	21st (26,528), better
127th (6,559), better	Rebounds	231st (4,973)
8th (10,141), better	Assists	26th (6,743)
26th (1,724), better	Steals	41st (1,601)
—	3-pointers made	1st (4,248), 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 Stephen Curry titles and awards

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

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 Stephen Curry season by season

1st	1979-80	18.0, better	7.7, better	7.3, better	2009-10	17.5	4.5	5.9
2nd	1980-81	21.6, better	8.6, better	8.6, better	2010-11	18.6	3.9	5.8
3rd	1981-82	18.6, better	9.6, better	9.5, better	2011-12	14.7	3.4	5.3
4th	1982-83	16.8	8.6, better	10.5, better	2012-13	22.9, better	4.0	6.9
5th	1983-84	17.6	7.3, better	13.1, better	2013-14	24.0, better	4.3	8.5
6th	1984-85	18.3	6.2, better	12.6, better	2014-15	23.8, better	4.3	7.7
7th	1985-86	18.8	5.9, better	12.6, better	2015-16	30.1, better	5.4	6.7
8th	1986-87	23.9	6.3, better	12.2, better	2016-17	25.3, better	4.5	6.6
9th	1987-88	19.6	6.2, better	11.9, better	2017-18	26.4, better	5.1	6.1
10th	1988-89	22.5	7.9, better	12.8, better	2018-19	27.3, better	5.3	5.2
11th	1989-90	22.3, better	6.6, better	11.5, better	2019-20	20.8	5.2	6.6
12th	1990-91	19.4	7.0, better	12.5, better	2020-21	32.0, better	5.5	5.8
13th	1995-96	14.6	5.7, better	6.9, better	2021-22	25.5, better	5.2	6.3
14th	—	—	—	—	2022-23	29.4	6.1	6.3
15th	—	—	—	—	2023-24	26.4	4.5	5.1
16th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	24.5	4.4	6.0
17th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	26.6	3.6	4.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST