Magic Johnson vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Magic Johnson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Magic Johnson

vs.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)