DeMarcus Cousins vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)