Fred Foster vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Fred Foster 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Fred Foster 0 * Magic Johnson 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.