Magic Johnson vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams 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.

Art Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Art Williams 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Art Williams 0 *

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Art Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Art Williams 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Art Williams 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Art Williams 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

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.