Magic Johnson vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 David Lee 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 David Lee 1

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 David Lee 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 David Lee 625

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 David Lee 329

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 David Lee 189

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 David Lee 43

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 David Lee 14

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 David Lee 8

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) David Lee 0.3 (2017)