Magic Johnson vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Howard Porter 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Howard Porter 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Howard Porter 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Howard Porter 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.