Magic Johnson vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 JaKarr Sampson 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)