Bill Cartwright vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)