Earl Cureton vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Earl Cureton 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)