Festus Ezeli vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Festus Ezeli 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Festus Ezeli 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)