James Anderson vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games James Anderson 247 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games James Anderson 10 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)