John Gianelli vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and John Gianelli 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

John Gianelli

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Gianelli 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP John Gianelli 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader John Gianelli 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader John Gianelli 0 * Magic Johnson 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Magic Johnson 374

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Magic Johnson 64

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.