Magic Johnson vs. Greg Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Smith and Magic Johnson 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

Magic Johnson

vs.

Greg Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Greg Smith: 1968-69 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Greg Smith 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Greg Smith 8

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Greg Smith 2

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Greg Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Greg Smith 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Greg Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Greg Smith 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Greg Smith 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Greg Smith 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Greg Smith 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Greg Smith 6.2

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Greg Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Greg Smith 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Greg Smith 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Greg Smith 4,097

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Greg Smith 3,249

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Greg Smith 969

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Greg Smith 63 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Greg Smith 12 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Greg Smith 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Greg Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Greg Smith .646

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Greg Smith 11.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Greg Smith 10.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Greg Smith 2.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Greg Smith 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Greg Smith 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Greg Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Greg Smith 8.5

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Greg Smith 2.4

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Greg Smith - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Greg Smith 269

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Greg Smith 205

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Greg Smith 58

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Greg Smith 0 *

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Greg Smith 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Greg Smith .527

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Greg Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Greg Smith .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Greg Smith 11.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Greg Smith 8.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Greg Smith 2.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Greg Smith - *

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Greg Smith - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.