Magic Johnson vs. James White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James White 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.

James White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
James White: 2006-07 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 James White 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 James White 3

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 James White 2

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 James White 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 James White 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 James White 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 James White 0

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

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 James White 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 James White 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 James White 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 James White 1.0

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 James White 0.5

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 James White 0.3

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 James White 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 James White 182

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 James White 68

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 James White 35

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 James White 17

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 James White 6

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 James White 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 James White .438

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 James White .340

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 James White .676

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) James White 8.3 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) James White 3.3 (2007)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) James White 0.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) James White 0.5 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) James White 0.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 James White 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 James White 0.3

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 James White 0.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 James White 0.0

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 James White 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 James White 11

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 James White 3

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 James White 0

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 James White 0

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 James White 0

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 James White 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 James White .385

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 James White .250

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 James White -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) James White 1.4 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) James White 0.5 (2013)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) James White 0.0 (2013)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) James White 0.0 (2013)

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