Magic Johnson vs. Phil Pressey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Pressey 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.

Phil Pressey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Phil Pressey: 2013-14 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Phil Pressey 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Phil Pressey 3

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Phil Pressey 1

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Phil Pressey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Phil Pressey 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Phil Pressey 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Phil Pressey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Phil Pressey 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Phil Pressey 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Phil Pressey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Phil Pressey 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Phil Pressey 1.5

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Phil Pressey 2.9

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Phil Pressey 0.8

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Phil Pressey 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Phil Pressey 467

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Phil Pressey 216

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Phil Pressey 433

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Phil Pressey 116

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Phil Pressey 15

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Phil Pressey 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Phil Pressey .341

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Phil Pressey .254

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Phil Pressey .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Phil Pressey 3.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Phil Pressey 1.6 (2015)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Phil Pressey 3.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Phil Pressey 0.9 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Phil Pressey 0.2 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Phil Pressey 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Phil Pressey 0.5

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Phil Pressey 0.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Phil Pressey 0.0

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Phil Pressey 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Phil Pressey 0

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Phil Pressey 1

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Phil Pressey 0

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Phil Pressey 0

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Phil Pressey 1

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Phil Pressey 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Phil Pressey .000

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Phil Pressey .000

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Phil Pressey -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Phil Pressey 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Phil Pressey 0.5 (2015)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Phil Pressey 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Phil Pressey 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Phil Pressey 0.5 (2015)