Magic Johnson vs. Priest Lauderdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Priest Lauderdale 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.

Priest Lauderdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Priest Lauderdale: 1996-97 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Priest Lauderdale 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Priest Lauderdale 2

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Priest Lauderdale 1

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Priest Lauderdale 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Priest Lauderdale 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Priest Lauderdale 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Priest Lauderdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Priest Lauderdale 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Priest Lauderdale 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Priest Lauderdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Priest Lauderdale 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Priest Lauderdale 1.9

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Priest Lauderdale 0.4

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Priest Lauderdale 0.1

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Priest Lauderdale 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Priest Lauderdale 255

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Priest Lauderdale 143

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Priest Lauderdale 33

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Priest Lauderdale 8

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Priest Lauderdale 26

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Priest Lauderdale 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Priest Lauderdale .472

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Priest Lauderdale .000

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Priest Lauderdale .554

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Priest Lauderdale 3.7 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Priest Lauderdale 2.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Priest Lauderdale 0.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Priest Lauderdale 0.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Priest Lauderdale 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Priest Lauderdale 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Priest Lauderdale 0.7

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Priest Lauderdale 0.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Priest Lauderdale 0.0

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Priest Lauderdale 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Priest Lauderdale 0

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Priest Lauderdale 2

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Priest Lauderdale 0

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Priest Lauderdale 0

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Priest Lauderdale 0

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Priest Lauderdale 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Priest Lauderdale .000

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Priest Lauderdale -

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Priest Lauderdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Priest Lauderdale 0.7 (1997)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Priest Lauderdale 0.0 (1997)