Magic Johnson vs. Xavier McDaniel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Xavier McDaniel 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.

Xavier McDaniel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Xavier McDaniel 12

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Xavier McDaniel 7

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Xavier McDaniel 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Xavier McDaniel 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Xavier McDaniel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Xavier McDaniel 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Xavier McDaniel 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Xavier McDaniel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Xavier McDaniel 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Xavier McDaniel 6.1

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Xavier McDaniel 2.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Xavier McDaniel 0.9

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Xavier McDaniel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Xavier McDaniel 13,606

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Xavier McDaniel 5,313

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Xavier McDaniel 1,775

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Xavier McDaniel 791

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Xavier McDaniel 416

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Xavier McDaniel 870

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Xavier McDaniel .485

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Xavier McDaniel .261

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Xavier McDaniel .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Xavier McDaniel 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Xavier McDaniel 7.0

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Xavier McDaniel 2.6

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Xavier McDaniel 0.7

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Xavier McDaniel 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Xavier McDaniel 867

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Xavier McDaniel 357

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Xavier McDaniel 131

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Xavier McDaniel 36

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Xavier McDaniel 22

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Xavier McDaniel 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Xavier McDaniel .464

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Xavier McDaniel .282

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Xavier McDaniel .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993)