Mel Counts vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Magic Johnson 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)

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.