LeBron James vs. Magic Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Magic Johnson and LeBron James, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

LeBron James played 23 years in the NBA, 10 more than Magic Johnson, who played 13. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Magic Johnson had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2003-04	1979-80
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	79	39.5	20.9	1.3	4.2	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	3.5	1.9	7.9	18.9	.417	0.8	2.7	.290	4.4	5.8	.754
difference:	+2	+3.2	+2.9	+0.9	+1.4	+2.2	+1.4	+0.8	+0.2	-0.5	-0.9	+1.4	+6.6	+.113	+0.7	+2.3	+.064	+0.5	+0.2	+.056
Magic Johnson	77	36.3	18.0	2.2	5.6	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	4.0	2.8	6.5	12.3	.530	0.1	0.4	.226	4.9	6.0	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	16	41.1	18.3	3.3	7.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	4.1	2.9	6.4	12.4	.518	0.1	0.5	.250	5.3	6.6	.802

Season 2
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2004-05	1980-81
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	80	42.4	27.2	1.4	6.0	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	3.3	1.8	9.9	21.1	.472	1.4	3.9	.351	6.0	8.0	.750
difference:	+43	+5.3	+5.6	+1.3	+0.1	+1.2	+1.4	+1.2		-0.6	-0.9	+1.5	+5.2	+.060	+1.3	+3.4	+.175	+1.4	+1.9	+.010
Magic Johnson	37	37.1	21.6	2.7	5.9	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	3.9	2.7	8.4	15.9	.532	0.1	0.5	.176	4.6	6.1	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	3	42.3	17.0	2.7	11.0	13.7	7.0	2.7	1.0	3.7	4.7	6.3	16.3	.388	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.7	.650

Season 3
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2005-06	1981-82
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	79	42.5	31.4	0.9	6.1	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	3.3	2.3	11.1	23.1	.480	1.6	4.8	.335	7.6	10.3	.738
difference:	+1	+4.2	+12.8	+2.3	+0.3	+2.6	+2.9	+1.1	+0.4	-0.4	-0.6	+4.0	+9.8	+.057	+1.5	+4.4	+.128	+3.4	+4.7	+.022
Magic Johnson	78	38.3	18.6	3.2	6.4	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	3.7	2.9	7.1	13.3	.537	0.1	0.4	.207	4.2	5.6	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	13	46.5	30.8	1.7	6.4	8.1	5.8	1.4	0.7	5.0	3.4	11.2	23.6	.476	1.6	4.8	.333	6.7	9.1	.737
difference:	+1	+6.4	+13.4	+2.2	+1.0	+3.2	+3.5	+1.5	+0.5	-1.9	-0.2	+5.3	+12.4	+.053	+1.6	+4.5	+.333	+1.2	+2.5	+.091
Magic Johnson	14	40.1	17.4	3.9	7.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	3.1	3.6	5.9	11.2	.529	0.0	0.3	.000	5.5	6.6	.828

Season 4
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2006-07	1982-83
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	78	40.9	27.3	1.1	5.7	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	3.2	2.2	9.9	20.8	.476	1.3	4.0	.319	6.3	9.0	.698
difference:	+1	+4.1	+10.5	+1.6	+0.2	+1.9	+4.5	+0.6	+0.1	-0.6	-0.3	+3.4	+9.0	+.072	+1.3	+3.7	+.319	+2.5	+4.2	+.102
Magic Johnson	79	36.8	16.8	2.7	5.9	8.6	10.5	2.2	0.6	3.8	2.5	6.5	11.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	20	44.7	25.1	1.3	6.8	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	3.3	2.0	8.3	20.0	.416	1.1	3.8	.280	7.4	9.8	.755
difference:	+5	+1.8	+7.2	+2.1	+1.7	+0.4	+4.8	+0.6	+0.3	-1.0	-1.3	+1.6	+6.3	+.069	+1.1	+3.1	+.280	+2.9	+4.4	+.085
Magic Johnson	15	42.9	17.9	3.4	5.1	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	4.3	3.3	6.7	13.7	.485	0.0	0.7	.000	4.5	5.4	.840

Season 5
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2007-08	1983-84
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	75	40.4	30.0	1.8	6.1	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	3.4	2.2	10.6	21.9	.484	1.5	4.8	.315	7.3	10.3	.712
difference:	+8	+2.1	+12.4	+0.3	+0.2	+0.6	+5.9	+0.4	+0.4	-1.2	-0.3	+4.0	+10.3	+.081	+1.4	+4.4	+.108	+3.0	+5.0	+.098
Magic Johnson	67	38.3	17.6	1.5	5.9	7.3	13.1	2.2	0.7	4.6	2.5	6.6	11.6	.565	0.1	0.4	.207	4.3	5.3	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	13	42.5	28.2	1.2	6.6	7.8	7.6	1.8	1.3	4.2	2.5	8.7	21.2	.411	1.4	5.4	.257	9.4	12.8	.731
difference:	+8	+2.6	+10.0		+1.2	+1.2	+5.9	+0.2	+0.3	-0.4	-0.9	+1.5	+8.2	+.140	+1.4	+5.1	+.257	+5.6	+8.0	+.069
Magic Johnson	21	39.9	18.2	1.2	5.4	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	3.8	3.4	7.2	13.0	.551	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800

Season 6
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2008-09	1984-85
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	81	37.7	28.4	1.3	6.3	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	3.0	1.7	9.7	19.9	.489	1.6	4.7	.344	7.3	9.4	.780
difference:	+4	+1.6	+10.1	+0.1	+1.3	+1.4	+5.4	+0.2	+0.8	-1.0	-0.3	+3.2	+8.2	+.072	+1.5	+4.2	+.155	+2.2	+3.4	+.063
Magic Johnson	77	36.1	18.3	1.2	5.0	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	4.0	2.0	6.5	11.7	.561	0.1	0.5	.189	5.1	6.0	.843
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	14	41.4	35.3	1.4	7.8	9.1	7.3	1.6	0.9	2.7	2.1	11.4	22.3	.510	1.9	5.8	.333	10.6	14.2	.749
difference:	+5	+5.2	+17.8	+0.4	+1.7	+2.0	+7.9	+0.1	+0.7	-1.3	-0.4	+5.3	+10.4	+.003	+1.8	+5.4	+.190	+5.3	+8.0	+.098
Magic Johnson	19	36.2	17.5	1.0	6.1	7.1	15.2	1.7	0.2	4.0	2.5	6.1	11.9	.513	0.1	0.4	.143	5.3	6.2	.847

Season 7
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2009-10	1985-86
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	76	39.0	29.7	0.9	6.4	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	3.4	1.6	10.1	20.1	.503	1.7	5.1	.333	7.8	10.2	.767
difference:	+4	+3.2	+10.9	+0.3	+1.7	+1.4	+4.0		+0.8	-0.4	-0.2	+3.4	+7.3	+.023	+1.6	+4.5	+.100	+2.5	+4.2	+.104
Magic Johnson	72	35.8	18.8	1.2	4.7	5.9	12.6	1.6	0.2	3.8	1.8	6.7	12.8	.526	0.1	0.6	.233	5.3	6.0	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	11	41.8	29.1	1.4	7.9	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8	3.8	2.1	9.6	19.2	.502	1.8	4.5	.400	8.0	10.9	.733
difference:	+3	+3.2	+7.5	+0.1	+2.3	+2.2	+7.5	+0.2	+1.7	-0.6	-1.0	+1.7	+4.6	+.035	+1.8	+3.7	+.400	+2.1	+3.3	+.033
Magic Johnson	14	38.6	21.6	1.5	5.6	7.1	15.1	1.9	0.1	3.2	3.1	7.9	14.6	.537	0.0	0.8	.000	5.9	7.6	.766

Season 8
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2010-11	1986-87
Team	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	79	38.8	26.7	1.0	6.5	7.5	7.0	1.6	0.6	3.6	2.1	9.6	18.8	.510	1.2	3.5	.330	6.4	8.4	.759
difference:	+1	+2.5	+2.8	+0.5	+1.7	+1.2	+5.2	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2		+1.1	+2.4	+.012	+1.1	+3.0	+.125	+0.3	+0.5	+.089
Magic Johnson	80	36.3	23.9	1.5	4.8	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	3.8	2.1	8.5	16.4	.522	0.1	0.5	.205	6.7	7.9	.848
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	21	43.9	23.7	1.6	6.8	8.4	5.9	1.7	1.2	3.1	2.7	8.3	17.8	.466	1.4	4.0	.353	5.7	7.4	.763
difference:	+3	+6.9	+1.9		+0.6	+0.7	+6.3		+0.8	-0.3	-0.6	+0.2	+2.7	+.073	+1.3	+3.4	+.153	+0.3	+0.8	+.068
Magic Johnson	18	37.0	21.8	1.6	6.2	7.7	12.2	1.7	0.4	2.8	2.1	8.1	15.1	.539	0.1	0.6	.200	5.4	6.6	.831

Season 9
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2011-12	1987-88
Team	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	62	37.5	27.1	1.5	6.4	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	3.4	1.5	10.0	18.9	.531	0.9	2.4	.362	6.2	8.1	.771
difference:	+10	+0.9	+7.5	+0.3	+1.4	+1.7	+5.7	+0.3	+0.6	-0.3	-0.5	+3.2	+5.1	+.039	+0.7	+1.6	+.166	+0.4	+1.3	+.082
Magic Johnson	72	36.6	19.6	1.2	5.0	6.2	11.9	1.6	0.2	3.7	2.0	6.8	13.8	.492	0.2	0.8	.196	5.8	6.8	.853
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	23	42.7	30.3	2.3	7.4	9.7	5.6	1.9	0.7	3.5	2.0	10.9	21.8	.500	1.0	3.7	.259	7.5	10.2	.739
difference:	+1	+2.5	+10.4	+1.0	+3.3	+4.3	+7.0	+0.5	+0.5		-0.5	+3.9	+8.1	+.014	+0.7	+3.1	+.241	+2.0	+3.7	+.113
Magic Johnson	24	40.2	19.9	1.3	4.1	5.4	12.6	1.4	0.2	3.5	2.5	7.0	13.7	.514	0.3	0.6	.500	5.5	6.5	.852

Season 10
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2012-13	1988-89
Team	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	Season MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	76	37.9	26.8	1.3	6.8	8.0	7.3	1.7	0.9	3.0	1.4	10.1	17.8	.565	1.4	3.3	.406	5.3	7.0	.753
difference:	+1	+0.4	+4.3	+0.1	+0.4	+0.1	+5.5	+0.1	+0.6	-1.1	-0.8	+2.6	+3.0	+.056	+0.6	+0.9	+.092	+1.4	+0.3	+.158
Magic Johnson	77	37.5	22.5	1.4	6.4	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	4.1	2.2	7.5	14.8	.509	0.8	2.4	.314	6.7	7.3	.911
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	23	41.7	25.9	1.6	6.8	8.4	6.6	1.8	0.8	3.0	1.9	9.2	18.8	.491	1.6	4.2	.375	5.9	7.6	.777
difference:	+9	+4.7	+7.5	+0.5	+1.9	+2.5	+5.2	+0.1	+0.6	-0.8	-0.2	+3.1	+6.4	+.002	+0.9	+1.7	+.089	+0.3	+1.5	+.130
Magic Johnson	14	37.0	18.4	1.1	4.9	5.9	11.8	1.9	0.2	3.8	2.1	6.1	12.4	.489	0.7	2.5	.286	5.6	6.1	.907

Season 11
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2013-14	1989-90
Team	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	77	37.7	27.1	1.1	5.9	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	3.5	1.6	10.0	17.6	.567	1.5	4.0	.379	5.7	7.6	.750
difference:	+2	+0.5	+4.8	+0.5	+0.9	+0.3	+5.2	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.5	+3.1	+3.2	+.087	+0.2	+0.5	+.005	+1.5	+0.5	+.140
Magic Johnson	79	37.2	22.3	1.6	5.0	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	3.7	2.1	6.9	14.4	.480	1.3	3.5	.384	7.2	8.1	.890
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	20	38.2	27.4	0.7	6.4	7.1	4.8	1.8	0.6	3.1	2.3	9.6	17.0	.565	1.8	4.3	.407	6.5	8.0	.806
difference:	+11	+3.6	+2.2	+0.6	+1.4	+0.8	+8.0	+0.6	+0.5	-0.9	-0.8	+1.2	+0.2	+.075	+1.2	+1.5	+.207	+1.3	+0.8	+.080
Magic Johnson	9	41.8	25.2	1.3	5.0	6.3	12.8	1.2	0.1	4.0	3.1	8.4	17.2	.490	0.6	2.8	.200	7.8	8.8	.886

Season 12
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2014-15	1990-91
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	69	36.1	25.3	0.7	5.3	6.0	7.4	1.6	0.7	3.9	2.0	9.0	18.5	.488	1.7	4.9	.354	5.4	7.7	.710
difference:	+10	+1.0	+5.9	+0.6	+0.3	+1.0	+5.1	+0.3	+0.5	-0.1	-0.1	+3.1	+6.1	+.011	+0.7	+1.7	+.034	+1.2	+0.4	+.196
Magic Johnson	79	37.1	19.4	1.3	5.6	7.0	12.5	1.3	0.2	4.0	1.9	5.9	12.4	.477	1.0	3.2	.320	6.6	7.3	.906
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	20	42.2	30.1	1.9	9.5	11.3	8.5	1.7	1.1	4.1	2.9	11.4	27.2	.417	1.3	5.5	.227	6.1	8.4	.731
difference:	+1	+1.1	+8.3	+0.7	+2.6	+3.2	+4.1	+0.5	+1.1		-0.6	+5.2	+13.1	+.023	+0.2	+1.8	+.069	+2.2	+1.0	+.151
Magic Johnson	19	43.3	21.8	1.2	6.9	8.1	12.6	1.2	0.0	4.1	2.3	6.2	14.1	.440	1.1	3.7	.296	8.3	9.4	.882

Note: Magic Johnson didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Season 13
	LeBron James	Magic Johnson
Season	2015-16	1995-96
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	76	35.6	25.3	1.5	6.0	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6	3.3	1.9	9.7	18.6	.520	1.1	3.7	.309	4.7	6.5	.731
difference:	+44	+5.7	+10.7	+0.2	+1.5	+1.7	+0.1	+0.6	+0.2	-0.1	-0.4	+5.4	+9.4	+.054	+0.4	+1.9	+.070	+0.7	+0.2	+.125
Magic Johnson	32	29.9	14.6	1.3	4.5	5.7	6.9	0.8	0.4	3.2	1.5	4.3	9.2	.466	0.7	1.8	.379	5.4	6.3	.856
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LeBron James	21	39.1	26.3	2.0	7.5	9.5	7.6	2.3	1.3	3.6	2.6	10.4	19.9	.525	1.5	4.5	.340	3.9	5.9	.661
difference:	+17	+5.3	+11.0		+1.0	+1.0	+1.1	+2.3	+1.3	-0.6	-1.8	+6.6	+10.1	+.140	+0.7	+2.2	+.007	+3.1	+2.4	+.187
Magic Johnson	4	33.8	15.3	2.0	6.5	8.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.8	3.8	9.8	.385	0.8	2.3	.333	7.0	8.3	.848

Additional Years
* LeBron James played 10 seasons more than Magic Johnson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 23, from 2017 to 2026—LeBron James played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 10 extra years over Magic Johnson, LeBron James got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 9 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP