Magic Johnson vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro and Magic Johnson, 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.

Magic Johnson played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 5. Magic Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Isaac Okoro had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
	Magic Johnson	Isaac Okoro
Season	1979-80	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+10	+3.9	+8.4	+1.2	+3.5	+4.6	+5.4	+1.5	+0.1	-2.7		+3.0	+4.0	+.110	+0.8	+2.8	+.064	+3.2	+3.7	+.084
Isaac Okoro	67	32.4	9.6	1.0	2.1	3.1	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.3	2.8	3.5	8.3	.420	0.9	3.2	.290	1.7	2.3	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Isaac Okoro	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Magic Johnson	Isaac Okoro
Season	1980-81	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Steals Leader	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+30	+7.5	+12.8	+1.6	+4.0	+5.6	+6.8	+2.6	+0.4	-3.0	-0.3	+5.3	+9.5	+.052	+0.7	+1.8	+.174	+2.8	+3.8	+.008
Isaac Okoro	67	29.6	8.8	1.1	1.9	3.0	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.4	3.1	6.4	.480	0.8	2.3	.350	1.8	2.3	.768
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Isaac Okoro	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Magic Johnson	Isaac Okoro
Season	1981-82	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+2	+16.6	+12.2	+2.5	+4.6	+7.1	+8.4	+2.0		-3.1	-0.8	+4.8	+8.6	+.043	+0.7	+1.9	+.156	+3.2	+4.2	+.003
Isaac Okoro	76	21.7	6.4	0.7	1.8	2.5	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.6	2.1	2.3	4.7	.494	0.8	2.3	.363	1.0	1.4	.757
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+9	+25.1	+11.0	+3.3	+6.6	+9.9	+8.5	+2.5	+0.2	-2.3	-1.6	+3.7	+6.6	+.051	+0.8	+2.3	+.308	+4.3	+5.4	+.172
Isaac Okoro	5	15.0	6.4	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.8	2.0	2.2	4.6	.478	0.8	2.6	.308	1.2	1.2	1.000

Season 4
	Magic Johnson	Isaac Okoro
Season	1982-83	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+10	+9.5	+7.4	+1.7	+3.9	+5.6	+8.6	+1.4	+0.1	-3.0	-0.5	+3.1	+4.8	+.058	+1.2	+2.8	+.391	+2.5	+2.8	+.121
Isaac Okoro	69	27.3	9.4	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.9	0.8	0.5	0.8	2.0	3.4	7.0	.490	1.2	3.1	.391	1.3	2.0	.679
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+21.0	+12.4	+3.0	+3.8	+6.7	+11.7	+1.4	+0.5	-3.4	-0.8	+4.6	+7.9	+.128	+0.8	+2.2	+.257	+3.9	+4.6	+.062
Isaac Okoro	12	21.9	5.5	0.4	1.3	1.8	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.9	2.5	2.1	5.8	.357	0.8	2.9	.257	0.6	0.8	.778

Season 5
	Magic Johnson	Isaac Okoro
Season	1983-84	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+12	+19.2	+11.5	+0.6	+4.4	+4.9	+11.9	+1.6	+0.4	-4.2	-0.6	+4.3	+6.7	+.101	+0.9	+2.3	+.164	+3.7	+4.5	+.093
Isaac Okoro	55	19.1	6.1	0.9	1.5	2.4	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.4	1.9	2.3	4.9	.464	1.0	2.7	.371	0.6	0.8	.717
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+25.7	+13.6	+0.8	+4.6	+5.4	+12.9	+1.3	+0.9	-3.4	-2.0	+5.5	+9.7	+.051	+0.7	+1.5	+.375	+3.2	+3.9	+.175
Isaac Okoro	9	14.2	4.6	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.4	1.4	1.7	3.3	.500	0.7	1.8	.375	0.6	0.9	.625

Additional Years
* Magic Johnson played 8 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 1985 to 1996—Magic Johnson played in 8 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Isaac Okoro, Magic Johnson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 7 All-NBA First Team 2 Assists Leader 7 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP