Magic Johnson vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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, 6 less than John Stockton, who played 19. Magic Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while John Stockton had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Magic Johnson	13	13	1979-80 to 1995-96
John Stockton	19	19	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1979-80	1984-85
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+5	+18.1	+12.4	+1.9	+4.6	+6.4	+2.2	+1.1	+0.4	-2.2	-0.3	+4.6	+8.2	+.059	+0.1	+0.3	+.044	+3.2	+3.6	+.074
John Stockton	82	18.2	5.6	0.3	1.0	1.3	5.1	1.3	0.1	1.8	2.5	1.9	4.1	.471	0.0	0.1	.182	1.7	2.4	.736

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
difference:	+6	+22.5	+11.5	+2.6	+5.2	+7.7	+5.1	+2.0	+0.2	-2.5	-0.1	+4.3	+7.9	+.051	+0.1	+0.3	+.250	+2.7	+3.1	+.059
John Stockton	10	18.6	6.8	0.7	2.1	2.8	4.3	1.1	0.2	1.6	3.0	2.1	4.5	.467	0.0	0.2	.000	2.6	3.5	.743


Season 2
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1980-81	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Steals Leader	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz 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		%
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:	+45	+13.5	+13.9	+2.3	+4.1	+6.4	+1.2	+1.5	+0.6	-1.9	-0.1	+5.6	+10.2	+.043	+0.1	+0.3	+.043	+2.5	+3.6	+.079
John Stockton	82	23.6	7.7	0.4	1.8	2.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	2.0	2.8	2.8	5.7	.489	0.0	0.2	.133	2.1	2.5	.839

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
difference:	+1	+24.0	+10.2	+1.9	+10.2	+12.2	+3.5	+1.4	+1.0	-2.7	-2.2	+4.0	+12.0	+.141	+0.3	+0.3		+2.3	+4.4	+.239
John Stockton	4	18.3	6.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.5	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.3	4.3	.529	0.3	0.3	1.000	2.0	2.3	.889


Season 3
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1981-82	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West 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:	+4	+15.6	+10.7	+2.8	+4.9	+7.8	+1.3	+0.5	+0.2	-1.7	-0.2	+4.3	+7.7	+.038		+0.1	+.028	+2.0	+2.8	+.022
John Stockton	82	22.7	7.9	0.4	1.5	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.7	2.8	5.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.179	2.2	2.8	.782

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	+8.7	+7.4	+3.5	+5.6	+9.1	+1.3	+0.1		-0.9		+2.3	+5.4	+.092	+0.8	+0.7	+.800	+3.5	+4.0	+.059
John Stockton	5	31.4	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	8.0	3.0	0.2	2.2	3.6	3.6	5.8	.621	0.8	1.0	.800	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 4
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1982-83	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West 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:	+3	+2.1	+2.1	+2.0	+3.7	+5.7	+3.3	+0.8	+0.4	-0.6	-0.5	+1.0	+2.2	+.026	+0.3	+0.5	+.358	+0.5	+0.8	+.040
John Stockton	82	34.7	14.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	13.8	3.0	0.2	3.2	3.0	5.5	9.6	.574	0.3	0.8	.358	3.3	4.0	.840

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:	+4	+0.6	+1.6	+2.1	+2.3	+4.4	+2.0	+1.1	+0.5	-0.1		+0.5	+1.5	+.022	+0.4	+0.6	+.286	+2.3	+2.9	+.016
John Stockton	11	43.5	19.5	1.3	2.8	4.1	14.8	3.4	0.3	4.4	3.3	6.2	12.2	.507	0.4	1.3	.286	6.8	8.3	.824


Season 5
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1983-84	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+15	+0.4	+0.5	+0.5	+3.9	+4.3	+0.5	+1.0	+0.5	-0.8	-0.4	+0.5	+0.3	+.027	+0.1	+0.4	+.035	+0.5	+0.2	+.053
John Stockton	82	38.7	17.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	13.6	3.2	0.2	3.8	2.9	6.1	11.3	.538	0.2	0.8	.242	4.8	5.5	.863

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:	+18	+6.4	+9.1	+0.5	+2.7	+3.3	+0.2	+1.7	+0.7	-0.1	-1.6	+2.8	+6.7	+.043	+1.0	+1.0	+.750	+2.5	+2.2	+.105
John Stockton	3	46.3	27.3	0.7	2.7	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.0	19.7	.508	1.0	1.3	.750	6.3	7.0	.905


Season 6
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1984-85	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+1	+1.3	+1.1	+0.5	+3.1	+3.6	+1.9	+1.2	+0.1	-0.5	-1.0	+0.4	+0.1	+.047	+0.5	+0.9	+.227	+0.6	+0.5	+.024
John Stockton	78	37.4	17.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	14.5	2.7	0.2	3.5	3.0	6.1	11.8	.514	0.6	1.4	.416	4.5	5.5	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+14	+2.6	+2.5	+0.2	+3.7	+3.9	+0.2	+0.5	+0.2	-1.2	-1.5	+0.3	+1.9	+.093	+0.1	+2.2	+.066	+2.1	+2.2	+.047
John Stockton	5	38.8	15.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	15.0	1.2	0.0	2.8	4.0	5.8	13.8	.420	0.2	2.6	.077	3.2	4.0	.800


Season 7
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1985-86	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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		%
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
difference:	+10	+2.0	+1.6	+0.6	+2.4	+3.0	+1.6	+1.3		-0.2	-1.0	+0.7	+0.9	+.019	+0.6	+1.4	+.112	+0.9	+0.7	+.035
John Stockton	82	37.8	17.2	0.6	2.3	2.9	14.2	2.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	6.0	11.9	.507	0.7	2.0	.345	4.4	5.3	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+2.8	+3.4	+0.4	+2.0	+2.4	+1.3	+0.3	+0.1	-0.4	-0.6	+1.5	+2.6		+1.2	+2.2	+.407	+1.8	+2.7	+.075
John Stockton	9	41.4	18.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	13.8	2.2	0.2	3.6	3.7	6.4	12.0	.537	1.2	3.0	.407	4.1	4.9	.841


Season 8
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1986-87	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+2	+0.3	+8.1	+0.7	+2.3	+3.0	+1.5	+1.3	+0.2	-0.3	-0.8	+3.0	+4.9	+.040	+0.9	+2.0	+.202	+2.9	+3.4	+.006
John Stockton	82	36.6	15.8	0.8	2.5	3.3	13.7	3.0	0.3	3.5	2.9	5.5	11.5	.482	1.0	2.5	.407	3.8	4.5	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+1.9	+7.0	+1.0	+3.9	+4.8	+1.4	+0.4	+0.1	-0.8	-0.3	+3.3	+3.7	+.116	+1.0	+3.0	+.110	+1.3	+1.7	+.002
John Stockton	16	38.9	14.8	0.6	2.3	2.9	13.6	2.1	0.3	3.6	2.4	4.8	11.4	.423	1.1	3.6	.310	4.1	4.9	.833


Season 9
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1987-88	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+10	+1.7	+4.5	+0.4	+2.9	+3.3	+0.1	+0.8	+0.1	-0.5	-0.7	+1.5	+2.8	+.006	+0.7	+1.5	+.189	+2.2	+2.3	+.055
John Stockton	82	34.9	15.1	0.8	2.1	2.9	12.0	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.7	5.3	11.0	.486	0.9	2.3	.385	3.6	4.5	.798

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+19	+1.6	+6.7	+0.3	+2.7	+3.0	+1.6	+1.0	+0.2	-0.5	-0.7	+2.4	+3.5	+.063	+0.7	+2.0	+.115	+2.5	+2.9	+.019
John Stockton	5	38.6	13.2	1.0	1.4	2.4	11.0	2.4	0.0	3.0	3.2	4.6	10.2	.451	1.0	2.6	.385	3.0	3.6	.833


Season 10
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1988-89	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 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		%
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
difference:	+5	+1.3	+7.4	+0.5	+4.1	+4.8	+0.2	+0.6		-0.9	-0.7	+1.9	+4.2	+.019	+0.2	+0.6	+.008	+3.4	+3.2	+.106
John Stockton	82	36.2	15.1	0.9	2.3	3.1	12.6	2.4	0.3	3.2	2.9	5.6	10.6	.528	0.6	1.8	.322	3.3	4.1	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+0.3	+4.0	+0.2	+2.5	+2.6	+2.0	+0.2	+0.3	-1.3	-0.7	+0.6	+0.3	+.033	+0.4	+1.0	+.119	+2.4	+2.2	+.097
John Stockton	16	37.3	14.4	0.9	2.4	3.3	9.8	1.7	0.5	2.5	2.8	5.5	12.1	.456	0.3	1.5	.167	3.2	3.9	.810


Season 11
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1989-90	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+3	+2.2	+7.6	+0.9	+2.6	+3.5	+0.8	+0.7	+0.1	-0.4	-0.5	+1.7	+4.8	+.062	+0.1	+0.7	+.065	+4.2	+4.4	+.086
John Stockton	82	35.0	14.7	0.7	2.4	3.1	12.3	2.4	0.3	3.3	2.6	5.2	9.6	.542	1.2	2.8	.449	3.0	3.7	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+3.2	+7.4	+0.1	+2.8	+2.9	+2.6	+0.2	+0.1	-1.2	-0.5	+1.6	+2.4	+.031	+1.0	+1.2	+.200	+5.2	+5.4	+.121
John Stockton	5	38.6	17.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	10.2	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.6	6.8	14.8	.459	1.6	4.0	.400	2.6	3.4	.765


Season 12
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1990-91	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 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		%
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
difference:	+3	+1.6	+4.7	+0.6	+3.5	+4.2	+1.3	+0.4		-1.0	-0.6	+0.5	+2.4	+.061	+0.2	+0.5	+.102	+3.7	+3.9	+.076
John Stockton	82	35.5	14.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	11.2	1.7	0.2	3.0	2.5	5.4	10.0	.538	1.2	2.7	.422	2.9	3.4	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+5.6	+10.7	+0.4	+4.5	+4.9	+1.8	+0.4	+0.4	-0.9	-0.5	+2.3	+5.4	+.006	+0.5	+1.6	+.007	+5.6	+6.1	+.068
John Stockton	18	37.7	11.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	10.8	1.6	0.4	3.2	2.8	3.9	8.7	.446	0.6	2.1	.289	2.7	3.3	.814

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


Season 13
	Magic Johnson	John Stockton
Season	1995-96	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
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
difference:	+50	+5.4	+0.2	+0.8	+2.3	+2.9	+3.6	+1.2	+0.2	-0.2	-0.9	+0.8	+0.1	+.082	+0.2	+0.4	+.043	+2.0	+2.3	+.010
John Stockton	82	35.3	14.4	0.5	2.2	2.8	10.5	2.0	0.2	3.0	2.4	5.1	9.3	.548	0.9	2.2	.422	3.4	4.0	.846

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+16	+3.1	+0.8	+1.1	+3.5	+4.6	+3.1	+1.7	+0.3	-0.1	-1.8	+1.9	+1.1	+.136	+0.2	+0.2	+.047	+3.1	+3.8	+.008
John Stockton	20	36.9	16.1	0.9	3.0	3.9	9.6	1.7	0.3	3.1	2.6	5.7	10.9	.521	1.0	2.5	.380	3.9	4.5	.856


Additional Years
* John Stockton played 6 seasons more than Magic Johnson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 1998 to 2003—John Stockton played in 6 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Magic Johnson, John Stockton got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game

Magic Johnson vs. John Stockton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Stockton 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.

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