Magic Johnson vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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, 2 more than T.J. McConnell, who played 11. Magic Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
11 |
5 |
2015-16 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +4 | +16.5 | +11.9 | +1.7 | +3.0 | +4.6 | +2.8 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -2.3 | -1.4 | +3.8 | +6.6 | +.060 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.122 | +4.6 | +5.5 | +.176 |
| T.J. McConnell |
81 |
19.8 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.348 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.634 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +44 | +10.8 | +14.7 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +5.5 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +0.6 | -1.9 | -1.0 | +5.5 | +9.6 | +.071 | | +0.2 | +.024 | +3.7 | +5.0 | +.051 |
| T.J. McConnell |
81 |
26.3 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.461 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.811 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 | +15.9 | +12.3 | +2.7 | +3.9 | +6.6 | +5.5 | +1.5 | +0.2 | -2.2 | -1.3 | +4.3 | +7.8 | +.038 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.228 | +3.8 | +5.1 | +.035 |
| T.J. McConnell |
76 |
22.4 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.499 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.435 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.795 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +4 | +24.6 | +11.9 | +3.3 | +5.4 | +8.7 | +7.0 | +2.3 | +0.2 | -2.5 | -2.3 | +3.4 | +7.6 | +.165 | +0.2 | | +.667 | +5.2 | +6.1 | +.228 |
| T.J. McConnell |
10 |
15.5 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.694 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.600 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 | +17.5 | +10.4 | +2.3 | +4.0 | +6.3 | +7.1 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -2.6 | -1.1 | +3.6 | +6.3 | +.023 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.333 | +3.4 | +4.3 | +.016 |
| T.J. McConnell |
76 |
19.3 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
.525 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.784 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +6 | +34.6 | +15.2 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +7.8 | +11.6 | +2.1 | +0.7 | -4.2 | -2.9 | +5.4 | +10.7 | +.041 | | +0.7 | | +4.5 | +5.4 | |
| T.J. McConnell |
9 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +4 | +19.6 | +11.1 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +4.6 | +8.1 | +1.4 | +0.5 | -3.2 | -1.5 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +.049 | | +0.2 | +.087 | +3.8 | +4.7 | +.023 |
| T.J. McConnell |
71 |
18.7 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
.516 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.294 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
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| 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 | +30.6 | +15.9 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +4.6 | +11.2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | -3.1 | -2.1 | +6.2 | +10.3 | +.176 | | +0.3 | | +3.5 | +4.1 | +.300 |
| T.J. McConnell |
3 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +8 | +10.1 | +9.7 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +6.0 | +0.4 | | -2.0 | -0.4 | +2.5 | +4.6 | +.002 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.124 | +4.6 | +5.3 | +.155 |
| T.J. McConnell |
69 |
26.0 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
7.1 |
.559 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.313 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.688 |
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| 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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +45 | +11.7 | +10.3 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +7.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -2.7 | -0.2 | +3.0 | +5.1 | +.045 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.070 | +4.6 | +5.1 | +.045 |
| T.J. McConnell |
27 |
24.1 |
8.5 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.481 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.303 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.826 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +5 | +16.0 | +15.2 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +3.2 | +6.9 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -1.9 | -0.7 | +4.7 | +9.5 | +.021 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.236 | +5.9 | +7.0 | +.005 |
| T.J. McConnell |
75 |
20.3 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
6.9 |
.543 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.441 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.853 |
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| 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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +1 | +18.4 | +9.4 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +3.5 | +6.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -0.9 | +2.2 | +5.4 | +.064 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.213 | +5.1 | +5.9 | +.063 |
| T.J. McConnell |
71 |
18.2 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
4.6 |
8.4 |
.556 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.409 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.790 |
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| 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: | +7 | +19.7 | +8.1 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +7.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -2.3 | -1.0 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +.028 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.231 | +4.7 | +5.6 | +.015 |
| T.J. McConnell |
17 |
20.5 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
10.9 |
.486 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.269 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.867 |
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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: | +2 | +19.6 | +13.4 | +0.8 | +4.5 | +5.5 | +8.4 | +0.7 | | -2.7 | -1.2 | +3.4 | +6.9 | +.010 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +.008 | +6.0 | +6.3 | +.171 |
| T.J. McConnell |
79 |
17.9 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
7.9 |
.519 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.306 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.740 |
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| 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: | +9 | +19.5 | +8.9 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +7.8 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -1.0 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +.048 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +.135 | +4.6 | +4.9 | +.092 |
| T.J. McConnell |
23 |
17.5 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
7.6 |
.537 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.421 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.815 |
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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: | +58 | +20.4 | +12.5 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +4.1 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -2.6 | -1.0 | +2.3 | +6.2 | +.075 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +.051 | +6.9 | +7.8 | +.110 |
| T.J. McConnell |
21 |
16.8 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
.555 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
|
| 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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Additional Years |
* Magic Johnson played 2 seasons more than T.J. McConnell in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 12 to 13, from 1991 to 1996—Magic Johnson played in two Playoffs. In those 2 extra years over T.J. McConnell, Magic Johnson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
1 All-Star Game
|
NBA Champion