Serge Ibaka vs. Magic Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Magic Johnson and Serge Ibaka, 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.

Serge Ibaka played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Magic Johnson, who played 13. Serge Ibaka had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2009-10	1979-80
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Serge Ibaka	73	18.1	6.3	1.9	3.5	5.4	0.1	0.3	1.3	0.9	2.7	2.8	5.1	.543	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.630
difference:	+4	+18.2	+11.7	+0.3	+2.1	+2.3	+7.2	+2.1	+0.8	-3.1	-0.1	+3.7	+7.2	+.013	+0.1	+0.4		+4.1	+4.7	+.180
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		%
Serge Ibaka	6	25.5	7.8	2.2	4.3	6.5	0.3	0.3	2.0	1.0	3.2	3.3	5.8	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.7	.700
difference:	+10	+15.6	+10.5	+1.1	+3.0	+4.0	+9.1	+2.8	+1.6	-3.1	-0.3	+3.1	+6.6	+.053	+0.1	+0.5		+4.1	+4.9	+.102
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2010-11	1980-81
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Steals Leader
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Serge Ibaka	82	27.0	9.9	2.6	5.0	7.6	0.3	0.4	2.4	0.9	3.3	4.1	7.5	.543	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.2	.750
difference:	+45	+10.1	+11.7	+0.1	+0.9	+1.0	+8.3	+3.0	+1.7	-3.0	-0.6	+4.3	+8.4	+.011	+0.1	+0.5		+2.9	+3.9	+.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		%
Serge Ibaka	17	28.8	9.8	2.8	4.5	7.3	0.2	0.2	3.1	1.2	3.8	3.9	8.5	.462	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.4	.825
difference:	+14	+13.5	+7.2	+0.1	+6.5	+6.4	+6.8	+2.5	+2.1	-2.5	-0.9	+2.4	+7.8	+.074		+0.1		+2.4	+4.3	+.175
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2011-12	1981-82
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Steals Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Serge Ibaka	66	27.2	9.1	2.9	4.6	7.5	0.4	0.5	3.7	1.2	2.7	4.0	7.4	.535	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.8	.661
difference:	+12	+11.1	+9.5	+0.3	+1.8	+2.1	+9.1	+2.2	+3.3	-2.5	-0.2	+3.1	+5.9	+.002	+0.1	+0.4		+3.0	+3.8	+.099
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		%
Serge Ibaka	20	28.5	9.8	2.4	3.4	5.8	0.6	0.6	3.0	0.6	2.9	4.2	8.0	.528	0.1	0.2	.250	1.3	1.8	.722
difference:	+6	+11.6	+7.6	+1.5	+4.0	+5.5	+8.7	+2.3	+2.8	-2.5	-0.7	+1.7	+3.2	+.001	+0.1	+0.1	+.250	+4.2	+4.8	+.106
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2012-13	1982-83
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Serge Ibaka	80	31.1	13.2	2.8	4.9	7.7	0.5	0.4	3.0	1.6	2.7	5.6	9.7	.573	0.3	0.7	.351	1.8	2.4	.749
difference:	+1	+5.7	+3.6	+0.1	+1.0	+0.9	+10.0	+1.8	+2.4	-2.2	-0.2	+0.9	+2.1	+.025	+0.3	+0.4	+.351	+2.0	+2.4	+.051
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		%
Serge Ibaka	11	33.3	12.8	3.5	4.8	8.4	0.7	0.0	3.0	0.6	3.5	5.4	12.3	.437	0.4	0.8	.444	1.7	2.2	.792
difference:	+4	+9.6	+5.1	+0.1	+0.3	+0.1	+12.1	+2.3	+2.2	-3.7	-0.2	+1.3	+1.4	+.048	+0.4	+0.1	+.444	+2.8	+3.2	+.048
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2013-14	1983-84
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Serge Ibaka	81	32.9	15.1	2.8	6.0	8.8	1.0	0.5	2.7	1.5	2.9	6.5	12.1	.536	0.3	0.7	.383	1.9	2.5	.784
difference:	+14	+5.4	+2.5	+1.3	+0.1	+1.5	+12.1	+1.7	+2.0	-3.1	-0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+.029	+0.2	+0.3	+.176	+2.4	+2.8	+.026
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		%
Serge Ibaka	17	34.2	12.1	1.8	5.0	6.8	0.7	0.6	2.5	1.2	3.2	5.1	8.6	.592	0.3	0.8	.385	1.5	2.0	.765
difference:	+4	+5.7	+6.1	+0.6	+0.4	+0.2	+12.8	+1.4	+1.5	-2.6	-0.2	+2.1	+4.4	+.041	+0.3	+0.5	+.385	+2.3	+2.8	+.035
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2014-15	1984-85
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Serge Ibaka	64	33.1	14.3	2.1	5.7	7.8	0.9	0.5	2.4	1.5	3.0	5.8	12.3	.476	1.2	3.2	.376	1.4	1.7	.836
difference:	+13	+3.0	+4.0	+0.9	+0.7	+1.6	+11.7	+1.0	+2.1	-2.5	-1.0	+0.7	+0.6	+.085	+1.1	+2.7	+.187	+3.7	+4.3	+.007
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		%
Serge Ibaka	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2015-16	1985-86
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Serge Ibaka	78	32.1	12.6	1.8	5.0	6.8	0.8	0.5	1.9	1.4	2.7	5.3	11.1	.479	0.8	2.4	.326	1.2	1.6	.752
difference:	+6	+3.7	+6.2	+0.6	+0.3	+0.9	+11.8	+1.1	+1.7	-2.4	-0.9	+1.4	+1.7	+.047	+0.7	+1.8	+.093	+4.1	+4.4	+.119
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		%
Serge Ibaka	18	33.4	12.0	1.3	5.0	6.3	0.6	0.8	1.3	0.5	2.8	4.7	9.1	.521	1.7	3.8	.449	0.8	1.1	.750
difference:	+4	+5.2	+9.6	+0.2	+0.6	+0.8	+14.5	+1.1	+1.2	-2.7	-0.3	+3.2	+5.5	+.016	+1.7	+3.0	+.449	+5.1	+6.5	+.016
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2016-17	1986-87
Team	Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Serge Ibaka	79	30.7	14.8	1.6	5.2	6.8	0.9	0.5	1.6	1.3	2.7	6.0	12.4	.480	1.6	4.0	.391	1.4	1.6	.856
difference:	+1	+5.6	+9.1	+0.1	+0.4	+0.5	+11.3	+1.2	+1.1	-2.5	-0.6	+2.5	+4.0	+.042	+1.5	+3.5	+.186	+5.3	+6.3	+.008
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		%
Serge Ibaka	10	30.7	14.3	0.9	5.6	6.5	1.4	0.4	1.7	1.1	3.7	6.0	13.0	.462	1.2	3.8	.316	1.1	1.3	.846
difference:	+8	+6.3	+7.5	+0.7	+0.6	+1.2	+10.8	+1.3	+1.3	-1.7	-1.6	+2.1	+2.1	+.077	+1.1	+3.2	+.116	+4.3	+5.3	+.015
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2017-18	1987-88
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Serge Ibaka	76	27.5	12.6	1.0	5.3	6.3	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.2	2.8	5.0	10.3	.483	1.4	3.9	.360	1.2	1.6	.797
difference:	+4	+9.1	+7.0	+0.2	+0.3	+0.1	+11.1	+1.2	+1.1	-2.5	-0.8	+1.8	+3.5	+.009	+1.2	+3.1	+.164	+4.6	+5.2	+.056
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		%
Serge Ibaka	10	26.0	8.7	1.3	4.6	5.9	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.6	2.1	3.0	7.2	.417	0.9	2.4	.375	1.8	2.2	.818
difference:	+14	+14.2	+11.2		+0.5	+0.5	+11.5	+1.3	+1.1	-1.9	-0.4	+4.0	+6.5	+.097	+0.6	+1.8	+.125	+3.7	+4.3	+.034
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2018-19	1988-89
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Serge Ibaka	74	27.2	15.0	2.1	6.0	8.1	1.3	0.4	1.4	1.5	2.9	6.3	11.9	.529	0.7	2.3	.290	1.8	2.4	.763
difference:	+3	+10.3	+7.5	+0.7	+0.4	+0.2	+11.5	+1.4	+1.1	-2.6	-0.7	+1.2	+2.9	+.020	+0.1	+0.1	+.024	+4.9	+4.9	+.148
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		%
Serge Ibaka	24	20.8	9.4	1.5	4.5	6.0	0.9	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.3	3.8	8.0	.477	0.4	1.6	.237	1.3	1.8	.762
difference:	+10	+16.2	+9.0	+0.4	+0.4	+0.1	+10.9	+1.4	+0.8	-2.8	-1.2	+2.3	+4.4	+.012	+0.3	+0.9	+.049	+4.3	+4.3	+.145
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2019-20	1989-90
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Serge Ibaka	55	27.0	15.4	2.1	6.1	8.2	1.4	0.5	0.8	2.0	2.8	6.2	12.2	.512	1.3	3.3	.385	1.6	2.3	.718
difference:	+24	+10.2	+6.9	+0.5	+1.1	+1.6	+10.1	+1.2	+0.4	-1.7	-0.7	+0.7	+2.2	+.032		+0.2	+.001	+5.6	+5.8	+.172
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		%
Serge Ibaka	11	22.8	14.8	1.5	6.2	7.7	1.2	0.2	1.3	1.1	2.5	5.7	10.0	.573	2.1	4.1	.511	1.3	1.3	1.000
difference:	+2	+19.0	+10.4	+0.2	+1.2	+1.4	+11.6	+1.0	+1.2	-2.9	-0.6	+2.7	+7.2	+.083	+1.5	+1.3	+.311	+6.5	+7.5	+.114
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
	Serge Ibaka	Magic Johnson
Season	2020-21	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 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		%
Serge Ibaka	41	23.3	11.1	1.8	4.9	6.7	1.8	0.2	1.1	1.1	1.9	4.5	8.9	.510	1.0	2.8	.339	1.0	1.3	.811
difference:	+38	+13.8	+8.3	+0.5	+0.7	+0.3	+10.7	+1.1	+0.9	-2.9		+1.4	+3.5	+.033		+0.4	+.019	+5.6	+6.0	+.095
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		%
Serge Ibaka	2	9.0	5.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
difference:	+17	+34.3	+16.8	+0.7	+5.4	+6.1	+11.6	+0.7	+1.5	-3.6	-1.8	+4.7	+11.1	+.060	+1.1	+2.7	+.296	+6.3	+7.4	+.118
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.