Brandon Jennings vs. Magic Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Magic Johnson and Brandon Jennings to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Magic Johnson has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	15.5		2010	82
Magic Johnson	18.0	+2.5	1980	77

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	16.2		2011	63
Magic Johnson	21.6	+5.4	1981	37

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	19.1	+0.5	2012	66
Magic Johnson	18.6		1982	78

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	17.5	+0.7	2013	80
Magic Johnson	16.8		1983	79

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	15.5		2014	80
Magic Johnson	17.6	+2.1	1984	67

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	15.4		2015	41
Magic Johnson	18.3	+2.9	1985	77

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	6.9		2016	48
Magic Johnson	18.8	+11.9	1986	72

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	7.1		2017	81
Magic Johnson	23.9	+16.8	1987	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	7.1		2017	81
Magic Johnson	19.6	+12.5	1988	72

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	5.2		2018	14
Magic Johnson	22.5	+17.3	1989	77

Magic Johnson's additional seasons:

- Magic Johnson played 3 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 13, from 1990 to 1996—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 190 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 14.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	18.7	+0.4	2010	7
Magic Johnson	18.3		1980	16

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2011	0
Magic Johnson	17.0	+17.0	1981	3

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2012	0
Magic Johnson	17.4	+17.4	1982	14

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	13.3		2013	4
Magic Johnson	17.9	+4.6	1983	15

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2014	0
Magic Johnson	18.2	+18.2	1984	21

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2015	0
Magic Johnson	17.5	+17.5	1985	19

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	-	DNP	2016	0
Magic Johnson	21.6	+21.6	1986	14

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	2.8		2017	13
Magic Johnson	21.8	+19.0	1987	18

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	2.8		2017	13
Magic Johnson	19.9	+17.1	1988	24

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Brandon Jennings	2.0		2018	1
Magic Johnson	18.4	+16.4	1989	14

Magic Johnson's additional Playoffs:

- During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Magic Johnson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 15.3.