Magic Johnson vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Magic Johnson 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 Alonzo Mourning 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
Magic Johnson	18.0		1980	77
Alonzo Mourning	21.0	+3.0	1993	78

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.6	+0.1	1981	37
Alonzo Mourning	21.5		1994	60

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.6		1982	78
Alonzo Mourning	21.3	+2.7	1995	77

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	16.8		1983	79
Alonzo Mourning	23.2	+6.4	1996	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.6		1984	67
Alonzo Mourning	19.8	+2.2	1997	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.3		1985	77
Alonzo Mourning	19.2	+0.9	1998	58

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.8		1986	72
Alonzo Mourning	20.1	+1.3	1999	46

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	23.9	+2.2	1987	80
Alonzo Mourning	21.7		2000	79

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	19.6	+6.0	1988	72
Alonzo Mourning	13.6		2001	13

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	22.5	+6.8	1989	77
Alonzo Mourning	15.7		2002	75

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	22.3	+14.3	1990	79
Alonzo Mourning	8.0		2004	12

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	19.4	+11.8	1991	79
Alonzo Mourning	7.6		2005	37

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	14.6	+6.8	1996	32
Alonzo Mourning	7.8		2006	65

Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons:

* Alonzo Mourning played 2 seasons more than Magic Johnson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2007 to 2008—he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 102 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.3		1980	16
Alonzo Mourning	23.8	+5.5	1993	9

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.0	+17.0	1981	3
Alonzo Mourning	-	DNP	1994	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.4		1982	14
Alonzo Mourning	22.0	+4.6	1995	4

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.9		1983	15
Alonzo Mourning	18.0	+0.1	1996	3

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.2	+0.4	1984	21
Alonzo Mourning	17.8		1997	17

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.5		1985	19
Alonzo Mourning	19.3	+1.8	1998	4

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.6		1986	14
Alonzo Mourning	21.6		1999	5

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.8	+0.2	1987	18
Alonzo Mourning	21.6		2000	10

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	19.9	+8.2	1988	24
Alonzo Mourning	11.7		2001	3

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.4	+18.4	1989	14
Alonzo Mourning	-	DNP	2002	0

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	25.2	+25.2	1990	9
Alonzo Mourning	-	DNP	2004	0

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.8	+15.7	1991	19
Alonzo Mourning	6.1		2005	15

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	15.3	+11.5	1996	4
Alonzo Mourning	3.8		2006	21

Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Alonzo Mourning played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.3 points in a total of 4 games.