Magic Johnson vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Magic Johnson scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while John Wall has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Magic Johnson averages 0.8 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (19.5 points against 18.7), and he also scored a total of 5,619 points more (17,707 vs. 12,088).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Magic Johnson 19.5
+0.8
13
John Wall 18.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Magic Johnson 17,707
+5,619
13
John Wall 12,088
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Magic Johnson (+2.4 points per game) while Magic Johnson scored more points (+2,891).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Magic Johnson 19.5
13
John Wall 21.9
+2.4
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Magic Johnson 3,701
+2,891
13
John Wall 810
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 6
+1
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 93
+42
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 447
+179
John Wall 268

10+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 825
+245
John Wall 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Magic Johnson 903
+256
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Magic Johnson 3
+3
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 4
+2
John Wall 2

30+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 12
+8
John Wall 4

20+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 83
+60
John Wall 23

10+ Point Games

Magic Johnson 182
+146
John Wall 36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Magic Johnson 189
+152
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Magic Johnson 1
+1
John Wall 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Magic Johnson 19.5 6.9 13.2 52.0 0.4 1.2 30.3 5.5 6.5 84.8 13 906
difference:+0.8+0.1+2.5+9.0+0.6+1.9+1.9+1.3+1.1+7.2+2+259
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Magic Johnson 17,707 6,211 11,951 52.0 325 1,074 30.3 4,960 5,850 84.8 13 906
difference:+5,619+1,838+1,780+9.0+326+947+1.9+2,269+2,382+7.2+2+259
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Magic Johnson 19.5 6.8 13.4 50.6 0.3 1.1 24.1 5.6 6.7 83.8 13 190
difference:+2.4+0.9+5.0+8.7+0.6+2.4+2.6+0.1+1.6+9+153
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Magic Johnson 3,701 1,291 2,552 50.6 51 212 24.1 1,068 1,274 83.8 13 190
difference:+2,891+1,005+1,870+8.7+16+81+2.6+865+1,027+1.6+9+153
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.0
+1.6
1980NBA Champion77
John Wall 16.4
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 21.6
+5.3
198137
John Wall 16.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.6
+0.1
1982NBA Champion78
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 16.8
198379
John Wall 19.3
+2.5
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 17.6
198467
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.3
1985NBA Champion77
John Wall 19.9
+1.6
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.8
198672
John Wall 23.1
+4.3
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 23.9
+4.5
1987NBA Champion80
John Wall 19.4
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 19.6
1988NBA Champion72
John Wall 20.7
+1.1
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 22.5
+1.9
198977
John Wall 20.6
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 22.3
+10.9
199079
John Wall 11.4
202334

Magic Johnson's additional seasons:

* Magic Johnson played 2 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 1991 to 1996—he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 111 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.3
+18.3
1980NBA Champion16
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 17.0
+17.0
19813
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 17.4
+17.4
1982NBA Champion14
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 17.9
+1.6
198315
John Wall 16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.2
+0.8
198421
John Wall 17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 17.5
+17.5
1985NBA Champion19
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 21.6
198614
John Wall 27.2
+5.6
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 21.8
1987NBA Champion18
John Wall 26.0
+4.2
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 19.9
+19.9
1988NBA Champion24
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 18.4
+18.4
198914
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Magic Johnson 25.2
+25.2
19909
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Magic Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Magic Johnson played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.7 points in a total of 23 games.

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