Magic Johnson vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 Kenyon Martin 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	+6.0	1980	77
Kenyon Martin	12.0		2001	68

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.6	+6.7	1981	37
Kenyon Martin	14.9		2002	73

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.6	+1.9	1982	78
Kenyon Martin	16.7		2003	77

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	16.8	+0.1	1983	79
Kenyon Martin	16.7		2004	65

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.6	+2.1	1984	67
Kenyon Martin	15.5		2005	70

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.3	+5.4	1985	77
Kenyon Martin	12.9		2006	56

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.8	+9.3	1986	72
Kenyon Martin	9.5		2007	2

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	23.9	+11.5	1987	80
Kenyon Martin	12.4		2008	71

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	19.6	+7.9	1988	72
Kenyon Martin	11.7		2009	66

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	22.5	+11.0	1989	77
Kenyon Martin	11.5		2010	58

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	22.3	+13.7	1990	79
Kenyon Martin	8.6		2011	48

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	19.4	+14.2	1991	79
Kenyon Martin	5.2		2012	42

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	14.6	+7.4	1996	32
Kenyon Martin	7.2		2013	18

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 2 seasons more than Magic Johnson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2014 to 2015—he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 43 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.3	+18.3	1980	16
Kenyon Martin	-	DNP	2001	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.0	+0.2	1981	3
Kenyon Martin	16.8		2002	20

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.4		1982	14
Kenyon Martin	18.9	+1.5	2003	20

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.9		1983	15
Kenyon Martin	19.1	+1.2	2004	11

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.2	+5.8	1984	21
Kenyon Martin	12.4		2005	5

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	17.5	+13.0	1985	19
Kenyon Martin	4.5		2006	2

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.6	+21.6	1986	14
Kenyon Martin	-	DNP	2007	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.8	+13.0	1987	18
Kenyon Martin	8.8		2008	4

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	19.9	+9.0	1988	24
Kenyon Martin	10.9		2009	16

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	18.4	+8.4	1989	14
Kenyon Martin	10.0		2010	6

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	25.2	+13.4	1990	9
Kenyon Martin	11.8		2011	5

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	21.8	+17.3	1991	19
Kenyon Martin	4.5		2012	11

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Magic Johnson	15.3	+9.5	1996	4
Kenyon Martin	5.8		2013	12

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin didn't play in the postseason.