Brandon Jennings vs. Magic Johnson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Brandon Jennings and Magic Johnson all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Brandon Jennings, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2010 to 2018, and Magic Johnson, with 13 seasons played from 1980 to 1996, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Brandon Jennings vs. Magic Johnson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson
Points
+300th
88th
+300th
17th
Rebounds
+300th
156th
+300th
20th
Assists
216th
8th
+300th
1st
Steals
+300th
24th
+300th
4th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
139th
Years913413

Brandon Jennings vs. Magic Johnson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson
Points
+300th
84th
+300th
102nd
Rebounds
+300th
213rd
+300th
163rd
Assists
80th
1st
+300th
1st
Steals
189th
19th
+300th
19th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
88th
+212 7,801 vs. 17,7079,906
Rebounds
+300th
156th
+144 1,659 vs. 6,5594,900
Assists
216th
8th
208 3,151 vs. 10,1416,990
Steals
+300th
24th
+276 679 vs. 1,7241,045
Blocks
+300th
+300th
98 vs. 374276
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
201st
+99 329 vs. 1,6011,272
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
100th
+200 1,330 vs. 4,9583,628
Field Goals Made
+300th
118th
+182 2,750 vs. 6,2113,461
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
168th
+132 7,099 vs. 11,9514,852
3-Pointers Made
215th
+300th
+85 914 vs. 325589
3-Pointers Attempted
188th
+300th
+112 2,648 vs. 1,0741,574
Free Throws Made
+300th
42nd
+258 1,387 vs. 4,9603,573
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
50th
+250 1,743 vs. 5,8504,107

Games and Years:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
263rd
+37 555 vs. 906351
Seasons
+300th
300th
+0 9 vs. 134

Triple-Doubles:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
276th
4th
272 1 vs. 138137

Rankings by Points Scored:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
139th
+161 1 vs. 65
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
17th
+283 223 vs. 3,7013,478
Rebounds
+300th
20th
+280 49 vs. 1,4651,416
Assists
+300th
1st
+299 65 vs. 2,3462,281
Steals
+300th
4th
+296 19 vs. 358339
Blocks
+300th
139th
+161 5 vs. 6459
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 11 vs. 349338
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 38 vs. 1,1161,078
Field Goals Made
+300th
19th
+281 80 vs. 1,2911,211
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
25th
+275 215 vs. 2,5522,337
3-Pointers Made
+300th
273rd
+27 20 vs. 5131
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
179th
+121 84 vs. 212128
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 43 vs. 1,0681,025
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
12th
+288 54 vs. 1,2741,220

Games and Years:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
14th
+286 25 vs. 190165
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 4 vs. 139

Triple-Doubles:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
1st
0 vs. 3030

Rankings by Points Scored:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
37th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
84th
+216 14.06 vs. 19.545.49
Rebounds per game
+300th
213rd
+87 2.99 vs. 7.244.25
Assists per game
80th
1st
79 5.68 vs. 11.195.52
Steals per game
189th
19th
170 1.22 vs. 1.900.68
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.18 vs. 0.410.24
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.59 vs. 1.771.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
115th
+185 2.40 vs. 5.473.08
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
138th
+162 4.95 vs. 6.861.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
257th
227th
30 12.79 vs. 13.190.40
3-Pointers Made per game
132nd
+300th
+168 1.65 vs. 0.361.29
3-Pointers Attempted per game
70th
+300th
+230 4.77 vs. 1.193.59
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
37th
+263 2.50 vs. 5.472.98
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
54th
+246 3.14 vs. 6.463.32

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Brandon Jennings Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
102nd
+198 8.92 vs. 19.4810.56
Rebounds per game
+300th
163rd
+137 1.96 vs. 7.715.75
Assists per game
+300th
1st
+299 2.60 vs. 12.359.75
Steals per game
+300th
19th
+281 0.76 vs. 1.881.12
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.340.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
266th
+34 0.44 vs. 1.841.40
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
99th
+201 1.52 vs. 5.874.35
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
142nd
+158 3.20 vs. 6.793.59
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
212nd
+88 8.60 vs. 13.434.83
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 0.270.53
3-Pointers Attempted per game
243rd
+300th
+57 3.36 vs. 1.122.24
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
47th
+253 1.72 vs. 5.623.90
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
68th
+232 2.16 vs. 6.714.55

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.