Josh Giddey vs. Magic Johnson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey 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:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, 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.

Josh Giddey vs. Magic Johnson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Josh Giddey Magic Johnson
Points
+300th
88th
+300th
17th
Rebounds
+300th
154th
+300th
20th
Assists
+300th
7th
+300th
1st
Steals
+300th
23rd
+300th
4th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
139th
Years413113

Josh Giddey vs. Magic Johnson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Josh Giddey Magic Johnson
Points
--
82nd
+300th
102nd
Rebounds
--
212nd
+300th
163rd
Assists
--
1st
+300th
1st
Steals
--
19th
+300th
19th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
88th
+212 3,942 vs. 17,70713,765
Rebounds
+300th
154th
+146 2,100 vs. 6,5594,459
Assists
+300th
7th
+293 1,703 vs. 10,1418,438
Steals
+300th
23rd
+277 244 vs. 1,7241,480
Blocks
+300th
+300th
140 vs. 374234
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
199th
+101 484 vs. 1,6011,117
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
99th
+201 1,616 vs. 4,9583,342
Field Goals Made
+300th
117th
+183 1,593 vs. 6,2114,618
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
166th
+134 3,433 vs. 11,9518,518
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
319 vs. 3256
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
968 vs. 1,074106
Free Throws Made
+300th
40th
+260 437 vs. 4,9604,523
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
49th
+251 572 vs. 5,8505,278

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
261st
+39 280 vs. 906626
Seasons
+300th
292nd
+8 4 vs. 139

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
4th
30 18 vs. 138120

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
138th
0 vs. 66
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
17th
+283 87 vs. 3,7013,614
Rebounds
+300th
20th
+280 36 vs. 1,4651,429
Assists
+300th
1st
+299 21 vs. 2,3462,325
Steals
+300th
4th
+296 2 vs. 358356
Blocks
+300th
139th
+161 4 vs. 6460
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 7 vs. 349342
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 29 vs. 1,1161,087
Field Goals Made
+300th
19th
+281 34 vs. 1,2911,257
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
25th
+275 75 vs. 2,5522,477
3-Pointers Made
+300th
273rd
+27 12 vs. 5139
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
179th
+121 34 vs. 212178
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 7 vs. 1,0681,061
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
12th
+288 8 vs. 1,2741,266

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
14th
+286 10 vs. 190180
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 1 vs. 1312

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey 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:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
82nd
14.08 vs. 19.545.47
Rebounds per game
--
212nd
7.50 vs. 7.240.26
Assists per game
--
1st
6.08 vs. 11.195.11
Steals per game
--
19th
0.87 vs. 1.901.03
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.410.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.73 vs. 1.770.04
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
113rd
5.77 vs. 5.470.30
Field Goals Made per game
--
137th
5.69 vs. 6.861.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
225th
12.26 vs. 13.190.93
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.14 vs. 0.360.78
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.46 vs. 1.192.27
Free Throws Made per game
--
37th
1.56 vs. 5.473.91
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
54th
2.04 vs. 6.464.41

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Magic Johnson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
102nd
+198 8.70 vs. 19.4810.78
Rebounds per game
+300th
163rd
+137 3.60 vs. 7.714.11
Assists per game
+300th
1st
+299 2.10 vs. 12.3510.25
Steals per game
+300th
19th
+281 0.20 vs. 1.881.68
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.340.06
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
266th
+34 0.70 vs. 1.841.14
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
99th
+201 2.90 vs. 5.872.97
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
142nd
+158 3.40 vs. 6.793.39
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
212nd
+88 7.50 vs. 13.435.93
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
+300th
+52 1.20 vs. 0.270.93
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 1.122.28
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
47th
+253 0.70 vs. 5.624.92
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
68th
+232 0.80 vs. 6.715.91

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.