Austin Carr vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Austin Carr that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Carr

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Austin Carr 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Austin Carr 0 * Magic Johnson 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.