Austin Daye vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Austin Daye 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 Daye

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Daye: 2009-10 to 2014-15
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Daye 1 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Austin Daye 6 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Austin Daye 2 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 9

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

Assists Leader Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Daye 5.2 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Daye 2.6 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Austin Daye 0.7 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Austin Daye 0.4 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Austin Daye 0.4 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Daye 1,522 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Austin Daye 764 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Austin Daye 212 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Austin Daye 116 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Austin Daye 117 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Austin Daye 293 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Daye .402 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Austin Daye .351 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Austin Daye .778 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Daye 7.5 (2011) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Daye 3.8 (2011) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Austin Daye 1.1 (2011) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Austin Daye 0.5 (2011) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Austin Daye 0.5 (2011) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Daye 1.4 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Daye 0.4 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Austin Daye 0.0 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Austin Daye 0.0 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Austin Daye 0.2 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Daye 7 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Austin Daye 2 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Austin Daye 0 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Austin Daye 1 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Austin Daye 5 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Daye .300 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Austin Daye .000 Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Austin Daye 1.000 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Daye 1.8 (2013) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Daye 1.0 (2014) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Austin Daye 0.0 (2014) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Austin Daye 0.0 (2014) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Austin Daye 0.3 (2013) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)