Kelvin Cato vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Kelvin Cato 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

Kelvin Cato

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)