Kenny Battle vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Kenny Battle 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

Kenny Battle

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Battle: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Kenny Battle 4 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Kenny Battle 1 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 4.7 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 2.4 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.8 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.7 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.2 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 627 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 327 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Kenny Battle 106 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Kenny Battle 98 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 31 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Kenny Battle 134 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .504 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle .133 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle .725 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 6.1 (1991) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 3.7 (1993) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.3 (1991) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 9 Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 5 Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 0 Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Kenny Battle 8 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .308 Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle - Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle 1.000 Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1990) Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 (1990) Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)