Magic Johnson vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple and Magic Johnson 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

Magic Johnson

vs.

Garrett Temple

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Garrett Temple 14

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Garrett Temple 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Garrett Temple 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Garrett Temple 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Garrett Temple 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Garrett Temple 2.3

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Garrett Temple 1.7

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Garrett Temple 4,529

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Garrett Temple 1,682

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Garrett Temple 1,229

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Garrett Temple 593

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Garrett Temple 239

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Garrett Temple 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Garrett Temple .401

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Garrett Temple .344

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Garrett Temple .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)