Magic Johnson vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 James Ray 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 James Ray 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 James Ray 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 James Ray 228

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 James Ray 76

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 James Ray 39

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 James Ray 3

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 James Ray 0

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 James Ray 2

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) James Ray 1.0 (1982)