Magic Johnson vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Otis Thorpe 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Otis Thorpe 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)