Magic Johnson vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Red Rocha 0 *

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Red Rocha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Red Rocha 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Red Rocha 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Red Rocha 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Red Rocha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) Red Rocha - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.