Antonio Daniels vs. Magic Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Magic Johnson and Antonio Daniels, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Antonio Daniels and Magic Johnson both played 13 years in the NBA. Antonio Daniels had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Magic Johnson had his rookie season in 1979-80. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	1997-98	1979-80
Team	Vancouver Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	74	26.4	7.8	0.3	1.6	1.9	4.5	0.7	0.1	2.2	1.2	3.1	7.4	.416	0.1	0.7	.212	1.5	2.3	.659
Magic Johnson	77	36.3	18.0	2.2	5.6	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	4.0	2.8	6.5	12.3	.530	0.1	0.4	.226	4.9	6.0	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	16	41.1	18.3	3.3	7.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	4.1	2.9	6.4	12.4	.518	0.1	0.5	.250	5.3	6.6	.802

Season 2
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	1998-99	1980-81
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Steals Leader
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	47	13.1	4.7	0.3	0.9	1.1	2.3	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.8	3.9	.454	0.1	0.4	.294	1.0	1.4	.754
Magic Johnson	37	37.1	21.6	2.7	5.9	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	3.9	2.7	8.4	15.9	.532	0.1	0.5	.176	4.6	6.1	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	15	6.9	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.4	.429	0.3	0.4	.667	0.3	0.4	.833
Magic Johnson	3	42.3	17.0	2.7	11.0	13.7	7.0	2.7	1.0	3.7	4.7	6.3	16.3	.388	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.7	.650

Season 3
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	1999-00	1981-82
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	68	17.6	6.2	0.2	1.0	1.3	2.6	0.8	0.1	0.9	1.1	2.4	5.1	.474	0.3	1.0	.333	1.1	1.5	.713
Magic Johnson	78	38.3	18.6	3.2	6.4	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	3.7	2.9	7.1	13.3	.537	0.1	0.4	.207	4.2	5.6	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	4	20.5	7.3	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.5	1.8	0.0	1.5	1.3	2.3	5.8	.391	0.5	2.0	.250	2.3	3.3	.692
Magic Johnson	14	40.1	17.4	3.9	7.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	3.1	3.6	5.9	11.2	.529	0.0	0.3	.000	5.5	6.6	.828

Season 4
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2000-01	1982-83
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	79	26.1	9.4	0.3	1.7	2.1	3.8	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.5	3.5	7.4	.468	0.9	2.3	.404	1.5	2.0	.776
Magic Johnson	79	36.8	16.8	2.7	5.9	8.6	10.5	2.2	0.6	3.8	2.5	6.5	11.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	13	31.3	13.5	0.3	1.7	2.0	2.9	0.5	0.1	1.0	1.7	4.8	10.1	.481	1.3	3.5	.370	2.5	2.7	.943
Magic Johnson	15	42.9	17.9	3.4	5.1	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	4.3	3.3	6.7	13.7	.485	0.0	0.7	.000	4.5	5.4	.840

Season 5
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2001-02	1983-84
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	82	26.5	9.2	0.3	1.9	2.1	2.8	0.6	0.1	0.9	1.3	3.3	7.5	.440	0.7	2.4	.291	1.9	2.6	.752
Magic Johnson	67	38.3	17.6	1.5	5.9	7.3	13.1	2.2	0.7	4.6	2.5	6.6	11.6	.565	0.1	0.4	.207	4.3	5.3	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	10	22.4	9.5	0.3	2.4	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.3	3.5	7.7	.455	0.6	1.6	.375	1.9	2.2	.864
Magic Johnson	21	39.9	18.2	1.2	5.4	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	3.8	3.4	7.2	13.0	.551	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800

Season 6
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2002-03	1984-85
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	67	13.0	3.7	0.2	0.9	1.1	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.8	.452	0.3	0.9	.305	1.0	1.1	.855
Magic Johnson	77	36.1	18.3	1.2	5.0	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	4.0	2.0	6.5	11.7	.561	0.1	0.5	.189	5.1	6.0	.843
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	6	16.5	3.7	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.8	1.5	3.2	.474	0.5	0.8	.600	0.2	0.3	.500
Magic Johnson	19	36.2	17.5	1.0	6.1	7.1	15.2	1.7	0.2	4.0	2.5	6.1	11.9	.513	0.1	0.4	.143	5.3	6.2	.847

Season 7
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2003-04	1985-86
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	71	21.3	8.0	0.3	1.7	2.0	4.2	0.6	0.1	0.9	0.9	2.6	5.6	.470	0.6	1.6	.362	2.2	2.6	.842
Magic Johnson	72	35.8	18.8	1.2	4.7	5.9	12.6	1.6	0.2	3.8	1.8	6.7	12.8	.526	0.1	0.6	.233	5.3	6.0	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	14	38.6	21.6	1.5	5.6	7.1	15.1	1.9	0.1	3.2	3.1	7.9	14.6	.537	0.0	0.8	.000	5.9	7.6	.766

Season 8
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2004-05	1986-87
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	75	27.0	11.2	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.1	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.6	8.3	.438	0.7	2.2	.297	3.3	4.1	.816
Magic Johnson	80	36.3	23.9	1.5	4.8	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	3.8	2.1	8.5	16.4	.522	0.1	0.5	.205	6.7	7.9	.848
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	11	30.0	13.8	0.4	2.5	2.8	4.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.2	4.0	8.5	.468	0.4	1.3	.286	5.5	6.4	.857
Magic Johnson	18	37.0	21.8	1.6	6.2	7.7	12.2	1.7	0.4	2.8	2.1	8.1	15.1	.539	0.1	0.6	.200	5.4	6.6	.831

Season 9
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2005-06	1987-88
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	80	28.5	9.6	0.2	1.9	2.2	3.6	0.7	0.1	1.1	1.2	2.9	6.9	.418	0.3	1.3	.228	3.6	4.2	.845
Magic Johnson	72	36.6	19.6	1.2	5.0	6.2	11.9	1.6	0.2	3.7	2.0	6.8	13.8	.492	0.2	0.8	.196	5.8	6.8	.853
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	6	36.0	13.2	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.3	0.5	0.2	1.7	0.7	4.7	8.7	.538	0.5	1.8	.273	3.3	3.7	.909
Magic Johnson	24	40.2	19.9	1.3	4.1	5.4	12.6	1.4	0.2	3.5	2.5	7.0	13.7	.514	0.3	0.6	.500	5.5	6.5	.852

Season 10
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2006-07	1988-89
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	80	22.0	7.1	0.2	1.7	1.9	3.6	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.0	2.2	4.9	.442	0.2	0.8	.302	2.6	3.1	.832
Magic Johnson	77	37.5	22.5	1.4	6.4	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	4.1	2.2	7.5	14.8	.509	0.8	2.4	.314	6.7	7.3	.911
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	4	44.0	13.3	0.5	4.0	4.5	11.8	1.3	0.3	1.8	1.0	4.3	9.5	.447	0.3	1.3	.200	4.5	5.3	.857
Magic Johnson	14	37.0	18.4	1.1	4.9	5.9	11.8	1.9	0.2	3.8	2.1	6.1	12.4	.489	0.7	2.5	.286	5.6	6.1	.907

Season 11
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2007-08	1989-90
Team	Washington Wizards	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	71	30.4	8.4	0.3	2.5	2.9	4.8	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.1	2.9	6.3	.459	0.2	1.0	.230	2.4	3.1	.776
Magic Johnson	79	37.2	22.3	1.6	5.0	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	3.7	2.1	6.9	14.4	.480	1.3	3.5	.384	7.2	8.1	.890
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	6	25.7	7.3	0.2	2.2	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.3	1.2	1.0	2.3	5.2	.452	0.2	0.7	.250	2.5	2.8	.882
Magic Johnson	9	41.8	25.2	1.3	5.0	6.3	12.8	1.2	0.1	4.0	3.1	8.4	17.2	.490	0.6	2.8	.200	7.8	8.8	.886

Season 12
	Antonio Daniels	Magic Johnson
Season	2008-09	1990-91
Team	Washington Wizards, New Orleans Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	74	13.8	4.1	0.1	1.0	1.0	2.4	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.3	3.2	.419	0.3	0.8	.367	1.1	1.4	.800
Magic Johnson	79	37.1	19.4	1.3	5.6	7.0	12.5	1.3	0.2	4.0	1.9	5.9	12.4	.477	1.0	3.2	.320	6.6	7.3	.906
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Antonio Daniels	5	12.8	2.8	0.2	0.4	0.6	1.8	0.4	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.4	2.6	.154	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.2	.818
Magic Johnson	19	43.3	21.8	1.2	6.9	8.1	12.6	1.2	0.0	4.1	2.3	6.2	14.1	.440	1.1	3.7	.296	8.3	9.4	.882

Note: Antonio Daniels didn't play in 2009-10.

Note: Magic Johnson didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95.