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Magic JohnsonvsOscar Robertson

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PG · VAL group G

Magic Johnson

1980–1996 · 13 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

Oscar Robertson

1961–1974 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Magic Johnson	Stat	Oscar Robertson
13	Seasons	14
229.2	Career VAL	259.6
23.5 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	26.9 (1964)
Inducted 2002	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1980

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson have
Magic Johnson	Stat	Oscar Robertson
Career
906	Games	1,040
Per game
19.5	Points / game	25.7
7.2	Rebounds / game	7.5
11.2	Assists / game	9.5
Shooting
52.0%	FG %	48.5%
84.8%	FT %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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View data (17 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Magic Johnson	Oscar Robertson
20	15.7	—
21	9.7	—
22	19	20.5
23	20.9	24.2
24	21	25
25	22	26.9
26	19.5	25.2
27	23.5	22.4
28	16.6	24.2
29	22.2	18.5
30	17.9	18.2
31	17.2	14.4
32	—	15.1
33	—	9.6
34	—	9.3
35	—	6.1
36	4	—