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Michael JordanvsMagic Johnson

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

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Michael Jordan

1985–2003 · 15 seasons

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Magic Johnson

1980–1996 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Michael Jordan	Stat	Magic Johnson
15	Seasons	13
232.9	Career VAL	229.2
26.8 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (1987)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2002

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 Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson have
Michael Jordan	Stat	Magic Johnson
Career
1,072	Games	906
Per game
30.1	Points / game	19.5
6.2	Rebounds / game	7.2
5.3	Assists / game	11.2

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Michael Jordan's career line covers 2002–2003 only (the table behind it does not cover 13 early-career seasons).

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 (18 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Michael Jordan	Magic Johnson
20	—	15.7
21	18.1	9.7
22	1.7	19
23	18.8	20.9
24	26.8	21
25	26.8	22
26	23.3	19.5
27	23.1	23.5
28	19.7	16.6
29	17.1	22.2
30	—	17.9
31	1.2	17.2
32	17.1	—
33	16.1	—
34	11.4	—
36	—	4
38	4.6	—
39	7.1	—