Alonzo Mourning vs Magic Johnson Career Stats Comparison

This is as close as it gets. Alonzo Mourning and Magic Johnson split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Magic Johnson's Assists Per Game of 11.1 compared to Alonzo Mourning's 1.1 represents a 909.1% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alonzo Mourning falls 38.9% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Magic Johnson exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Magic Johnson's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alonzo Mourning posts 52.7% against Magic Johnson's 52.0% — a gap of just 1.3%. Magic Johnson can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Magic Johnson side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Magic Johnson claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 909.1% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.