Amar'e Stoudemire vs Magic Johnson: Who Wins on NBA Stats?

This is as close as it gets. Amar'e Stoudemire 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 Amar'e Stoudemire's 1.2 represents a 825% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Amar'e Stoudemire falls 33.3% 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 Three Point %, where Amar'e Stoudemire posts 23.6% against Magic Johnson's 23.0% — a gap of just 2.6%. Magic Johnson can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Three Point % 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 825% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.