Matt Costello vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Matt Costello that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Matt Costello

vs.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)