Who was better - Earvin 'Magic' Johnson or Larry Bird?

The career trajectories of both Bird ('80 to '88) and Magic ('83 to '91) from the ages of 23 to 32, are both very similar. They both won their first MVP at the age of 28. Bird won MVPs for 3 straight seasons and Magic won 3 MVPs in 4 seasons. They both won 3 championships as their team's best player. read more

Magic Johnson was one of those players that could rationally play any of the 5 positions, that's why I believe he is better overall than Larry Bird. Don't get me wrong Larry Legend is a beast. Simply put, there is more to Basketball than sheer shooting prowess and basketball IQ. read more

Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson Comparison Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. read more