How many steals did Magic Johnson have in 1988-89?

• 5th-best of Magic Johnson's 13 seasons on file; the high is 208 in 1981-82.
• Up 24 from 114 in 1987-88.
• 25% of the Los Angeles Lakers' steals that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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How many steals did Magic Johnson have in 1988-89?, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	PTS↓iPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.	REB↓iREB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.	AST↓iAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.	STL↓iSTL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.	BLK↓iBLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.	FG%↓iFG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.	3P%↓i3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.	FT%↓iFT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.	TS%↓iTS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
1979-80	LAL	1,387	596	563	187	41	53.0	22.6	81.0	60.2
1980-81	LAL	798	320	317	127	27	53.2	17.6	76.0	58.2
1981-82	LAL	1,447	751	743	208	34	53.7	20.7	76.0	59.0
1982-83	LAL	1,326	683	829	176	47	54.8	0.0	80.0	60.3
1983-84	LAL	1,178	491	875	150	49	56.5	20.7	81.0	62.8
1984-85	LAL	1,406	476	968	113	25	56.1	18.9	84.3	63.7
1985-86	LAL	1,354	426	907	113	16	52.6	23.3	87.1	61.0
1986-87	LAL	1,909	504	977	138	36	52.2	20.5	84.8	60.2
1987-88	LAL	1,408	449	858	114	13	49.2	19.6	85.3	58.1
1988-89	LAL	1,730	607	988	138	22	50.9	31.4	91.1	62.5
1989-90	LAL	1,765	522	907	132	34	48.0	38.4	89.0	62.2
1990-91	LAL	1,531	551	989	102	17	47.7	32.0	90.6	62.3
1995-96	LAL	468	183	220	26	13	46.6	37.9	85.6	61.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%