Magic Johnson career playoff steals
358Career Postseason
Magic Johnson has recorded 358 steals over 13 postseasons, 4th among 1,382 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 49 in 1979-80.
- Most recent: 0 in 1995-96.
Sum of 13 postseasons, 1979-80 through 1995-96. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 |  LAL | 293 | 168 | 151 | 49 | 6 | 51.8 | 25.0 | 80.2 | 59.6 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 51 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 38.8 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 44.1 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 243 | 158 | 130 | 40 | 3 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 82.8 | 61.4 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 268 | 128 | 192 | 34 | 12 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 84.0 | 55.5 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 382 | 139 | 284 | 42 | 20 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 60.1 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 333 | 134 | 289 | 32 | 4 | 51.3 | 14.3 | 84.7 | 59.9 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 302 | 100 | 211 | 27 | 1 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 59.9 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 392 | 139 | 219 | 31 | 7 | 53.9 | 20.0 | 83.1 | 60.7 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 477 | 130 | 303 | 34 | 4 | 51.4 | 50.0 | 85.2 | 60.0 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 258 | 83 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 48.9 | 28.6 | 90.7 | 60.9 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 227 | 57 | 115 | 11 | 1 | 49.0 | 20.0 | 88.6 | 59.8 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 414 | 154 | 240 | 23 | 0 | 44.0 | 29.6 | 88.2 | 59.8 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 61 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 33.3 | 84.8 | 57.0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%