Bio
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 1, Pk 1
- College
- Michigan State
- MVP
- 3x
- Finals MVP
- 3x
- All-Star MVP
- 2x
All awards (6)
- 3x MVP
- 3x Finals MVP
- 2x All-Star MVP
- 9x All-NBA First Team
- 1x All-NBA Second Team
- 1x All-Rookie First Team
Bio
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Debut
- 1979
- Draft
- 1979Rd 1, Pk 1
- College
- Michigan State
- MVP
- 3x
- Finals MVP
- 3x
- All-Star MVP
- 2x
All awards (6)
- 3x MVP
- 3x Finals MVP
- 2x All-Star MVP
- 9x All-NBA First Team
- 1x All-NBA Second Team
- 1x All-Rookie First Team
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 19.5
- REB
- 7.2
- AST
- 11.2
- STL
- 1.9
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 61.0
- MIN
- 36.7
- GP
- 906
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 |  LAL | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 60.2 | 36.3 | 77 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 21.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 58.2 | 37.1 | 37 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 59.0 | 38.3 | 78 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 16.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 60.3 | 36.8 | 79 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 17.6 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 62.8 | 38.3 | 67 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 18.3 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 63.7 | 36.1 | 77 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 61.0 | 35.8 | 72 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 23.9 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 60.2 | 36.3 | 80 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 19.6 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 58.1 | 36.6 | 72 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 22.5 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 77 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 22.3 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 62.2 | 37.2 | 79 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 19.4 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 62.3 | 37.1 | 79 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 14.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 61.2 | 29.9 | 32 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 19.5
- REB
- 7.7
- AST
- 12.3
- STL
- 1.9
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 59.5
- MIN
- 39.7
- GP
- 190
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17,707
- REB
- 6,559
- AST
- 10,141
- STL
- 1,724
- BLK
- 374
- TO
- 3,506
- FGM
- 6,211
- 3PTM
- 325
| 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. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | LAL | 1,387 | 596 | 563 | 187 | 41 | 305 | 503 | 7 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 798 | 320 | 317 | 127 | 27 | 143 | 312 | 3 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 1,447 | 751 | 743 | 208 | 34 | 286 | 556 | 6 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 1,326 | 683 | 829 | 176 | 47 | 301 | 511 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 1,178 | 491 | 875 | 150 | 49 | 306 | 441 | 6 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 1,406 | 476 | 968 | 113 | 25 | 305 | 504 | 7 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 1,354 | 426 | 907 | 113 | 16 | 273 | 483 | 10 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 1,909 | 504 | 977 | 138 | 36 | 300 | 683 | 8 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 1,408 | 449 | 858 | 114 | 13 | 269 | 490 | 11 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 1,730 | 607 | 988 | 138 | 22 | 312 | 579 | 59 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 1,765 | 522 | 907 | 132 | 34 | 289 | 546 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 1,531 | 551 | 989 | 102 | 17 | 314 | 466 | 80 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 468 | 183 | 220 | 26 | 13 | 103 | 137 | 22 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 19.1
- REB
- 7.1
- AST
- 11.0
- STL
- 1.9
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 61.0
- MIN
- 36.7
- GP
- 906
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | LAL | 17.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 60.2 | 36.3 | 77 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 21.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 58.2 | 37.1 | 37 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 17.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 59.0 | 38.3 | 78 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 16.4 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 60.3 | 36.8 | 79 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 16.5 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 62.8 | 38.3 | 67 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 18.2 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 63.7 | 36.1 | 77 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 18.9 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 61.0 | 35.8 | 72 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 23.7 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 60.2 | 36.3 | 80 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 19.3 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 58.1 | 36.6 | 72 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 21.6 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 77 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 21.6 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 62.2 | 37.2 | 79 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 18.8 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 62.3 | 37.1 | 79 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 17.6 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 61.2 | 29.9 | 32 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Magic Johnson's career stats?
Magic Johnson played 13 seasons for the Lakers. He scored 17,707 points with 6,559 rebounds and 10,141 assists in 906 games — 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game. His best season was 1986-87: 1,909 points, 504 rebounds and 977 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96
Magic Johnson sits top 10 all time in assists.
Championships ×5
- 1979-80 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers
- 1981-82 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers
- 1984-85 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers
- 1986-87 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers
- 1987-88 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers
Awards
- Finals MVP ×3: 1979-80, 1981-82, 1986-87
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1979-80
- All-NBA Second Team: 1981-82
- All-NBA First Team ×9: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91
- NBA MVP ×3: 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90
- NBA All-Star MVP ×2: 1989-90, 1991-92
All-time career rank
- 76th in points (17,707)
- 109th in rebounds (6,559)
- 8th in assists (10,141)
- 24th in steals (1,724)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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