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Magic Johnson

Earvin Johnson Jr. (Magic) ▪ Twitter: @MagicJohnson

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan
High School: Everett in Lansing, Michigan
College: Michigan State University
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2002 (Full List)
As Coach: 1 Yr, 5-11, .313 W-L% (Full Record)

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 77 2795 503 949 .530 7 31 .226 374 462 .810 166 430 596 563 187 41 305 218 1387
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 37 1371 312 587 .532 3 17 .176 171 225 .760 101 219 320 317 127 27 143 100 798
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 78 77 2991 556 1036 .537 6 29 .207 329 433 .760 252 499 751 743 208 34 286 223 1447
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 79 79 2907 511 933 .548 0 21 .000 304 380 .800 214 469 683 829 176 47 301 200 1326
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 67 66 2567 441 780 .565 6 29 .207 290 358 .810 99 392 491 875 150 49 306 169 1178
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 77 77 2781 504 899 .561 7 37 .189 391 464 .843 90 386 476 968 113 25 305 155 1406
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 72 70 2578 483 918 .526 10 43 .233 378 434 .871 85 341 426 907 113 16 273 133 1354
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 80 80 2904 683 1308 .522 8 39 .205 535 631 .848 122 382 504 977 138 36 300 168 1909
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 72 70 2637 490 996 .492 11 56 .196 417 489 .853 88 361 449 858 114 13 269 147 1408
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 77 77 2886 579 1137 .509 59 188 .314 513 563 .911 111 496 607 988 138 22 312 172 1730
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 79 79 2937 546 1138 .480 106 276 .384 567 637 .890 128 394 522 907 132 34 289 167 1765
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 79 79 2933 466 976 .477 80 250 .320 519 573 .906 105 446 551 989 102 17 314 150 1531
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 32 9 958 137 294 .466 22 58 .379 172 201 .856 40 143 183 220 26 13 103 48 468
Career NBA 906 763 33245 6211 11951 .520 325 1074 .303 4960 5850 .848 1601 4958 6559 10141 1724 374 3506 2050 17707

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 77 36.3 6.5 12.3 .530 0.1 0.4 .226 4.9 6.0 .810 2.2 5.6 7.7 7.3 2.4 0.5 4.0 2.8 18.0
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 37 37.1 8.4 15.9 .532 0.1 0.5 .176 4.6 6.1 .760 2.7 5.9 8.6 8.6 3.4 0.7 3.9 2.7 21.6
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 78 77 38.3 7.1 13.3 .537 0.1 0.4 .207 4.2 5.6 .760 3.2 6.4 9.6 9.5 2.7 0.4 3.7 2.9 18.6
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 79 79 36.8 6.5 11.8 .548 0.0 0.3 .000 3.8 4.8 .800 2.7 5.9 8.6 10.5 2.2 0.6 3.8 2.5 16.8
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 67 66 38.3 6.6 11.6 .565 0.1 0.4 .207 4.3 5.3 .810 1.5 5.9 7.3 13.1 2.2 0.7 4.6 2.5 17.6
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 77 77 36.1 6.5 11.7 .561 0.1 0.5 .189 5.1 6.0 .843 1.2 5.0 6.2 12.6 1.5 0.3 4.0 2.0 18.3
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 72 70 35.8 6.7 12.8 .526 0.1 0.6 .233 5.3 6.0 .871 1.2 4.7 5.9 12.6 1.6 0.2 3.8 1.8 18.8
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 80 80 36.3 8.5 16.4 .522 0.1 0.5 .205 6.7 7.9 .848 1.5 4.8 6.3 12.2 1.7 0.5 3.8 2.1 23.9
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 72 70 36.6 6.8 13.8 .492 0.2 0.8 .196 5.8 6.8 .853 1.2 5.0 6.2 11.9 1.6 0.2 3.7 2.0 19.6
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 77 77 37.5 7.5 14.8 .509 0.8 2.4 .314 6.7 7.3 .911 1.4 6.4 7.9 12.8 1.8 0.3 4.1 2.2 22.5
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 79 79 37.2 6.9 14.4 .480 1.3 3.5 .384 7.2 8.1 .890 1.6 5.0 6.6 11.5 1.7 0.4 3.7 2.1 22.3
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 79 79 37.1 5.9 12.4 .477 1.0 3.2 .320 6.6 7.3 .906 1.3 5.6 7.0 12.5 1.3 0.2 4.0 1.9 19.4
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 32 9 29.9 4.3 9.2 .466 0.7 1.8 .379 5.4 6.3 .856 1.3 4.5 5.7 6.9 0.8 0.4 3.2 1.5 14.6
Career NBA 906 763 36.7 6.9 13.2 .520 0.4 1.2 .303 5.5 6.5 .848 1.8 5.5 7.2 11.2 1.9 0.4 3.9 2.3 19.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 77 2795 6.5 12.2 .530 0.1 0.4 .226 4.8 6.0 .810 2.1 5.5 7.7 7.3 2.4 0.5 3.9 2.8 17.9
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 37 1371 8.2 15.4 .532 0.1 0.4 .176 4.5 5.9 .760 2.7 5.8 8.4 8.3 3.3 0.7 3.8 2.6 21.0
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 78 77 2991 6.7 12.5 .537 0.1 0.3 .207 4.0 5.2 .760 3.0 6.0 9.0 8.9 2.5 0.4 3.4 2.7 17.4
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 79 79 2907 6.3 11.6 .548 0.0 0.3 .000 3.8 4.7 .800 2.7 5.8 8.5 10.3 2.2 0.6 3.7 2.5 16.4
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 67 66 2567 6.2 10.9 .565 0.1 0.4 .207 4.1 5.0 .810 1.4 5.5 6.9 12.3 2.1 0.7 4.3 2.4 16.5
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 77 77 2781 6.5 11.6 .561 0.1 0.5 .189 5.1 6.0 .843 1.2 5.0 6.2 12.5 1.5 0.3 3.9 2.0 18.2
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 72 70 2578 6.7 12.8 .526 0.1 0.6 .233 5.3 6.1 .871 1.2 4.8 5.9 12.7 1.6 0.2 3.8 1.9 18.9
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 80 80 2904 8.5 16.2 .522 0.1 0.5 .205 6.6 7.8 .848 1.5 4.7 6.2 12.1 1.7 0.4 3.7 2.1 23.7
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 72 70 2637 6.7 13.6 .492 0.2 0.8 .196 5.7 6.7 .853 1.2 4.9 6.1 11.7 1.6 0.2 3.7 2.0 19.2
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 77 77 2886 7.2 14.2 .509 0.7 2.3 .314 6.4 7.0 .911 1.4 6.2 7.6 12.3 1.7 0.3 3.9 2.1 21.6
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 79 79 2937 6.7 13.9 .480 1.3 3.4 .384 6.9 7.8 .890 1.6 4.8 6.4 11.1 1.6 0.4 3.5 2.0 21.6
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 79 79 2933 5.7 12.0 .477 1.0 3.1 .320 6.4 7.0 .906 1.3 5.5 6.8 12.1 1.3 0.2 3.9 1.8 18.8
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 32 9 958 5.1 11.0 .466 0.8 2.2 .379 6.5 7.6 .856 1.5 5.4 6.9 8.3 1.0 0.5 3.9 1.8 17.6
Career NBA 906 763 33245 6.7 12.9 .520 0.4 1.2 .303 5.4 6.3 .848 1.7 5.4 7.1 11.0 1.9 0.4 3.8 2.2 19.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 77 2795 20.6 .602 .534 7.1 15.4 11.6 25.2 3.1 0.8 20.9 20.9 113 101 6.2 4.3 10.5 .180
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 37 1371 25.7 .582 .534 8.5 16.4 12.7 31.8 4.3 1.0 17.2 24.3 115 98 3.8 2.6 6.4 .225
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 78 2991 22.9 .590 .540 9.5 17.5 13.7 31.0 3.2 0.6 18.9 20.1 118 102 8.1 4.8 12.9 .207
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 79 2907 23.0 .603 .548 8.5 17.1 13.0 34.4 2.8 0.9 21.5 19.0 119 103 8.8 3.8 12.5 .207
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 67 2567 22.6 .628 .569 4.7 16.1 10.8 42.5 2.7 1.0 24.6 19.5 118 105 6.7 3.6 10.2 .191
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 77 2781 23.2 .637 .565 4.1 14.4 9.7 42.5 1.9 0.5 21.7 20.5 123 107 9.5 3.2 12.7 .220
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 72 2578 24.0 .610 .532 3.9 14.3 9.4 45.1 2.0 0.3 19.8 21.6 122 106 9.0 3.1 12.1 .226
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 80 2904 27.0 .602 .525 5.0 13.7 9.7 47.2 2.2 0.7 15.9 26.3 124 106 12.1 3.8 15.9 .263
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 72 2637 23.1 .581 .497 4.0 14.8 9.7 45.4 2.1 0.3 18.2 23.4 118 107 7.8 3.1 10.9 .199
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 77 2886 26.9 .625 .535 4.6 18.0 11.7 48.6 2.3 0.4 18.4 24.3 125 105 12.1 4.0 16.1 .267
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 79 2937 26.6 .622 .526 5.2 14.8 10.2 45.5 2.2 0.7 16.9 24.8 126 106 12.8 3.8 16.5 .270
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 79 2933 25.1 .623 .518 4.3 16.9 10.9 49.3 1.8 0.3 20.4 22.9 124 105 11.2 4.2 15.4 .251
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 32 958 21.1 .612 .503 5.0 17.0 11.1 34.1 1.4 1.0 21.2 22.7 117 107 2.6 1.1 3.6 .181
Career NBA 906 33245 24.1 .610 .533 5.7 15.8 11.1 40.9 2.5 0.6 19.4 22.3 121 104 110.6 45.2 155.8 .225

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 16 658 103 199 .518 2 8 .250 85 106 .802 52 116 168 151 49 6 65 47 293
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 3 127 19 49 .388 0 0 13 20 .650 8 33 41 21 8 3 11 14 51
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 14 562 83 157 .529 0 4 .000 77 93 .828 54 104 158 130 40 3 44 50 243
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 15 643 100 206 .485 0 11 .000 68 81 .840 51 77 128 192 34 12 64 49 268
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 21 837 151 274 .551 0 7 .000 80 100 .800 26 113 139 284 42 20 79 71 382
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 19 19 687 116 226 .513 1 7 .143 100 118 .847 19 115 134 289 32 4 76 48 333
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 14 14 541 110 205 .537 0 11 .000 82 107 .766 21 79 100 211 27 1 45 43 302
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 18 18 666 146 271 .539 2 10 .200 98 118 .831 28 111 139 219 31 7 51 37 392
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 24 24 965 169 329 .514 7 14 .500 132 155 .852 32 98 130 303 34 4 83 61 477
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 14 14 518 85 174 .489 10 35 .286 78 86 .907 15 68 83 165 27 3 53 30 258
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 9 9 376 76 155 .490 5 25 .200 70 79 .886 12 45 57 115 11 1 36 28 227
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 19 19 823 118 268 .440 21 71 .296 157 178 .882 23 131 154 240 23 0 77 43 414
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 4 0 135 15 39 .385 3 9 .333 28 33 .848 8 26 34 26 0 0 12 3 61
Career NBA 190 117 7538 1291 2552 .506 51 212 .241 1068 1274 .838 349 1116 1465 2346 358 64 696 524 3701

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 16 41.1 6.4 12.4 .518 0.1 0.5 .250 5.3 6.6 .802 3.3 7.3 10.5 9.4 3.1 0.4 4.1 2.9 18.3
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 3 42.3 6.3 16.3 .388 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.7 .650 2.7 11.0 13.7 7.0 2.7 1.0 3.7 4.7 17.0
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 14 40.1 5.9 11.2 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 5.5 6.6 .828 3.9 7.4 11.3 9.3 2.9 0.2 3.1 3.6 17.4
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 15 42.9 6.7 13.7 .485 0.0 0.7 .000 4.5 5.4 .840 3.4 5.1 8.5 12.8 2.3 0.8 4.3 3.3 17.9
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 21 39.9 7.2 13.0 .551 0.0 0.3 .000 3.8 4.8 .800 1.2 5.4 6.6 13.5 2.0 1.0 3.8 3.4 18.2
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 19 19 36.2 6.1 11.9 .513 0.1 0.4 .143 5.3 6.2 .847 1.0 6.1 7.1 15.2 1.7 0.2 4.0 2.5 17.5
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 14 14 38.6 7.9 14.6 .537 0.0 0.8 .000 5.9 7.6 .766 1.5 5.6 7.1 15.1 1.9 0.1 3.2 3.1 21.6
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 18 18 37.0 8.1 15.1 .539 0.1 0.6 .200 5.4 6.6 .831 1.6 6.2 7.7 12.2 1.7 0.4 2.8 2.1 21.8
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 24 24 40.2 7.0 13.7 .514 0.3 0.6 .500 5.5 6.5 .852 1.3 4.1 5.4 12.6 1.4 0.2 3.5 2.5 19.9
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 14 14 37.0 6.1 12.4 .489 0.7 2.5 .286 5.6 6.1 .907 1.1 4.9 5.9 11.8 1.9 0.2 3.8 2.1 18.4
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 9 9 41.8 8.4 17.2 .490 0.6 2.8 .200 7.8 8.8 .886 1.3 5.0 6.3 12.8 1.2 0.1 4.0 3.1 25.2
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 19 19 43.3 6.2 14.1 .440 1.1 3.7 .296 8.3 9.4 .882 1.2 6.9 8.1 12.6 1.2 0.0 4.1 2.3 21.8
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 4 0 33.8 3.8 9.8 .385 0.8 2.3 .333 7.0 8.3 .848 2.0 6.5 8.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.8 15.3
Career NBA 190 117 39.7 6.8 13.4 .506 0.3 1.1 .241 5.6 6.7 .838 1.8 5.9 7.7 12.3 1.9 0.3 3.7 2.8 19.5

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 16 658 5.6 10.9 .518 0.1 0.4 .250 4.7 5.8 .802 2.8 6.3 9.2 8.3 2.7 0.3 3.6 2.6 16.0
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 3 127 5.4 13.9 .388 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.7 .650 2.3 9.4 11.6 6.0 2.3 0.9 3.1 4.0 14.5
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 14 562 5.3 10.1 .529 0.0 0.3 .000 4.9 6.0 .828 3.5 6.7 10.1 8.3 2.6 0.2 2.8 3.2 15.6
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 15 643 5.6 11.5 .485 0.0 0.6 .000 3.8 4.5 .840 2.9 4.3 7.2 10.7 1.9 0.7 3.6 2.7 15.0
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 21 837 6.5 11.8 .551 0.0 0.3 .000 3.4 4.3 .800 1.1 4.9 6.0 12.2 1.8 0.9 3.4 3.1 16.4
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 19 19 687 6.1 11.8 .513 0.1 0.4 .143 5.2 6.2 .847 1.0 6.0 7.0 15.1 1.7 0.2 4.0 2.5 17.4
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 14 14 541 7.3 13.6 .537 0.0 0.7 .000 5.5 7.1 .766 1.4 5.3 6.7 14.0 1.8 0.1 3.0 2.9 20.1
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 18 18 666 7.9 14.6 .539 0.1 0.5 .200 5.3 6.4 .831 1.5 6.0 7.5 11.8 1.7 0.4 2.8 2.0 21.2
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 24 24 965 6.3 12.3 .514 0.3 0.5 .500 4.9 5.8 .852 1.2 3.7 4.8 11.3 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.3 17.8
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 14 14 518 5.9 12.1 .489 0.7 2.4 .286 5.4 6.0 .907 1.0 4.7 5.8 11.5 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.1 17.9
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 9 9 376 7.3 14.8 .490 0.5 2.4 .200 6.7 7.6 .886 1.1 4.3 5.5 11.0 1.1 0.1 3.4 2.7 21.7
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 19 19 823 5.2 11.7 .440 0.9 3.1 .296 6.9 7.8 .882 1.0 5.7 6.7 10.5 1.0 0.0 3.4 1.9 18.1
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 4 0 135 4.0 10.4 .385 0.8 2.4 .333 7.5 8.8 .848 2.1 6.9 9.1 6.9 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.8 16.3
Career NBA 190 117 7538 6.2 12.2 .506 0.2 1.0 .241 5.1 6.1 .838 1.7 5.3 7.0 11.2 1.7 0.3 3.3 2.5 17.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 16 658 22.1 .596 .523 8.6 18.6 13.7 29.8 3.5 0.5 20.9 18.6 117 100 1.7 1.1 2.8 .203
1980-81 21 LAL NBA SG 3 127 17.0 .441 .388 6.7 22.7 15.4 24.7 3.1 1.2 16.0 22.8 94 97 0.0 0.3 0.2 .082
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 14 562 22.5 .614 .529 10.8 18.6 14.9 27.7 3.3 0.3 18.2 16.9 126 102 1.9 0.8 2.7 .231
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 15 643 20.6 .555 .485 8.9 12.9 11.0 38.6 2.5 1.0 20.9 19.4 114 107 1.5 0.6 2.1 .156
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 21 837 22.8 .601 .551 3.7 14.2 9.3 42.7 2.4 1.3 19.9 19.7 121 106 2.4 1.1 3.5 .198
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 19 687 22.3 .599 .515 3.3 16.8 10.7 48.0 2.1 0.3 21.5 20.0 122 107 2.0 1.0 3.0 .210
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 14 541 25.6 .599 .537 4.9 16.5 11.1 49.7 2.4 0.1 15.1 22.8 128 107 2.2 0.8 3.0 .267
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 18 666 26.2 .607 .542 5.2 17.0 11.7 46.1 2.2 0.6 13.6 23.1 129 107 2.6 1.1 3.7 .265
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 24 965 22.9 .600 .524 4.1 11.5 8.0 46.5 1.8 0.2 17.3 22.1 124 112 3.2 0.8 4.0 .198
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG 14 518 23.4 .609 .517 3.6 14.1 9.2 47.6 2.6 0.3 20.0 22.2 122 109 1.5 0.6 2.2 .200
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 9 376 25.0 .598 .506 4.0 13.7 9.0 47.9 1.5 0.2 15.9 26.4 123 112 1.4 0.3 1.7 .222
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 19 823 22.7 .598 .479 3.5 19.1 11.4 45.1 1.5 0.0 18.2 23.3 121 110 2.4 0.9 3.3 .193
1995-96 36 LAL NBA PF 4 135 19.0 .570 .423 6.6 23.0 14.5 31.7 0.0 0.0 18.3 21.5 115 107 0.3 0.1 0.5 .167
Career NBA 190 7538 23.0 .595 .516 5.4 15.9 10.9 42.2 2.3 0.5 18.3 21.2 122 107 23.1 9.5 32.6 .208

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 20 LAL NBA SG 1 1 24:00 5 8 .625 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 12
1981-82 22 LAL NBA SG 1 0 23:00 5 9 .556 0 0 6 7 .857 3 4 7 0 0 1 5 16
1982-83 23 LAL NBA SG 1 1 33:00 7 16 .438 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 3 5 16 5 0 7 2 17
1983-84 24 LAL NBA PG 1 1 37:00 6 13 .462 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 4 9 22 3 2 4 3 15
1984-85 25 LAL NBA PG 1 1 31:00 7 14 .500 0 0 7 8 .875 2 5 15 1 0 3 2 21
1985-86 26 LAL NBA PG 1 1 28:00 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 0 4 15 1 0 9 4 6
1986-87 27 LAL NBA PG 1 1 34:00 4 10 .400 0 0 1 2 .500 1 7 13 4 0 1 2 9
1987-88 28 LAL NBA PG 1 1 39:00 4 15 .267 0 1 .000 9 9 1.000 1 6 19 2 2 8 2 17
1988-89 29 LAL NBA PG
1989-90 30 LAL NBA PG 1 1 25:00 9 15 .600 4 6 .667 0 0 1 6 4 0 1 3 1 22
1990-91 31 LAL NBA PG 1 1 28:00 7 16 .438 2 5 .400 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 1 16
1991-92 32 LAL NBA 1 1 29:00 9 12 .750 3 3 1.000 4 4 1.000 3 5 9 2 0 7 0 25
Career NBA 11 10 331 64 131 .489 10 21 .476 38 42 .905 21 57 127 21 7 48 25 176

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Magic Johnson 16.5 16.1 15.9 15.4 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.1 10.9 10.5 10.2 6.4 3.6
Jerry West 94.6 17.1 16.7 15.2 14.0 13.3 12.9 12.8 11.7 10.8 10.6 9.6 8.1 6.6
John Stockton 90.0 15.6 14.4 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.0 10.6 6.7 5.9 3.1
Kobe Bryant 88.4 15.3 14.9 13.8 13.0 12.7 12.7 11.3 10.7 10.6 8.1 6.3 5.2 1.8
Oscar Robertson 84.9 20.6 17.4 17.0 16.9 16.8 15.6 13.2 12.9 12.4 12.3 11.4 8.4 8.3
Reggie Miller 81.2 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.3 10.1 6.5 6.4 4.2
Gary Payton 80.2 13.9 12.9 12.6 12.5 11.7 11.5 10.8 9.3 9.1 7.8 7.2 3.9 3.4
Walt Frazier 75.9 15.6 15.0 14.5 13.0 12.7 10.9 10.8 6.8 6.1 4.6 3.5 0.2 0.0
Clyde Drexler 75.8 13.2 12.8 12.6 12.4 11.7 11.6 10.3 7.5 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.0 2.4
Chauncey Billups 71.2 15.5 13.5 12.1 11.4 11.3 10.1 9.9 9.5 7.6 3.7 3.0 2.3 0.1
George Gervin 68.9 12.0 11.4 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.0 9.4 9.3 7.3 5.5 4.6 1.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Magic Johnson 16.5 16.1 15.9 15.4 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.1 10.9 10.5 10.2 6.4 3.6
Jerry West 93.7 17.1 16.7 15.2 14.0 13.3 12.9 12.8 11.7 10.8 10.6 9.6 8.1 6.6 3.2
Kobe Bryant 85.5 15.3 14.9 13.8 13.0 12.7 12.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.3 9.4 8.1 6.3 6.2 5.2 1.8
Oscar Robertson 83.4 20.6 17.4 17.0 16.9 16.8 15.6 13.2 12.9 12.4 12.3 11.4 8.4 8.3 5.9
John Stockton 80.3 15.6 14.4 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.0 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.6 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.4 5.9 3.1
Gary Payton 77.9 13.9 12.9 12.6 12.5 11.7 11.5 10.8 9.3 9.1 8.1 7.8 7.2 5.4 4.1 3.9 3.4 1.3
Walt Frazier 75.9 15.6 15.0 14.5 13.0 12.7 10.9 10.8 6.8 6.1 4.6 3.5 0.2 0.0
Chauncey Billups 74.6 15.5 13.5 12.1 11.4 11.3 10.1 9.9 9.5 8.0 7.6 3.7 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.1
Clyde Drexler 74.1 13.2 12.8 12.6 12.4 11.7 11.6 10.3 8.1 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.0 2.4
Reggie Miller 73.9 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.3 10.3 10.1 9.5 8.9 7.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 4.2
Steve Nash 70.4 12.6 12.4 11.6 10.9 10.5 9.9 9.9 8.8 8.4 8.0 7.3 5.9 4.8 4.3 3.0 1.0 0.7

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1977-78 18 MICHIGANST 30 175 382 161 205 237 222 511 .458 .785 17.0 7.9 7.4
1978-79 19 MICHIGANST 32 1159 173 370 202 240 234 269 548 .468 .842 36.2 17.1 7.3 8.4
Career 62 1159 348 752 363 445 471 491 1059 .463 .816 36.2 17.1 7.6 7.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1980 NBA
1982 NBA
1983 NBA
1984 NBA
1985 NBA
1986 NBA
1987 NBA
1988 NBA
1989 NBA
1990 NBA
1991 NBA
1992 NBA
Awards
1978-79 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1979-80 NBA Finals MVP
1981-82 NBA Finals MVP
1986-87 NBA Finals MVP
1986-87 NBA MVP
1988-89 NBA MVP
1989-90 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1989-90 NBA MVP
1991-92 NBA All-Star Game MVP
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 18 times (Show/Hide)

Player of the Month: 6 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
1977 McDonald's All American
1977-78 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1978-79 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1979-80 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1987-88 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1988-89 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1989-90 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1990-91 NBA All-NBA (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1980-81 NBA 0.026 (11)
1981-82 NBA 0.097 (8)
1982-83 NBA 0.406 (3)
1983-84 NBA 0.401 (3)
1984-85 NBA 0.338 (2)
1985-86 NBA 0.263 (3)
1986-87 NBA 0.964 (1)
1987-88 NBA 0.635 (3)
1988-89 NBA 0.782 (1)
1989-90 NBA 0.691 (1)
1990-91 NBA 0.518 (2)
1995-96 NBA 0.007 (12)
Career 5.129 (5)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1980 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Minutes Played
Career NBA 33245 (84)
Career 33245 (90)
Field Goals
Career NBA 6211 (92)
Career 6211 (97)
3-Pt Field Goals
1989-90 NBA 106 (5)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1989-90 NBA 276 (5)
1990-91 NBA 250 (10)
Free Throws
1986-87 NBA 535 (5)
1987-88 NBA 417 (10)
1988-89 NBA 513 (5)
1989-90 NBA 567 (4)
1990-91 NBA 519 (5)
Career NBA 4960 (31)
Career 4960 (36)
Free Throw Attempts
1986-87 NBA 631 (5)
1988-89 NBA 563 (9)
1989-90 NBA 637 (7)
Career NBA 5850 (39)
Career 5850 (45)
Offensive Rebounds
1981-82 NBA 252 (9)
Defensive Rebounds
Career NBA 4958 (69)
Career 4958 (76)
Assists
1979-80 NBA 563 (7)
1981-82 NBA 743 (2)
1982-83 NBA 829 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 875 (3)
1984-85 NBA 968 (2)
1985-86 NBA 907 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 977 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 858 (3)
1988-89 NBA 988 (3)
1989-90 NBA 907 (2)
1990-91 NBA 989 (2)
Career NBA 10141 (5)
Career 10141 (5)
Steals
1979-80 NBA 187 (5)
1981-82 NBA 208 (3)
1982-83 NBA 176 (8)
1983-84 NBA 150 (9)
Career NBA 1724 (17)
Career 1724 (19)
Turnovers
1979-80 NBA 305 (3)
1981-82 NBA 286 (6)
1982-83 NBA 301 (4)
1983-84 NBA 306 (3)
1984-85 NBA 305 (3)
1985-86 NBA 273 (9)
1986-87 NBA 300 (4)
1987-88 NBA 269 (5)
1988-89 NBA 312 (2)
1989-90 NBA 289 (4)
1990-91 NBA 314 (1)
 Career NBA 3506 (9)
Career 3506 (11)
Points
1986-87 NBA 1909 (9)
Career NBA 17707 (68)
Career 17707 (70)
Field Goal Pct
1984-85 NBA .561 (9)
Career NBA .520 (48)
Career .520 (51)
Free Throw Pct
1985-86 NBA .871 (7)
1988-89 NBA .911 (1)
 1989-90 NBA .890 (7)
1990-91 NBA .906 (5)
Career NBA .848 (50)
Career .848 (54)
Minutes Per Game
1981-82 NBA 38.3 (4)
1982-83 NBA 36.8 (8)
1983-84 NBA 38.3 (4)
Career NBA 36.7 (33)
Career 36.7 (34)
Points Per Game
1986-87 NBA 23.9 (10)
Career NBA 19.5 (59)
Career 19.5 (65)
Assists Per Game
1979-80 NBA 7.3 (7)
1981-82 NBA 9.5 (2)
1982-83 NBA 10.5 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 13.1 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 12.6 (2)
1985-86 NBA 12.6 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 12.2 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 11.9 (2)
1988-89 NBA 12.8 (2)
1989-90 NBA 11.5 (2)
1990-91 NBA 12.5 (2)
Career NBA 11.2 (1)
 Career 11.2 (1)
Steals Per Game
1979-80 NBA 2.4 (5)
1980-81 NBA 3.4 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 2.7 (1)
 1982-83 NBA 2.2 (8)
1983-84 NBA 2.2 (5)
Career NBA 1.9 (15)
Career 1.9 (19)
Player Efficiency Rating
1981-82 NBA 22.9 (7)
1982-83 NBA 23.0 (6)
1983-84 NBA 22.6 (7)
1984-85 NBA 23.2 (4)
1985-86 NBA 24.0 (4)
1986-87 NBA 27.0 (2)
1987-88 NBA 23.1 (8)
1988-89 NBA 26.9 (3)
1989-90 NBA 26.6 (4)
1990-91 NBA 25.1 (4)
Career NBA 24.1 (13)
Career 24.1 (13)
True Shooting Pct
1979-80 NBA .602 (8)
1983-84 NBA .628 (8)
1984-85 NBA .637 (4)
1988-89 NBA .625 (2)
1989-90 NBA .622 (7)
1990-91 NBA .623 (6)
Career NBA .610 (8)
Career .610 (9)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1984-85 NBA .565 (9)
Career NBA .533 (46)
Career .533 (47)
Assist Pct
1981-82 NBA 31.0 (10)
1982-83 NBA 34.4 (5)
1983-84 NBA 42.5 (3)
1984-85 NBA 42.5 (2)
1985-86 NBA 45.1 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 47.2 (2)
1987-88 NBA 45.4 (2)
1988-89 NBA 48.6 (2)
1989-90 NBA 45.5 (2)
1990-91 NBA 49.3 (2)
Career NBA 40.9 (6)
Career 40.9 (6)
Steal Pct
1979-80 NBA 3.1 (7)
1981-82 NBA 3.2 (8)
Career NBA 2.5 (59)
Career 2.5 (74)
Offensive Rating
1981-82 NBA 118.3 (9)
1982-83 NBA 118.6 (5)
1984-85 NBA 123.4 (3)
1985-86 NBA 122.1 (4)
1986-87 NBA 123.9 (3)
1988-89 NBA 124.9 (2)
1989-90 NBA 126.1 (2)
1990-91 NBA 123.5 (7)
Career NBA 120.8 (3)
Career 120.8 (3)
Offensive Win Shares
1981-82 NBA 8.1 (9)
1982-83 NBA 8.8 (4)
1984-85 NBA 9.5 (3)
1985-86 NBA 9.0 (3)
1986-87 NBA 12.1 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 7.8 (7)
1988-89 NBA 12.1 (3)
1989-90 NBA 12.8 (3)
1990-91 NBA 11.2 (3)
Career NBA 110.6 (16)
Career 110.6 (18)
Defensive Win Shares
1981-82 NBA 4.8 (7)
Career NBA 45.2 (55)
Career 45.2 (60)
Win Shares
1981-82 NBA 12.9 (4)
1982-83 NBA 12.5 (4)
1983-84 NBA 10.2 (9)
1984-85 NBA 12.7 (3)
1985-86 NBA 12.1 (3)
1986-87 NBA 15.9 (2)
1987-88 NBA 10.9 (6)
1988-89 NBA 16.1 (3)
1989-90 NBA 16.5 (3)
1990-91 NBA 15.4 (4)
Career NBA 155.8 (19)
Career 155.8 (22)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1981-82 NBA .207 (5)
1982-83 NBA .207 (6)
1983-84 NBA .191 (6)
1984-85 NBA .220 (2)
1985-86 NBA .226 (2)
1986-87 NBA .263 (1)
 1987-88 NBA .199 (8)
1988-89 NBA .267 (2)
1989-90 NBA .270 (2)
1990-91 NBA .251 (4)
Career NBA .225 (8)
Career .225 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 1.000 (8)
NBA Elo Player Rating
6th (overall) as of May 12, 2013, 5:02AM

Transactions

August 5, 1976: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz (as a 1979 1st round draft pick) with a 1977 1st round draft pick (Kenny Carr), a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams) and a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Sam Worthen) to the Los Angeles Lakers for a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Essie Hollis) and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Jack Givens). This exchange was arranged as compensation for Utah signing veteran free agent Gail Goodrich on July 19, 1976.

June 25, 1979: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft.

January 29, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

May 14, 1996: Retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,500,000
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,500,000
1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $3,142,860
1990-91 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,400,000
1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,500,000
1992-93 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,500,000
1993-94 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $2,500,000
Career (may be incomplete) $18,042,860

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