Magic Johnson
Career averages
19.6PPG
7.2RPG
11.2APG
906 games · 13 seasons
At a glance
LAL hubCareer snapshot
13Seasons
906Games
17,722Career points
24.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 906 games · 1979-80 to 1995-96
Honors and awards31 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame2002
12×
All-Star Selection1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984 and more
10×
All-NBA Team1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983 and more
3×
NBA Most Valuable Player1989, 1988, 1986
3×
NBA Finals MVP1987, 1982, 1980
1×
All-Rookie Team1979
Career highsSingle season
23.9PPG · 1986-87 · LAL
9.6RPG · 1981-82 · LAL
13.1APG · 1983-84 · LAL
27.0PER · 1986-87 · LAL
16.5Win shares · 1989-90 · LAL
Position rank1990-91
#3PPG rank
#1PER rank
#1Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 28 Point Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | LAL | 77 | 0 | 36.3 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 53.0 | 22.6 | 81.0 | 20.6 | 10.5 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 37 | 0 | 37.1 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 53.2 | 17.6 | 76.0 | 25.7 | 6.4 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 78 | 77 | 38.3 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 53.7 | 20.7 | 76.0 | 22.9 | 12.9 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 79 | 79 | 36.8 | 16.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 23.0 | 12.5 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 67 | 66 | 38.3 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 56.5 | 20.7 | 81.0 | 22.6 | 10.2 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 77 | 77 | 36.1 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 56.1 | 18.9 | 84.3 | 23.2 | 12.7 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 72 | 70 | 35.8 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 52.6 | 23.3 | 87.1 | 24.0 | 12.1 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 80 | 80 | 36.3 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 52.2 | 20.5 | 84.8 | 27.0 | 15.9 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 72 | 70 | 36.6 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 49.2 | 19.6 | 85.3 | 23.1 | 10.9 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 77 | 77 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 50.9 | 31.4 | 91.1 | 26.9 | 16.1 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 79 | 79 | 37.2 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 48.0 | 38.4 | 89.0 | 26.6 | 16.5 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 79 | 79 | 37.1 | 19.4 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 47.7 | 32.0 | 90.6 | 25.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 32 | 9 | 29.9 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 46.6 | 37.9 | 85.6 | 21.1 | 3.6 |
Terry Cummings
Power Forward · Golden State Warriors
15.9 career PPG
Larry Bird
Power Forward · Boston Celtics
24.3 career PPG
About Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers, then led the team to five NBA championships during their "Showtime" era. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-