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)
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 72 | 70 | 2584 | 483 | 918 | 10 | 42 | 378 | 434 | 85 | 427 | 907 | 113 | 16 | 273 | 133 | 1354 | .526 | .238 | .871 | 35.9 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 35 | 34 | 1235 | 238 | 441 | 4 | 18 | 193 | 225 | 50 | 229 | 477 | 55 | 10 | 119 | 57 | 673 | .540 | .222 | .858 | 35.3 | 19.2 | 6.5 | 13.6 |
| Road | 37 | 36 | 1349 | 245 | 477 | 6 | 24 | 185 | 209 | 35 | 198 | 430 | 58 | 6 | 154 | 76 | 681 | .514 | .250 | .885 | 36.5 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 11.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 39 | 37 | 1345 | 244 | 450 | 5 | 25 | 199 | 228 | 49 | 245 | 503 | 58 | 9 | 137 | 65 | 692 | .542 | .200 | .873 | 34.5 | 17.7 | 6.3 | 12.9 |
| Post | 33 | 33 | 1239 | 239 | 468 | 5 | 17 | 179 | 206 | 36 | 182 | 404 | 55 | 7 | 136 | 68 | 662 | .511 | .294 | .869 | 37.5 | 20.1 | 5.5 | 12.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 56 | 54 | 1983 | 381 | 702 | 7 | 28 | 299 | 342 | 66 | 336 | 726 | 87 | 14 | 196 | 97 | 1068 | .543 | .250 | .874 | 35.4 | 19.1 | 6.0 | 13.0 |
| Loss | 16 | 16 | 601 | 102 | 216 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 92 | 19 | 91 | 181 | 26 | 2 | 77 | 36 | 286 | .472 | .214 | .859 | 37.6 | 17.9 | 5.7 | 11.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .143 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | |
| November | 13 | 13 | 462 | 81 | 149 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 75 | 23 | 94 | 178 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 229 | .544 | .300 | .853 | 35.5 | 17.6 | 7.2 | 13.7 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 513 | 99 | 170 | 1 | 9 | 82 | 96 | 16 | 87 | 175 | 20 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 281 | .582 | .111 | .854 | 36.6 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 12.5 | |
| January | 9 | 9 | 288 | 54 | 105 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 41 | 6 | 48 | 121 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 147 | .514 | .250 | .927 | 32.0 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 13.4 | |
| February | 12 | 10 | 428 | 76 | 153 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 63 | 13 | 65 | 123 | 15 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 210 | .497 | .333 | .873 | 35.7 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 10.3 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 658 | 132 | 253 | 2 | 8 | 102 | 120 | 17 | 93 | 222 | 33 | 4 | 64 | 36 | 368 | .522 | .250 | .850 | 38.7 | 21.6 | 5.5 | 13.1 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 213 | 40 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 113 | .494 | .000 | .943 | 35.5 | 18.8 | 5.5 | 12.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 14 | 14 | 526 | 106 | 185 | 1 | 10 | 79 | 92 | 20 | 85 | 205 | 21 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 292 | .573 | .100 | .859 | 37.6 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 14.6 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 151 | 31 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 84 | .484 | .333 | .955 | 37.8 | 21.0 | 4.8 | 11.8 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 10 | 386 | 72 | 134 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 63 | 12 | 72 | 129 | 10 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 200 | .537 | .125 | .873 | 35.1 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 11.7 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 10 | 340 | 68 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 52 | 10 | 53 | 107 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 184 | .540 | 1.000 | .904 | 34.0 | 18.4 | 5.3 | 10.7 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 10 | 396 | 70 | 149 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 75 | 13 | 62 | 151 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 207 | .470 | .250 | .880 | 36.0 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 13.7 | |
| Friday | 12 | 12 | 416 | 70 | 141 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 74 | 16 | 88 | 139 | 23 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 208 | .496 | .250 | .892 | 34.7 | 17.3 | 7.3 | 11.6 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 10 | 369 | 66 | 119 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 56 | 8 | 48 | 129 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 179 | .555 | .375 | .786 | 36.9 | 17.9 | 4.8 | 12.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 70 | 70 | 2524 | 474 | 899 | 10 | 40 | 367 | 422 | 82 | 418 | 890 | 112 | 15 | 263 | 129 | 1325 | .527 | .250 | .870 | 36.1 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 12.7 |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 29 | .474 | .000 | .917 | 30.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 22 | 22 | 927 | 185 | 350 | 6 | 20 | 120 | 144 | 30 | 128 | 293 | 36 | 4 | 87 | 49 | 496 | .529 | .300 | .833 | 42.1 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 13.3 |
| 30-39 | 36 | 35 | 1277 | 223 | 436 | 3 | 16 | 198 | 224 | 41 | 221 | 459 | 57 | 7 | 140 | 65 | 647 | .511 | .188 | .884 | 35.5 | 18.0 | 6.1 | 12.8 | |
| 20-29 | 14 | 13 | 380 | 75 | 132 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 66 | 14 | 78 | 155 | 20 | 5 | 46 | 19 | 211 | .568 | .167 | .909 | 27.1 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 11.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 19 | 703 | 128 | 242 | 4 | 17 | 99 | 114 | 23 | 114 | 236 | 29 | 8 | 71 | 38 | 359 | .529 | .235 | .868 | 37.0 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 12.4 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 34 | 1249 | 244 | 461 | 4 | 17 | 188 | 219 | 38 | 192 | 438 | 58 | 6 | 119 | 60 | 680 | .529 | .235 | .858 | 35.7 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 12.5 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 8 | 291 | 64 | 111 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 54 | 13 | 62 | 113 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 177 | .577 | .500 | .889 | 36.4 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 14.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 8 | 319 | 46 | 97 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 43 | 10 | 52 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 132 | .474 | .167 | .907 | 35.4 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 12.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 19 | 19 | 665 | 125 | 240 | 3 | 11 | 92 | 103 | 24 | 114 | 232 | 32 | 2 | 65 | 36 | 345 | .521 | .273 | .893 | 35.0 | 18.2 | 6.0 | 12.2 |
| Western | 53 | 51 | 1919 | 358 | 678 | 7 | 31 | 286 | 331 | 61 | 313 | 675 | 81 | 14 | 208 | 97 | 1009 | .528 | .226 | .864 | 36.2 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 12.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 8 | 8 | 277 | 54 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 8 | 47 | 96 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 147 | .593 | .400 | .881 | 34.6 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 12.0 |
| Central | 11 | 11 | 388 | 71 | 149 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 61 | 16 | 67 | 136 | 16 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 198 | .477 | .167 | .902 | 35.3 | 18.0 | 6.1 | 12.4 | |
| Midwest | 26 | 24 | 945 | 177 | 333 | 5 | 18 | 138 | 156 | 27 | 147 | 311 | 41 | 10 | 94 | 48 | 497 | .532 | .278 | .885 | 36.3 | 19.1 | 5.7 | 12.0 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 27 | 974 | 181 | 345 | 2 | 13 | 148 | 175 | 34 | 166 | 364 | 40 | 4 | 114 | 49 | 512 | .525 | .154 | .846 | 36.1 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 13.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 73 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 41 | .515 | .333 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .429 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 73 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | .560 | .929 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 15.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 65 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 42 | .538 | .000 | .933 | 32.5 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 2 | 113 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 63 | .551 | .000 | .750 | 37.7 | 21.0 | 4.7 | 10.7 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 145 | 23 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 38 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 64 | .469 | .167 | .850 | 36.3 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 13.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 69 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 29 | .417 | .000 | .818 | 34.5 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 16.5 | |
| Golden State | 6 | 6 | 231 | 40 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 48 | 6 | 33 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 116 | .548 | .000 | .750 | 38.5 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 14.0 | |
| Houston | 5 | 4 | 195 | 36 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 31 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 98 | .493 | .000 | .963 | 39.0 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 14.2 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 33 | .333 | .000 | .917 | 35.5 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 10.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 135 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 67 | .560 | .000 | .917 | 33.8 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 15.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .625 | .667 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 69 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 41 | .625 | .500 | .833 | 34.5 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 12.5 | |
| New York | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .545 | .857 | 38.0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 34 | .619 | .333 | .875 | 43.0 | 34.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | |
| Phoenix | 6 | 6 | 188 | 28 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 33 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 86 | .444 | .000 | .882 | 31.3 | 14.3 | 5.5 | 13.8 | |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 188 | 41 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 44 | 3 | 27 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 120 | .554 | .250 | .841 | 37.6 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 12.6 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 5 | 178 | 35 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 97 | .593 | .500 | .781 | 35.6 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 13.6 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 143 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 88 | .500 | .000 | .944 | 35.8 | 22.0 | 3.8 | 11.0 | |
| Seattle | 6 | 6 | 232 | 44 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 45 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 123 | .518 | .333 | .919 | 38.7 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 12.2 | |
| Utah | 5 | 5 | 171 | 29 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 87 | .592 | .500 | .931 | 34.2 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 8.4 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 62 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | .667 | .833 | 31.0 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 15.0 | ||