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 | 80 | 80 | 2904 | 683 | 1306 | 8 | 39 | 535 | 631 | 122 | 504 | 977 | 138 | 36 | 300 | 168 | 1909 | .523 | .205 | .848 | 36.3 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 40 | 1420 | 324 | 606 | 4 | 16 | 261 | 308 | 69 | 241 | 520 | 77 | 21 | 151 | 78 | 913 | .535 | .250 | .847 | 35.5 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 13.0 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1484 | 359 | 700 | 4 | 23 | 274 | 323 | 53 | 263 | 457 | 61 | 15 | 149 | 90 | 996 | .513 | .174 | .848 | 37.1 | 24.9 | 6.6 | 11.4 | |
| 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 | 47 | 47 | 1714 | 395 | 780 | 2 | 17 | 330 | 387 | 64 | 267 | 539 | 78 | 20 | 174 | 99 | 1122 | .506 | .118 | .853 | 36.5 | 23.9 | 5.7 | 11.5 |
| Post | 33 | 33 | 1190 | 288 | 526 | 6 | 22 | 205 | 244 | 58 | 237 | 438 | 60 | 16 | 126 | 69 | 787 | .548 | .273 | .840 | 36.1 | 23.8 | 7.2 | 13.3 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 63 | 63 | 2305 | 550 | 1014 | 7 | 25 | 414 | 487 | 91 | 416 | 830 | 121 | 30 | 237 | 126 | 1521 | .542 | .280 | .850 | 36.6 | 24.1 | 6.6 | 13.2 |
| Loss | 17 | 17 | 599 | 133 | 292 | 1 | 14 | 121 | 144 | 31 | 88 | 147 | 17 | 6 | 63 | 42 | 388 | .455 | .071 | .840 | 35.2 | 22.8 | 5.2 | 8.6 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 14 | 497 | 100 | 201 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 100 | 16 | 65 | 161 | 24 | 8 | 50 | 33 | 288 | .498 | .000 | .880 | 35.5 | 20.6 | 4.6 | 11.5 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 521 | 137 | 265 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 123 | 21 | 104 | 161 | 26 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 378 | .517 | .167 | .837 | 37.2 | 27.0 | 7.4 | 11.5 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 588 | 140 | 280 | 1 | 7 | 121 | 141 | 22 | 85 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 402 | .500 | .143 | .858 | 36.8 | 25.1 | 5.3 | 11.4 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 484 | 105 | 191 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 98 | 22 | 79 | 154 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 295 | .550 | .333 | .847 | 40.3 | 24.6 | 6.6 | 12.8 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 467 | 112 | 190 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 94 | 26 | 95 | 205 | 25 | 8 | 57 | 26 | 304 | .589 | .375 | .819 | 33.4 | 21.7 | 6.8 | 14.6 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 347 | 89 | 179 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 75 | 15 | 76 | 114 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 242 | .497 | .125 | .840 | 34.7 | 24.2 | 7.6 | 11.4 | |
| 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 | 17 | 17 | 628 | 148 | 281 | 3 | 8 | 118 | 138 | 27 | 113 | 211 | 39 | 8 | 60 | 31 | 417 | .527 | .375 | .855 | 36.9 | 24.5 | 6.6 | 12.4 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 134 | 33 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 90 | .541 | .250 | .920 | 33.5 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 472 | 96 | 200 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 89 | 23 | 81 | 150 | 19 | 3 | 52 | 29 | 265 | .480 | .167 | .809 | 36.3 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 11.5 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 372 | 84 | 157 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 80 | 13 | 67 | 144 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 13 | 234 | .535 | .250 | .813 | 33.8 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 13.1 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 12 | 447 | 100 | 194 | 0 | 6 | 99 | 119 | 19 | 78 | 147 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 299 | .515 | .000 | .832 | 37.3 | 24.9 | 6.5 | 12.3 | |
| Friday | 15 | 15 | 535 | 141 | 260 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 103 | 14 | 89 | 182 | 26 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 371 | .542 | .167 | .854 | 35.7 | 24.7 | 5.9 | 12.1 | |
| Saturday | 8 | 8 | 316 | 81 | 153 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 77 | 17 | 54 | 97 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 233 | .529 | .200 | .909 | 39.5 | 29.1 | 6.8 | 12.1 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 80 | 80 | 2904 | 683 | 1306 | 8 | 39 | 535 | 631 | 122 | 504 | 977 | 138 | 36 | 300 | 168 | 1909 | .523 | .205 | .848 | 36.3 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 31 | 31 | 1290 | 319 | 613 | 5 | 21 | 271 | 320 | 54 | 227 | 378 | 45 | 17 | 131 | 79 | 914 | .520 | .238 | .847 | 41.6 | 29.5 | 7.3 | 12.2 |
| 30-39 | 35 | 35 | 1265 | 291 | 561 | 2 | 15 | 222 | 263 | 57 | 221 | 429 | 76 | 16 | 141 | 77 | 806 | .519 | .133 | .844 | 36.1 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 12.3 | |
| 20-29 | 13 | 13 | 345 | 73 | 131 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 46 | 11 | 56 | 169 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 187 | .557 | .333 | .870 | 26.5 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 13.0 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 21 | 755 | 191 | 361 | 2 | 10 | 154 | 175 | 28 | 141 | 252 | 37 | 11 | 75 | 44 | 538 | .529 | .200 | .880 | 36.0 | 25.6 | 6.7 | 12.0 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 35 | 1267 | 300 | 573 | 5 | 24 | 213 | 251 | 52 | 210 | 429 | 59 | 18 | 129 | 71 | 818 | .524 | .208 | .849 | 36.2 | 23.4 | 6.0 | 12.3 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 16 | 577 | 130 | 249 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 130 | 32 | 98 | 202 | 30 | 5 | 61 | 37 | 367 | .522 | .000 | .823 | 36.1 | 22.9 | 6.1 | 12.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 263 | 55 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 67 | 8 | 49 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 165 | .514 | .500 | .806 | 37.6 | 23.6 | 7.0 | 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 | 22 | 22 | 834 | 206 | 395 | 1 | 12 | 148 | 173 | 42 | 147 | 241 | 32 | 11 | 81 | 51 | 561 | .522 | .083 | .855 | 37.9 | 25.5 | 6.7 | 11.0 |
| Western | 58 | 58 | 2070 | 477 | 911 | 7 | 27 | 387 | 458 | 80 | 357 | 736 | 106 | 25 | 219 | 117 | 1348 | .524 | .259 | .845 | 35.7 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 376 | 98 | 181 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 66 | 18 | 72 | 112 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 256 | .541 | .250 | .894 | 37.6 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 11.2 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 458 | 108 | 214 | 0 | 8 | 89 | 107 | 24 | 75 | 129 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 305 | .505 | .000 | .832 | 38.2 | 25.4 | 6.3 | 10.8 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 30 | 1122 | 276 | 529 | 4 | 17 | 203 | 237 | 51 | 209 | 380 | 53 | 11 | 116 | 74 | 759 | .522 | .235 | .857 | 37.4 | 25.3 | 7.0 | 12.7 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 948 | 201 | 382 | 3 | 10 | 184 | 221 | 29 | 148 | 356 | 53 | 14 | 103 | 43 | 589 | .526 | .300 | .833 | 33.9 | 21.0 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 41 | .452 | .000 | .722 | 38.0 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 87 | 25 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 70 | .556 | 1.000 | .864 | 43.5 | 35.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 85 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 58 | .500 | .000 | .933 | 42.5 | 29.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 80 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 51 | .556 | .000 | .688 | 40.0 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 15.5 | |
| Dallas | 5 | 5 | 204 | 46 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 46 | 9 | 31 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 133 | .484 | .250 | .870 | 40.8 | 26.6 | 6.2 | 10.8 | |
| Denver | 5 | 5 | 172 | 43 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 31 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 107 | .531 | .333 | .870 | 34.4 | 21.4 | 6.2 | 15.2 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 77 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 55 | .488 | .000 | .938 | 38.5 | 27.5 | 8.0 | 12.0 | |
| Golden State | 6 | 6 | 224 | 43 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 71 | 6 | 40 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 149 | .506 | .500 | .873 | 37.3 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 11.7 | |
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 192 | 50 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 47 | 8 | 35 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 141 | .595 | .000 | .872 | 38.4 | 28.2 | 7.0 | 13.4 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 79 | 23 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 69 | .561 | .885 | 39.5 | 34.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 6 | 174 | 38 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 105 | .567 | .500 | .848 | 29.0 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 13.2 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 61 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | .429 | .813 | 30.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 53 | .486 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 67 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 43 | .559 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 15.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 75 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 44 | .704 | .750 | 37.5 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 101 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 68 | .600 | .833 | 25.3 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 13.3 | ||
| Portland | 6 | 6 | 225 | 47 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 43 | 9 | 37 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 127 | .553 | .000 | .767 | 37.5 | 21.2 | 6.2 | 14.0 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 5 | 196 | 51 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 41 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 139 | .515 | .667 | .778 | 39.2 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 14.0 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 166 | 39 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 106 | .557 | .000 | .848 | 33.2 | 21.2 | 6.8 | 10.4 | |
| Seattle | 6 | 6 | 224 | 49 | 105 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 50 | 7 | 39 | 70 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 140 | .467 | .200 | .820 | 37.3 | 23.3 | 6.5 | 11.7 | |
| Utah | 5 | 5 | 192 | 47 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 37 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 133 | .470 | .000 | .907 | 38.4 | 26.6 | 7.4 | 12.2 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 81 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 46 | .450 | .833 | 40.5 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 10.0 | ||