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 | 79 | 79 | 2937 | 546 | 1138 | 106 | 276 | 567 | 637 | 128 | 522 | 907 | 132 | 34 | 289 | 167 | 1765 | .480 | .384 | .890 | 37.2 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 11.5 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 40 | 1419 | 283 | 550 | 47 | 129 | 307 | 344 | 49 | 250 | 470 | 53 | 16 | 150 | 75 | 920 | .515 | .364 | .892 | 35.5 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 11.8 |
| Road | 39 | 39 | 1518 | 263 | 588 | 59 | 147 | 260 | 293 | 79 | 272 | 437 | 79 | 18 | 139 | 92 | 845 | .447 | .401 | .887 | 38.9 | 21.7 | 7.0 | 11.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 45 | 1653 | 307 | 644 | 41 | 127 | 307 | 339 | 74 | 297 | 532 | 91 | 23 | 167 | 95 | 962 | .477 | .323 | .906 | 36.7 | 21.4 | 6.6 | 11.8 |
| Post | 34 | 34 | 1284 | 239 | 494 | 65 | 149 | 260 | 298 | 54 | 225 | 375 | 41 | 11 | 122 | 72 | 803 | .484 | .436 | .872 | 37.8 | 23.6 | 6.6 | 11.0 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 62 | 62 | 2295 | 434 | 878 | 80 | 205 | 439 | 491 | 95 | 411 | 716 | 97 | 26 | 219 | 113 | 1387 | .494 | .390 | .894 | 37.0 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
| Loss | 17 | 17 | 642 | 112 | 260 | 26 | 71 | 128 | 146 | 33 | 111 | 191 | 35 | 8 | 70 | 54 | 378 | .431 | .366 | .877 | 37.8 | 22.2 | 6.5 | 11.2 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 457 | 94 | 206 | 12 | 42 | 71 | 76 | 26 | 85 | 142 | 33 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 271 | .456 | .286 | .934 | 35.2 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 10.9 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 554 | 106 | 219 | 4 | 30 | 96 | 112 | 30 | 100 | 162 | 31 | 10 | 46 | 28 | 312 | .484 | .133 | .857 | 39.6 | 22.3 | 7.1 | 11.6 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 499 | 78 | 158 | 14 | 34 | 122 | 132 | 13 | 77 | 170 | 21 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 292 | .494 | .412 | .924 | 35.6 | 20.9 | 5.5 | 12.1 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 474 | 84 | 180 | 29 | 58 | 85 | 96 | 14 | 86 | 160 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 33 | 282 | .467 | .500 | .885 | 39.5 | 23.5 | 7.2 | 13.3 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 528 | 111 | 214 | 21 | 56 | 104 | 122 | 23 | 89 | 159 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 347 | .519 | .375 | .852 | 35.2 | 23.1 | 5.9 | 10.6 | |
| April | 11 | 11 | 425 | 73 | 161 | 26 | 56 | 89 | 99 | 22 | 85 | 114 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 261 | .453 | .464 | .899 | 38.6 | 23.7 | 7.7 | 10.4 | |
| 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 | 16 | 16 | 582 | 110 | 226 | 25 | 58 | 122 | 134 | 23 | 97 | 182 | 24 | 9 | 66 | 34 | 367 | .487 | .431 | .910 | 36.4 | 22.9 | 6.1 | 11.4 |
| Monday | 3 | 3 | 114 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 74 | .567 | .500 | .900 | 38.0 | 24.7 | 6.7 | 11.0 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 15 | 509 | 100 | 214 | 14 | 47 | 81 | 98 | 30 | 95 | 150 | 28 | 5 | 54 | 33 | 295 | .467 | .298 | .827 | 33.9 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 10.0 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 510 | 88 | 190 | 21 | 45 | 115 | 129 | 18 | 92 | 142 | 14 | 2 | 49 | 30 | 312 | .463 | .467 | .891 | 39.2 | 24.0 | 7.1 | 10.9 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 8 | 303 | 43 | 115 | 8 | 30 | 41 | 47 | 13 | 48 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 135 | .374 | .267 | .872 | 37.9 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 10.9 | |
| Friday | 17 | 17 | 644 | 130 | 246 | 22 | 60 | 121 | 133 | 26 | 125 | 230 | 34 | 7 | 65 | 34 | 403 | .528 | .367 | .910 | 37.9 | 23.7 | 7.4 | 13.5 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 7 | 275 | 58 | 117 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 56 | 14 | 45 | 83 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 179 | .496 | .429 | .911 | 39.3 | 25.6 | 6.4 | 11.9 | |
| 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 | 79 | 79 | 2937 | 546 | 1138 | 106 | 276 | 567 | 637 | 128 | 522 | 907 | 132 | 34 | 289 | 167 | 1765 | .480 | .384 | .890 | 37.2 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
| 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+ | 33 | 33 | 1393 | 244 | 501 | 58 | 133 | 284 | 323 | 62 | 240 | 407 | 59 | 18 | 119 | 83 | 830 | .487 | .436 | .879 | 42.2 | 25.2 | 7.3 | 12.3 |
| 30-39 | 38 | 38 | 1362 | 265 | 567 | 44 | 131 | 252 | 280 | 60 | 249 | 431 | 65 | 14 | 151 | 71 | 826 | .467 | .336 | .900 | 35.8 | 21.7 | 6.6 | 11.3 | |
| 20-29 | 6 | 6 | 165 | 33 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 101 | .532 | .400 | .912 | 27.5 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 10.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .500 | .000 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 20 | 20 | 749 | 138 | 279 | 27 | 67 | 151 | 168 | 33 | 142 | 210 | 37 | 8 | 74 | 51 | 454 | .495 | .403 | .899 | 37.5 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 10.5 |
| 1 Day | 39 | 39 | 1476 | 285 | 581 | 58 | 146 | 267 | 302 | 67 | 264 | 479 | 71 | 17 | 146 | 68 | 895 | .491 | .397 | .884 | 37.8 | 22.9 | 6.8 | 12.3 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 13 | 442 | 71 | 176 | 11 | 38 | 94 | 108 | 20 | 79 | 136 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 247 | .403 | .289 | .870 | 34.0 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 10.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 227 | 45 | 88 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 5 | 28 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 149 | .511 | .429 | .926 | 37.8 | 24.8 | 4.7 | 11.7 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 26 | 26 | 948 | 184 | 385 | 35 | 88 | 167 | 178 | 39 | 169 | 315 | 46 | 11 | 91 | 49 | 570 | .478 | .398 | .938 | 36.5 | 21.9 | 6.5 | 12.1 |
| Western | 53 | 53 | 1989 | 362 | 753 | 71 | 188 | 400 | 459 | 89 | 353 | 592 | 86 | 23 | 198 | 118 | 1195 | .481 | .378 | .871 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 6.7 | 11.2 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 429 | 90 | 168 | 14 | 30 | 74 | 78 | 16 | 79 | 150 | 21 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 268 | .536 | .467 | .949 | 35.8 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 12.5 |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 519 | 94 | 217 | 21 | 58 | 93 | 100 | 23 | 90 | 165 | 25 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 302 | .433 | .362 | .930 | 37.1 | 21.6 | 6.4 | 11.8 | |
| Midwest | 27 | 27 | 1078 | 191 | 398 | 38 | 97 | 227 | 259 | 54 | 194 | 292 | 46 | 14 | 111 | 60 | 647 | .480 | .392 | .876 | 39.9 | 24.0 | 7.2 | 10.8 | |
| Pacific | 26 | 26 | 911 | 171 | 355 | 33 | 91 | 173 | 200 | 35 | 159 | 300 | 40 | 9 | 87 | 58 | 548 | .482 | .363 | .865 | 35.0 | 21.1 | 6.1 | 11.5 | |
| 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 | 77 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 51 | .441 | .556 | .889 | 38.5 | 25.5 | 8.5 | 13.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 81 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 46 | .424 | .429 | 1.000 | 40.5 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 153 | 32 | 60 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 92 | .533 | .182 | .867 | 38.3 | 23.0 | 5.5 | 10.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 81 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 40 | .433 | .444 | .909 | 40.5 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 13.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 41 | .419 | .273 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 9.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 159 | 31 | 57 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 101 | .544 | .529 | .857 | 39.8 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 9.5 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 164 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 4 | 37 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 87 | .449 | .357 | .927 | 41.0 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 13.8 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 85 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 49 | .533 | .286 | .938 | 42.5 | 24.5 | 6.0 | 13.0 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 185 | 36 | 74 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 45 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 104 | .486 | .188 | .853 | 37.0 | 20.8 | 9.0 | 14.4 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 160 | 35 | 80 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 107 | .438 | .250 | .889 | 40.0 | 26.8 | 10.3 | 9.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 75 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 51 | .475 | .333 | .833 | 37.5 | 25.5 | 5.5 | 9.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 136 | 33 | 65 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 44 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 108 | .508 | .316 | .818 | 34.0 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 9.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 39 | .455 | .500 | .900 | 29.0 | 19.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 76 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40 | .375 | .400 | 1.000 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 13.5 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 156 | 22 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 41 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 83 | .468 | .500 | .854 | 39.0 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 11.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 67 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 50 | .588 | .400 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 10.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 31 | .600 | .400 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 12.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 30 | .321 | .000 | .923 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 10.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 77 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 56 | .680 | .667 | .941 | 38.5 | 28.0 | 5.5 | 13.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 130 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 64 | .477 | .455 | .708 | 32.5 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 11.8 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 129 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 90 | .458 | .421 | .933 | 32.3 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 12.8 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 5 | 183 | 34 | 67 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 96 | .507 | .467 | .913 | 36.6 | 19.2 | 3.8 | 12.6 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 118 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 67 | .432 | .364 | .926 | 39.3 | 22.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 148 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 86 | .435 | .364 | .933 | 37.0 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 168 | 30 | 61 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 110 | .492 | .563 | .837 | 42.0 | 27.5 | 5.0 | 12.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 46 | .500 | .000 | .923 | 39.5 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 14.0 | |