Magic Johnson
- Seasons
- 1979-80 to 1995-96
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Aug 14, 1959
- College
- Michigan State
- Draft
- 1979, round 1, pick 1
5Championships
3MVP awards
10All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 24.1
- True shooting
- .610
- Effective FG
- .533
- Usage rate
- 22.3
- Win shares
- 155.7
- WS per 48
- .225
- Box plus/minus
- 7.5
- VORP
- 80.2
- Best season, WS
- 16.5
- Best season, BPM
- 10.1
- MVP vote shares
- 5.10
- Finals appearances
- 9
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 4 assists, 1 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | LAL | 20 | 77 | 2,795 | 20.6 | .602 | .534 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 10.5 | .180 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 113 | 101 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 21 | 37 | 1,371 | 25.7 | .582 | .534 | 24.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .225 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 115 | 98 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 22 | 78 | 2,991 | 22.9 | .590 | .540 | 20.1 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 12.9 | .207 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 118 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 23 | 79 | 2,907 | 23.0 | .603 | .548 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 12.5 | .207 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 119 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 24 | 67 | 2,567 | 22.6 | .628 | .569 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 10.2 | .191 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 118 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 25 | 77 | 2,781 | 23.2 | .637 | .565 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 12.7 | .220 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 123 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 26 | 72 | 2,578 | 24.0 | .610 | .532 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 12.1 | .226 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 122 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 27 | 80 | 2,904 | 27.0 | .602 | .525 | 26.3 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 15.9 | .263 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 124 | 106 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 28 | 72 | 2,637 | 23.1 | .581 | .497 | 23.4 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 10.9 | .199 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 118 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 29 | 77 | 2,886 | 26.9 | .625 | .535 | 24.3 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 16.1 | .267 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 125 | 105 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 30 | 79 | 2,937 | 26.6 | .622 | .526 | 24.8 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 16.5 | .270 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 126 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 31 | 79 | 2,933 | 25.1 | .623 | .518 | 22.9 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 15.4 | .251 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 124 | 105 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 36 | 32 | 958 | 21.1 | .612 | .503 | 22.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .181 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 117 | 107 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.