This page details the career achievements of Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. He is a member of NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and is widely considered to be the greatest point guard of all time.
Career highlights
One of several players in NBA history to average at least 22.5 points, 12 assists and 6 rebounds for a season He accomplished the feat twice, in 1987 and 1989 One of five players in NBA history to win NCAA and NBA championships in consecutive years. Includes Bill Russell, Henry Bibby, Christian Braun, and Billy Thompson One of six players in NBA history to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals clinching game (1982 and 1985). Includes Larry Bird (1986), James Worthy (1988), Tim Duncan (2003), LeBron James (2012 and 2016), and Draymond Green (2015) One of four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut. Includes Johnny McCarthy, LeBron James and Nikola Jokić One of two players in NBA history to set 20+ assists in at least 30 games: achieved it 32 times Includes John Stockton, who achieved it 38 times Only player in NBA history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season
Regular season
3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1987, 1989, 1990) 4× NBA annual assists leaders , , , 2× NBA annual steals leaders , 1× NBA annual free throw percentage leaders 9× All-NBA First Team (1983 to 1991) 1× All-NBA Second Team (1982) All-Rookie first team (1980)
NBA All-Star Game
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1990, 1992) 12× NBA All-Star (1980, 1982–1992)
NBA Playoffs
5x NBA Playoffs assists leader (1980, 1984–87) 9x NBA Playoffs total assists leader (1980, 1983–89, 1991) 2x NBA Playoffs steals leader (1980, 1982) 2x NBA Playoffs total steals leader (1980, 1983) 1x NBA Playoffs minutes played leader (1983) 3x NBA Playoffs total minutes played leader (1983, 1988, 1991) Led the 1991 NBA Playoffs in total minutes played, three points made, free throws made, defensive rebounds and assists
NBA Finals
3x NBA Finals MVP (1980, 1982, 1987) 5x NBA Champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88) 4x NBA runner-up (1983, 1984, 1989, 1991) 8x NBA Finals assists leader (1980, 1983–85, 1987–89, 1991)
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers #32 retired Selected as the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft
NBA records
Career Holds the all-time record for highest career assists-per-game average—11.2 Holds the all-time record for most assists in Playoffs—2,346 Johnson is also the only player in NBA history to have at least 2,000 assists in a playoff career"NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists." NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Assists|Basketball-Reference. N.p.. Web. 10 Mar 2014. <https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ast_career_p.html Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in assists>. Holds the all-time record for highest assists-per-game average in Playoffs—12.4 Holds the all-time record for most triple-doubles in Playoffs—30
All-Star Game Holds the all-time record for most assists in a game w/o OT—19 (1988) Holds the all-time record for most assists in a half—13 (1984)
Playoffs Holds single-series playoff record for highest assists-per-game average—15.2 (1985) Shares single-game playoff record for most assists made in a game—24 (May 15, 1984, vs. Phoenix Suns) Shares single-game playoff record for most assists made in a half—15 (May 3, 1985, vs. Portland) Shares single-game playoff record for most free throws made in one half—19 (May 8, 1991, vs. Golden State)
Finals Holds the single-series record for highest assists-per-game average—14.0 (1985) Shares the single-series record for most triple-doubles—2 (1985) Holds the record for most points by a rookie, game—42 (May 16, 1980, vs. Philadelphia) Holds the record for most assists by a rookie, game—11 (May 7, 1980, vs. Philadelphia) Holds the record for most assists made in a game—21 (June 3, 1984, vs. Boston Celtics) Holds the record for most assists in one half—14 (June 19, 1988, vs. Detroit) Holds the record for most assists in one quarter—8 (four times)
Los Angeles Lakers Most assists, total: 10,141 Highest assists-per-game average, career: 11.2 Highest assists-per-game average in a season: 13.1 Most assists in a season: 989 Most assists in a game: 24 Most steals in a season: 208 Highest steals-per-game average in a season: 3.43 Most triple-doubles: 138 Highest free-throw percentage in a season: .911 3rd most playoff games played: 190 2nd most playoff minutes played: 7,538 4th most playoff points scored: 3,701 3rd most playoff free throws made: 1,068 5th most playoff field goals attempted: 2,522 5th most playoff rebounds grabbed: 1,465 3rd most playoff offensive rebounds: 349 Most playoff defensive rebounds: 1,116 Most playoff assists: 2,346 Most playoff steals: 359
Others
Game-winning shots Time (sec) left Score Opponent Date6.0112-110Phoenix Suns1.0120-118Golden State Warriors1:0599-97Phoenix Suns3.0112-111Golden State Warriors1.0113-111Sacramento Kings2.0107-106Boston Celtics0.0115-114Boston Celtics0.0148-146 2OTDenver Nuggets0.0118-116Phoenix Suns19.0104-102Sacramento Kings0.8102-101Seattle SuperSonics
40-point games Points made Score Opponent Date42123-107Philadelphia 76ers41110-112 OTUtah Jazz40130-127Detroit Pistons46127-117 OTSacramento Kings42126-115New Jersey Nets40113-108Indiana Pacers40110-106Seattle SuperSonics43101-114Phoenix Suns43103-106Phoenix Suns44124-125Golden State Warriors
USA Basketball A member of The Dream Team, which is considered to be the best Basketball team ever assembled 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist
College basketball achievements Member of NCAA championship team (1979) NCAA Division I Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1979) The Sporting News All-America first team (1979)
Other achievements J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1992) Grammy Award for Best Spoken Album (What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS) (1993)
References