Magic Johnson

6'9"215 lb

Born 1959-08-14 (Age: 29)

1979Rd 1Pk 1

#32LAL

Per game average

Season	PPG	APG	RPG	TS%
1995-96	14.6	6.9	5.7	61.2%
1990-91	19.4	12.5	7.0	62.3%
1989-90	22.3	11.5	6.6	62.2%
1988-89	22.5	12.8	7.9	62.5%
1987-88	19.6	11.9	6.2	58.1%

1988-89 percentile ranking

79-8095-96

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Season	Tm	G	PTS	AST	TRB	MP	ORB	DRB	TOV	PF
1995-96	LAL	32	14.6	6.9	5.7	29.9	1.3	4.5	3.2	1.5
1990-91	LAL	79	19.4	12.5	7.0	37.1	1.3	5.6	4.0	1.9
1989-90	LAL	79	22.3	11.5	6.6	37.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2.1
1988-89	LAL	77	22.5	12.8	7.9	37.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2.2
1987-88	LAL	72	19.6	11.9	6.2	36.6	1.2	5.0	3.7	2.0
1986-87	LAL	80	23.9	12.2	6.3	36.3	1.5	4.8	3.8	2.1
1985-86	LAL	72	18.8	12.6	5.9	35.8	1.2	4.7	3.8	1.8
1984-85	LAL	77	18.3	12.6	6.2	36.1	1.2	5.0	4.0	2.0
1983-84	LAL	67	17.6	13.1	7.3	38.3	1.5	5.9	4.6	2.5
1982-83	LAL	79	16.8	10.5	8.6	36.8	2.7	5.9	3.8	2.5
1981-82	LAL	78	18.6	9.5	9.6	38.3	3.2	6.4	3.7	2.9
1980-81	LAL	37	21.6	8.6	8.6	37.1	2.7	5.9	3.9	2.7
1979-80	LAL	77	18.0	7.3	7.7	36.3	2.2	5.6	4.0	2.8

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Season	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Impact					Profile								Shooting														Defense							Advanced
Season	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RAPTOR	O-RAPTOR	D-RAPTOR	WAR	VORP	MP	PTS	TRB	ORB	DRB	AST	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	eFG%	TS%	STL	BLK	STL%	BLK%	DRB%	DBPM	DWS	3PAr	FTr	USG%	TOV%	AST%	ORB%	TRB%	AST/TO	PER	OWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	BPM
1995-96	36	LAL	-	32	9	1.63	3.03	-1.40	2.43	1.8	29.9	14.6	5.7	1.3	4.5	6.9	3.2	1.5	4.3	9.2	46.6%	0.7	1.8	37.9%	3.6	7.4	48.7%	5.4	6.3	85.6%	50.3%	61.2%	0.8	0.4	1.4%	1.0%	17.0%	0.5	1.1	19.7%	0.684	22.7%	21.2%	34.1%	5.0%	11.1%	2.14	21.1	2.6	3.6	0.181	4.7	5.2
1990-91	31	LAL	-	79	79	8.36	8.31	0.05	21.27	8.1	37.1	19.4	7.0	1.3	5.6	12.5	4.0	1.9	5.9	12.4	47.7%	1.0	3.2	32.0%	4.9	9.2	53.2%	6.6	7.3	90.6%	51.8%	62.3%	1.3	0.2	1.8%	0.3%	16.9%	1.9	4.2	25.6%	0.587	22.9%	20.4%	49.3%	4.3%	10.9%	3.15	25.1	11.2	15.4	0.251	7.0	9.0
1989-90	30	LAL	-	79	79	9.30	9.01	0.29	20.30	8.9	37.2	22.3	6.6	1.6	5.0	11.5	3.7	2.1	6.9	14.4	48.0%	1.3	3.5	38.4%	5.6	10.9	51.0%	7.2	8.1	89.0%	52.6%	62.2%	1.7	0.4	2.2%	0.7%	14.8%	1.8	3.8	24.3%	0.560	24.8%	16.9%	45.5%	5.2%	10.2%	3.14	26.6	12.8	16.5	0.270	8.3	10.1
1988-89	29	LAL	-	77	77	9.17	8.62	0.55	20.67	8.3	37.5	22.5	7.9	1.4	6.4	12.8	4.1	2.2	7.5	14.8	50.9%	0.8	2.4	31.4%	6.8	12.3	54.8%	6.7	7.3	91.1%	53.5%	62.5%	1.8	0.3	2.3%	0.4%	18.0%	2.0	4.0	16.5%	0.495	24.3%	18.4%	48.6%	4.6%	11.7%	3.17	26.9	12.1	16.1	0.267	7.3	9.4
1987-88	28	LAL	-	72	70	6.24	6.43	-0.19	16.58	5.3	36.6	19.6	6.2	1.2	5.0	11.9	3.7	2.0	6.8	13.8	49.2%	0.2	0.8	19.6%	6.7	13.1	51.0%	5.8	6.8	85.3%	49.7%	58.1%	1.6	0.2	2.1%	0.3%	14.8%	0.8	3.1	5.6%	0.491	23.4%	18.2%	45.4%	4.0%	9.7%	3.19	23.1	7.8	10.9	0.199	5.2	6.0
1986-87	27	LAL	-	80	80	8.98	8.20	0.78	21.34	8.0	36.3	23.9	6.3	1.5	4.8	12.2	3.8	2.1	8.5	16.4	52.2%	0.1	0.5	20.5%	8.4	15.9	53.2%	6.7	7.9	84.8%	52.5%	60.2%	1.7	0.5	2.2%	0.7%	13.7%	1.3	3.8	3.0%	0.482	26.3%	15.9%	47.2%	5.0%	9.7%	3.26	27.0	12.1	15.9	0.263	7.5	8.8
1985-86	26	LAL	-	72	70	7.81	7.28	0.52	16.81	5.7	35.8	18.8	5.9	1.2	4.7	12.6	3.8	1.8	6.7	12.8	52.6%	0.1	0.6	23.3%	6.6	12.2	54.1%	5.3	6.0	87.1%	53.2%	61.0%	1.6	0.2	2.0%	0.3%	14.3%	0.7	3.1	4.7%	0.473	21.6%	19.8%	45.1%	3.9%	9.4%	3.32	24.0	9.0	12.1	0.226	6.0	6.7
1984-85	25	LAL	-	77	77	6.93	6.89	0.05	17.11	6.1	36.1	18.3	6.2	1.2	5.0	12.6	4.0	2.0	6.5	11.7	56.1%	0.1	0.5	18.9%	6.5	11.2	57.7%	5.1	6.0	84.3%	56.5%	63.7%	1.5	0.3	1.9%	0.5%	14.4%	0.8	3.2	4.1%	0.516	20.5%	21.7%	42.5%	4.1%	9.7%	3.17	23.2	9.5	12.7	0.220	5.8	6.7
1983-84	24	LAL	-	67	66	7.26	5.93	1.33	17.46	5.6	38.3	17.6	7.3	1.5	5.9	13.1	4.6	2.5	6.6	11.6	56.5%	0.1	0.4	20.7%	6.5	11.2	57.9%	4.3	5.3	81.0%	56.9%	62.8%	2.2	0.7	2.7%	1.0%	16.1%	1.8	3.6	3.7%	0.459	19.5%	24.6%	42.5%	4.7%	10.8%	2.86	22.6	6.7	10.2	0.191	4.8	6.6
1982-83	23	LAL	-	79	79	7.41	6.49	0.92	18.39	6.8	36.8	16.8	8.6	2.7	5.9	10.5	3.8	2.5	6.5	11.8	54.8%	0.0	0.3	0.0%	6.5	11.5	56.0%	3.8	4.8	80.0%	54.8%	60.3%	2.2	0.6	2.8%	0.9%	17.1%	1.8	3.8	2.3%	0.407	19.0%	21.5%	34.4%	8.5%	13.0%	2.75	23.0	8.8	12.5	0.207	5.4	7.2
1981-82	22	LAL	-	78	77	8.07	6.12	1.95	19.63	7.0	38.3	18.6	9.6	3.2	6.4	9.5	3.7	2.9	7.1	13.3	53.7%	0.1	0.4	20.7%	7.1	12.9	54.6%	4.2	5.6	76.0%	54.0%	59.0%	2.7	0.4	3.2%	0.6%	17.5%	2.3	4.8	2.8%	0.418	20.1%	18.9%	31.0%	9.5%	13.7%	2.60	22.9	8.1	12.9	0.207	4.9	7.2
1980-81	21	LAL	-	37	—	8.52	4.99	3.54	8.60	3.8	37.1	21.6	8.6	2.7	5.9	8.6	3.9	2.7	8.4	15.9	53.2%	0.1	0.5	17.6%	8.4	15.4	54.2%	4.6	6.1	76.0%	53.4%	58.2%	3.4	0.7	4.3%	1.0%	16.4%	3.3	2.6	2.9%	0.383	24.3%	17.2%	31.8%	8.5%	12.7%	2.22	25.7	3.8	6.4	0.225	5.6	8.8
1979-80	20	LAL	-	77	—	6.20	4.57	1.62	15.87	4.8	36.3	18.0	7.7	2.2	5.6	7.3	4.0	2.8	6.5	12.3	53.0%	0.1	0.4	22.6%	6.4	11.9	54.0%	4.9	6.0	81.0%	53.4%	60.2%	2.4	0.5	3.1%	0.8%	15.4%	1.7	4.3	3.3%	0.487	20.9%	20.9%	25.2%	7.1%	11.6%	1.85	20.6	6.2	10.5	0.180	3.1	4.8

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