List of career achievements by Magic Johnson

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 with

NBA achievements

Career Highlights

• Only player 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 four players in NBA history to win NCAA and NBA championships in consecutive years.
  • Includes Bill Russell, Henry Bibby, and Billy Thompson

• One of six players in NBA history to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals clinching game: only to do it twice (1982 and 1985).
  • Includes Larry Bird (1986), James Worthy (1988), Tim Duncan (2003), LeBron James (2012), and Draymond Green (2015)

• One of three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut.
  • Includes Johnny McCarthy and LeBron James

• 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 assists leader (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
• 2× NBA steals leader (1981, 1982)
• 1× NBA free-throw percentage leader (1989)
• 9× All-NBA First Team (1983 to 91)
• 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, 1982–1993)

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
• 2nd most career triple-doubles all-time—138 (only below Oscar Robertson)
• 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 2000 assist in a playoff career^[1]
• Holds the all-time record for highest assists-per-game average in Playoffs—12.3
• 2nd most double-doubles in Playoffs—157 (only below Tim Duncan)
• Holds the all-time record for most triple-doubles in Playoffs—30
• Holds the all-time record for most triple-doubles in NBA Finals—8

Regular Season

• 2nd most consecutive double-doubles from the start of the season—11 (1991)
• 2nd most assists made in a half—18 (Feb 21, 1984, vs. Seattle SuperSonics)
• 3rd most assists made in a quarter—12 (same above, 1st qtr)
• 3rd most consecutive seasons leading league in steals—2 (1981 & 1982)
• 3rd all-time highest single season steals-per-game average—3.43 (1980–81)

All-Star Game

• Holds the all-time record for most career assists—127
• 2nd highest assists per game average—11.5
• Holds the all-time record for most assists in a game—22 (1984, OT)
• 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)
• 2nd youngest player to start in the All-Star Game: 20 years, 2 months old in 1980

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

40-point games

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)

References

• "Magic Johnson". NBA Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2013-05-24. 
• "Magic Johnson stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 2013-10-09.