# 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.

## 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 Jokic
* 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, 1982–1992)

## 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
* 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 | Date |
| 6.0 | 112-110 | Phoenix Suns | November 2, 1979 |
| 1.0 | 120-118 | Golden State Warriors | March 22, 1981 |
| 1:05 | 99-97 | Phoenix Suns | May 25, 1984 |
| 3.0 | 112-111 | Golden State Warriors | March 6, 1986 |
| 1.0 | 113-111 | Sacramento Kings | November 16, 1986 |
| 2.0 | 107-106 | Boston Celtics | June 9, 1987 |
| 0.0 | 115-114 | Boston Celtics | December 11, 1987 |
| 0.0 | 148-146 2OT | Denver Nuggets | November 15, 1988 |
| 0.0 | 118-116 | Phoenix Suns | March 26, 1989 |
| 19.0 | 104-102 | Sacramento Kings | December 26, 1989 |
| 0.8 | 102-101 | Seattle SuperSonics | April 17, 1990 |

### 40-point games

| Points made | Score | Opponent | Date |
| 42 | 123-107 | Philadelphia 76ers | May 16, 1980 |
| 41 | 110-112 OT | Utah Jazz | March 28, 1981 |
| 40 | 130-127 | Detroit Pistons | January 9, 1982 |
| 46 | 127-117 OT | Sacramento Kings | December 23, 1986 |
| 42 | 126-115 | New Jersey Nets | January 19, 1987 |
| 40 | 113-108 | Indiana Pacers | February 13, 1987 |
| 40 | 110-106 | Seattle SuperSonics | November 30, 1988 |
| 43 | 101-114 | Phoenix Suns | May 13, 1990 |
| 43 | 103-106 | Phoenix Suns | May 15, 1990 |
| 44 | 124-125 | Golden State Warriors | May 8, 1991 |

### 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)