Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson Career Stats: All-Time NBA Rankings

Explore how Magic Johnson statistics rank in NBA history. See his all-time rankings in the key categories for both total numbers and per game averages across his entire NBA career, including regular season and playoffs performance.

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In his 13 seasons playing in the NBA—between 1980 and 1996—Magic Johnson placed himself among the league's all-time leaders in most statistical categories, becoming the historic leader in some of them and reaching the top 10 in some others.

Here you can take a look at a summary of how he ranks in NBA history in the main categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Then you can explore in detail all his stats and their rankings.

Magic Johnson Career Stats Rankings Summary

NBA Career
Totals Stats Per Game Stats
Season Playoffs Season Playoffs
Points
88th
17th
82nd
102nd
Rebounds
154th
20th
212nd
163rd
Assists
7th
1st
1st
1st
Steals
23rd
4th
19th
19th
Blocks
+300th
139th
+300th
+300th

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played.

Magic Johnson Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

88th
in points (17,707 pts)
154th
in rebounds (6,559 trb)
7th
in assists (10,141 ast)
23rd
in steals (1,724 stl)
+300th
in blocks (374 blk)
199th
in offensive rebounds (1,601 orb)
99th
in defensive rebounds (4,958 drb)
117th
in field goals made (6,211 fgm)
166th
in field goals attempted (11,951 fga)
+300th
in 3-pointers made (325 3pm)
+300th
in 3-pointers attempted (1,074 3pa)
40th
in free throws made (4,960 ftm)
49th
in free throws attempted (5,850 fta)

Games and Years:

261st
in games played (906 games)
292nd
in seasons (13 years)

Triple-Doubles:

4th
in triple-doubles (138 games)

Rankings by Points Scored:

138th
in 40+ point games (6 games)
-
in 50+ point games (0 games)

Magic Johnson Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

17th
in points (3,701 pts)
20th
in rebounds (1,465 trb)
1st
in assists (2,346 ast)
4th
in steals (358 stl)
139th
in blocks (64 blk)
27th
in offensive rebounds (349 orb)
15th
in defensive rebounds (1,116 drb)
19th
in field goals made (1,291 fgm)
25th
in field goals attempted (2,552 fga)
273rd
in 3-pointers made (51 3pm)
179th
in 3-pointers attempted (212 3pa)
11th
in free throws made (1,068 ftm)
12th
in free throws attempted (1,274 fta)

Games and Years:

14th
in games played (190 games)
45th
in Playoffs (13 years)

Triple-Doubles:

1st
in triple-doubles (30 games)

Rankings by Points Scored:

37th
in 40+ point games (4 games)
-
in 50+ point games (0 games)

Magic Johnson Career Per Game Data,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

82nd
in points per game (19.5 pts)
212nd
in rebounds per game (7.2 trb)
1st
in assists per game (11.2 ast)
19th
in steals per game (1.9 stl)
+300th
in blocks per game (0.4 blk)
+300th
in offensive rebounds per game (1.8 orb)
113rd
in defensive rebounds per game (5.5 drb)
137th
in field goals made per game (6.9 fgm)
225th
in field goals attempted per game (13.2 fga)
+300th
in 3-pointers made per game (0.4 3pm)
+300th
in 3-pointers attempted per game (1.2 3pa)
37th
in free throws made per game (5.5 ftm)
54th
in free throws attempted per game (6.5 fta)

Magic Johnson Career Per Game Data,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

102nd
in points per game (19.5 pts)
163rd
in rebounds per game (7.7 trb)
1st
in assists per game (12.3 ast)
19th
in steals per game (1.9 stl)
+300th
in blocks per game (0.3 blk)
266th
in offensive rebounds per game (1.8 orb)
99th
in defensive rebounds per game (5.9 drb)
142nd
in field goals made per game (6.8 fgm)
212nd
in field goals attempted per game (13.4 fga)
+300th
in 3-pointers made per game (0.3 3pm)
+300th
in 3-pointers attempted per game (1.1 3pa)
47th
in free throws made per game (5.6 ftm)
68th
in free throws attempted per game (6.7 fta)

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.