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Magic Johnson
LAL · Guard · 1989-90 · age 30
22.3 PPG6.6 RPG11.5 APG3.7 TPG37.2 MPG
MVPAll-NBA 1stAll-StarASG MVP
Magic Johnson, 1989-90 with LAL: 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 11.5 assists in 37.2 minutes a game. Against the 228 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (99th percentile), Assists / 75 (99th) and Win Shares / 48 (99th); his lowest are Turnover % (19th percentile) and Offensive rebound % (44th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 228 qualified players in 1989-90; the second number is his rank among the 95 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 93 | 93 | 37.2 |
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| Minutes share | 92 | 94 | 74.0% |
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| Availability | 52 | 54 | 96.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 97 | 98 | .622 |
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| Effective FG% | 84 | 86 | .526 |
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| Points per shot | 97 | 97 | 1.55 |
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| 3-point % | 87 | 83 | 38.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 98 | 94 | 3.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 90 | 79 | 24.3% |
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| 2-point % | 73 | 81 | 51.0% |
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| Free throw % | 96 | 94 | 89.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 98 | 98 | 8.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 95 | 98 | 56.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 87 | 75 | 18.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 90 | 92 | 22.5 |
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| Assist % | 99 | 98 | 45.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 99 | 97 | 11.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 92 | 82 | 3.14 |
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| Usage % | 86 | 84 | 24.8% |
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| Turnover % | 19 | 26 | 16.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 1 | 3 | 3.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 44 | 83 | 5.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 55 | 94 | 6.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 62 | 96 | 14.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 79 | 63 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 45 | 82 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 62 | 69 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 81 | 65 | 2.3% |
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| Block % | 44 | 81 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 98 | 98 | 26.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 98 | .270 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 99 | 98 | +10.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 98 | +8.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 91 | 91 | +1.8 |
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| VORP | 99 | 98 | 8.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 98 | 98 | 22.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | LAL | 20 | 77 | 36.3 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | .602 | +4.8 | 98 | Finals MVP · Champion · All-Star · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1980-81 | LAL | 21 | 37 | 37.1 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | .582 | +8.8 | 99 | |
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| 1981-82 | LAL | 22 | 78 | 38.3 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | .590 | +7.2 | 99 | Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | LAL | 23 | 79 | 36.8 | 16.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 | .603 | +7.2 | 99 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | LAL | 24 | 67 | 38.3 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 13.1 | .628 | +6.6 | 99 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | LAL | 25 | 77 | 36.1 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 12.6 | .637 | +6.7 | 99 | Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | LAL | 26 | 72 | 35.8 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | .610 | +6.7 | 99 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | LAL | 27 | 80 | 36.3 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 12.2 | .602 | +8.8 | 99 | MVP · Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | LAL | 28 | 72 | 36.6 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 11.9 | .581 | +6.0 | 97 | Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | LAL | 29 | 77 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 12.8 | .625 | +9.4 | 99 | MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1989-90★ | LAL | 30 | 79 | 37.2 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 11.5 | .622 | +10.1 | 99 | MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP |
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| 1990-91 | LAL | 31 | 79 | 37.1 | 19.4 | 7.0 | 12.5 | .623 | +9.0 | 99 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1995-96 | LAL | 36 | 32 | 29.9 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 6.9 | .612 | +5.2 | 96 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.