Magic Johnson

Statistical Profile

Magic Johnson has a solid amount of ON-OFF data tracked.

ON-OFF Stats

Regular Season
(28% Complete)
Postseason
(81% Complete)

Lineups

Postseason
(52% Complete)

RAPM

1985-1996
(16% Complete)

WOWYR

1957-2016
(100% Complete)

ON-OFF Stats

Regular Season ON-OFF (From Squared2020. Ratings are calculated using B-Ref minutes and pace estimates. * denotes partial data.)

YearON ORtgON DRtgON NetOFF ORtgOFF DRtgOFF NetON-OFF ORtgON-OFF DRtgON-OFF NetGames
1980109.197.911.298.591.17.310.66.83.86*
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985112.1100.511.687.8100.1-12.324.30.423.924*
1986104.7101.53.289.893.3-3.514.98.26.711*
1987112.3100.312.097.0103.2-6.215.3-2.918.235*
1988111.7101.510.296.2106.1-9.915.5-4.620.150*
1989113.492.121.2112.185.326.81.36.8-5.65*
1990116.7104.212.5106.2112.0-5.810.5-7.818.357*
1991112.9105.47.5100.2108.4-8.212.7-3.015.750*
1996114.3108.06.3117.3113.24.1-3.0-5.22.218*
Career113.1102.810.3100.3106.0-5.712.8-3.216.0256*

Regular Season ON Court Offense (rORtg is relative to league average. Projections are based on how the team did in the unsampled games.)

YearON ORtgON rORtgProjected Full Season ON ORtgProjected Full Season ON rORtgGames
1980109.13.8112.06.76*
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985112.14.2119.511.624*
1986104.7-2.5117.910.711*
1987112.34.0118.910.635*
1988111.73.7117.59.550*
1989113.45.6114.26.45*
1990116.78.6116.68.557*
1991112.95.0114.97.050*
1996114.36.7113.55.918*
Career113.15.1116.78.7256*

Postseason ON-OFF (From personal tracking. Ratings are calculated using B-Ref minutes and pace estimates. * denotes partial data.)

YearON ORtgON DRtgON NetOFF ORtgOFF DRtgOFF NetON-OFF ORtgON-OFF DRtgON-OFF NetGames
1980108.599.88.896.5113.3-16.812.0-13.525.613*
1981102.7100.81.9112.9133.2-20.3-10.2-32.422.23
1982114.5103.111.399.0121.0-22.015.5-17.933.314
1983110.3108.32.090.6101.6-11.019.76.713.015
1984116.9105.811.1104.0112.1-8.112.9-6.319.220*
1985120.6105.714.8108.7117.1-8.411.9-11.423.218*
1986118.4107.111.3104.2111.5-7.314.2-4.418.614
1987124.7109.115.6104.2107.1-2.920.52.018.518
1988115.5110.45.196.1105.7-9.619.44.714.724
1989118.9107.111.8109.2121.7-12.59.7-14.624.314
1990
1991
1996
Career116.3106.49.8103.1113.2-10.113.2-6.819.9153*

Postseason ON Court Relative Ratings (rORtg is relative to opponent DRtg. rDRtg is relative to opponent ORtg. * denotes partial data.)

YearON ORtgON rORtgON DRtgON rDRtgON rNetGames
1980108.57.099.8-5.712.713*
1981102.7-4.0100.8-6.22.23
1982114.59.9103.1-5.315.214
1983110.36.5108.30.26.315
1984116.99.4105.8-3.312.720*
1985120.613.4105.7-4.017.418*
1986118.49.5107.1-2.512.014
1987124.715.1109.1-1.516.618
1988115.58.3110.41.07.324
1989118.912.1107.1-4.116.214
1990
1991
1996
Career116.39.8106.4-2.612.4153*

Postseason Game-by-Game Plus Minus

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Lineups

Postseason Lineups (From personal tracking. * denotes partial data.)

1980Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 13*
Magic ON Kareem ON413.69112.099.112.9
Magic ON Kareem OFF118.3198.1103.7-5.6
Magic OFF Kareem ON80.3195.2108.7-13.5
Magic OFF Kareem OFF11.6988.8125.2-36.3
1981Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 3
Magic ON Kareem ON117.3105.399.95.5
Magic ON Kareem OFF9.771.1111.7-40.6
Magic OFF Kareem ON16.7115.0129.7-14.7
Magic OFF Kareem OFF0.30.0328.2-328.2
1982Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 14
Magic ON Kareem ON466.7119.0106.013.0
Magic ON Kareem OFF138.3102.095.36.7
Magic OFF Kareem ON61.398.8123.9-25.1
Magic OFF Kareem OFF53.7102.2125.6-23.4
1983Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 15
Magic ON Kareem ON534.7113.5106.86.7
Magic ON Kareem OFF108.394.5115.6-21.1
Magic OFF Kareem ON53.399.192.07.1
Magic OFF Kareem OFF28.774.8119.6-44.9
1984Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 20*
Magic ON Kareem ON628.82123.4110.412.9
Magic ON Kareem OFF143.14108.0103.05.0
Magic OFF Kareem ON75.14105.7109.5-3.8
Magic OFF Kareem OFF108.9102.8113.8-11.0
1985Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 18*
Magic ON Kareem ON505.45124.8105.819.0
Magic ON Kareem OFF146.55106.1105.50.6
Magic OFF Kareem ON68.59108.5102.75.8
Magic OFF Kareem OFF143.41108.8124.0-15.2
1980-1985Lineups ComboMinutesORtgDRtgNetGames: 83*
Magic ON Kareem ON2666.65118.2105.612.6
Magic ON Kareem OFF664.31102.1104.4-2.3
Magic OFF Kareem ON355.35102.0108.6-6.6
Magic OFF Kareem OFF346.69103.8122.5-18.8

Note: Magic ON Kareem OFF is 100.7 ORtg, 104.6 DRtg, -3.9 Net without including 1980 Finals Game 6. Kareem missed this game entirely.

RAPM

Single-Year RAPM (1985-1996 partial RAPM is from Squared2020.com)

YearORAPMDRAPMRAPMRAPM Rank
19856.912.018.921st
19862.74-0.472.2715th
19879.02-0.688.341st
19886.79-0.166.622nd
19897.21-0.986.233rd
19906.271.067.331st
19913.560.434.009th
19961.92-0.781.1496th

12-Year 1985-1996 RAPM (From Squared2020.)

PlayerORAPMDRAPMRAPMRAPM Rank
Magic Johnson6.480.256.742nd

WOWYR

1957-2016 WOWYR (From Thinking Basketball.)

PlayerScaled WOWYRAlt Scaled10-Year GPMAverageVariabilityRank
Magic Johnson9.39.38.39.00.62nd