how many playoff mvps does magic johnson hold

Magic Johnson won the MVP award 3 times in the playoffs in his career.

NAMEMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1979-80
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1980-81
3
42.3
17.0
13.7
7.0
2.7
1.0
6.3
16.3
38.8
0.0
0.0
4.3
6.7
65.0
44.1
2.7
11.0
3.7
127
51
41
21
8
3
11
14
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1981-82
14
40.1
17.4
11.3
9.3
2.9
0.2
5.9
11.2
52.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.5
6.6
82.8
61.4
3.9
7.4
3.1
562
243
158
130
40
3
44
50
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1982-83
15
42.9
17.9
8.5
12.8
2.3
0.8
6.7
13.7
48.5
0.0
0.7
0.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
55.5
3.4
5.1
4.3
643
268
128
192
34
12
64
49
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1983-84
21
39.9
18.2
6.6
13.5
2.0
1.0
7.2
13.0
55.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
4.8
80.0
60.1
1.2
5.4
3.8
837
382
139
284
42
20
79
71
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1984-85
19
36.2
17.5
7.1
15.2
1.7
0.2
6.1
11.9
51.3
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.3
6.2
84.7
59.9
1.0
6.1
4.0
687
333
134
289
32
4
76
48
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1985-86
14
38.6
21.6
7.1
15.1
1.9
0.1
7.9
14.6
53.7
0.0
0.8
0.0
5.9
7.6
76.6
59.9
1.5
5.6
3.2
541
302
100
211
27
1
45
43
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1986-87
18
37.0
21.8
7.7
12.2
1.7
0.4
8.1
15.1
53.9
0.1
0.6
20.0
5.4
6.6
83.1
60.7
1.6
6.2
2.8
666
392
139
219
31
7
51
37
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1987-88
24
40.2
19.9
5.4
12.6
1.4
0.2
7.0
13.7
51.4
0.3
0.6
50.0
5.5
6.5
85.2
60.0
1.3
4.1
3.5
965
477
130
303
34
4
83
61
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1988-89
14
37.0
18.4
5.9
11.8
1.9
0.2
6.1
12.4
48.9
0.7
2.5
28.6
5.6
6.1
90.7
60.9
1.1
4.9
3.8
518
258
83
165
27
3
53
30
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
1989-90
9
41.8
25.2
6.3
12.8
1.2
0.1
8.4
17.2
49.0
0.6
2.8
20.0
7.8
8.8
88.6
59.8
1.3
5.0
4.0
376
227
57
115
11
1
36
28
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1990-91
19
43.3
21.8
8.1
12.6
1.2
0.0
6.2
14.1
44.0
1.1
3.7
29.6
8.3
9.4
88.2
59.8
1.2
6.9
4.1
823
414
154
240
23
0
77
43
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
0
1995-96
4
33.8
15.3
8.5
6.5
0.0
0.0
3.8
9.8
38.5
0.8
2.3
33.3
7.0
8.3
84.8
57.0
2.0
6.5
3.0
135
61
34
26
0
0
12
3
Average0.214.639.719.57.712.31.90.36.813.450.60.31.124.15.66.783.859.51.85.93.7579.8284.7112.7180.527.54.953.540.3
Total319039.719.57.712.31.90.36.813.450.60.31.124.15.66.783.859.51.85.93.77,5383,7011,4652,34635864696524

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