magic johnson mpg by year

Magic Johnson had 36.3 minutes per game in his rookie season in 1979-80.

NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.3
1979-80
77
18.0
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.1
1980-81
37
21.6
8.6
8.6
3.4
0.7
8.4
15.9
53.2
0.1
0.5
17.6
4.6
6.1
76.0
58.2
2.7
5.9
3.9
1,371
798
320
317
127
27
143
100
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
38.3
1981-82
78
18.6
9.6
9.5
2.7
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.7
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.2
5.6
76.0
59.0
3.2
6.4
3.7
2,991
1,447
751
743
208
34
286
223
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.8
1982-83
79
16.8
8.6
10.5
2.2
0.6
6.5
11.8
54.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
4.8
80.0
60.3
2.7
5.9
3.8
2,907
1,326
683
829
176
47
301
200
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
38.3
1983-84
67
17.6
7.3
13.1
2.2
0.7
6.6
11.6
56.5
0.1
0.4
20.7
4.3
5.3
81.0
62.8
1.5
5.9
4.6
2,567
1,178
491
875
150
49
306
169
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.1
1984-85
77
18.3
6.2
12.6
1.5
0.3
6.5
11.7
56.1
0.1
0.5
18.9
5.1
6.0
84.3
63.7
1.2
5.0
4.0
2,781
1,406
476
968
113
25
305
155
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
35.8
1985-86
72
18.8
5.9
12.6
1.6
0.2
6.7
12.8
52.6
0.1
0.6
23.3
5.3
6.0
87.1
61.0
1.2
4.7
3.8
2,578
1,354
426
907
113
16
273
133
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.3
1986-87
80
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.6
1987-88
72
19.6
6.2
11.9
1.6
0.2
6.8
13.8
49.2
0.2
0.8
19.6
5.8
6.8
85.3
58.1
1.2
5.0
3.7
2,637
1,408
449
858
114
13
269
147
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.5
1988-89
77
22.5
7.9
12.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.2
1989-90
79
22.3
6.6
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.1
1990-91
79
19.4
7.0
12.5
1.3
0.2
5.9
12.4
47.7
1.0
3.2
32.0
6.6
7.3
90.6
62.3
1.3
5.6
4.0
2,933
1,531
551
989
102
17
314
150
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
29.9
1995-96
32
14.6
5.7
6.9
0.8
0.4
4.3
9.2
46.6
0.7
1.8
37.9
5.4
6.3
85.6
61.2
1.3
4.5
3.2
958
468
183
220
26
13
103
48
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