Career

• Holds the all-time record for highest career assists-per-game average—11.2
• Holds the all-time record for most assists in Playoffs—2,346
  • Johnson is also the only player in NBA history to have at least 2,000 assists in a playoff career^[1]
• Holds the all-time record for highest assists-per-game average in Playoffs—12.4
• Holds the all-time record for most triple-doubles in Playoffs—30

All-Star Game

• Holds the all-time record for most assists in a game w/o OT—19 (1988)
• Holds the all-time record for most assists in a half—13 (1984)

Playoffs

• Holds single-series playoff record for highest assists-per-game average—15.2 (1985)
• Shares single-game playoff record for most assists made in a game—24 (May 15, 1984, vs. Phoenix Suns)
• Shares single-game playoff record for most assists made in a half—15 (May 3, 1985, vs. Portland)
• Shares single-game playoff record for most free throws made in one half—19 (May 8, 1991, vs. Golden State)

Finals

• Holds the single-series record for highest assists-per-game average—14.0 (1985)
• Shares the single-series record for most triple-doubles—2 (1985)
• Holds the record for most points by a rookie, game—42 (May 16, 1980, vs. Philadelphia)
• Holds the record for most assists by a rookie, game—11 (May 7, 1980, vs. Philadelphia)
• Holds the record for most assists made in a game—21 (June 3, 1984, vs. Boston Celtics)
• Holds the record for most assists in one half—14 (June 19, 1988, vs. Detroit)
• Holds the record for most assists in one quarter—8 (four times)

Los Angeles Lakers

• Most assists, total: 10,141
• Highest assists-per-game average, career: 11.2
• Highest assists-per-game average in a season: 13.1
• Most assists in a season: 989
• Most assists in a game: 24
• Most steals in a season: 208
• Highest steals-per-game average in a season: 3.43
• Most triple-doubles: 138
• Highest free-throw percentage in a season: .911
• 3rd most playoff games played: 190
• 2nd most playoff minutes played: 7,538
• 4th most playoff points scored: 3,701
• 3rd most playoff free throws made: 1,068
• 5th most playoff field goals attempted: 2,522
• 5th most playoff rebounds grabbed: 1,465
• 3rd most playoff offensive rebounds: 349
• Most playoff defensive rebounds: 1,116
• Most playoff assists: 2,346
• Most playoff steals: 359

Game-winning shots

40-point games

USA Basketball

• A member of The Dream Team, which is considered to be the best Basketball team ever assembled
• 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist

College basketball achievements

• Member of NCAA championship team (1979)
• NCAA Division I Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1979)
• The Sporting News All-America first team (1979)

Other achievements

• J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1992)
• Grammy Award for Best Spoken Album (What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS) (1993)