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Guard · 6′9″ 215 lb · Born 1959-08-14 · High school: Everett · College: Michigan State · 1979 NBA draft, round 1, pick 1 by Los Angeles Lakers

Seasons

Teams

Championships

NBA 1979-80, NBA 1981-82, NBA 1984-85, NBA 1986-87, NBA 1987-88

NBA playoff seasons

Awards and honours

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 2002 (player)
NBA Most Valuable Player ×3: 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90
NBA Finals MVP ×3: 1979-80, 1981-82, 1986-87
NBA All-Star Game MVP ×2: 1989-90, 1991-92
NBA All-NBA Team (first team) ×9: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91
NBA All-NBA Team (second team): 1981-82
NBA All-Rookie Team (first team): 1979-80
NBA All-Star Game selection ×12: 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92
NCAA Consensus All-America Team (first team): 1978-79
NCAA NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 1978-79

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4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
1979-80	Lakers	77		36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	.530	.226	.810
1980-81	Lakers	37		37.1	21.6	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	.532	.176	.760
1981-82	Lakers	78	77	38.3	18.6	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	.537	.207	.760
1982-83	Lakers	79	79	36.8	16.8	8.6	10.5	2.2	0.6	.548	.000	.800
1983-84	Lakers	67	66	38.3	17.6	7.3	13.1	2.2	0.7	.565	.207	.810
1984-85	Lakers	77	77	36.1	18.3	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	.561	.189	.843
1985-86	Lakers	72	70	35.8	18.8	5.9	12.6	1.6	0.2	.526	.233	.871
1986-87	Lakers	80	80	36.3	23.8	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	.522	.205	.848
1987-88	Lakers	72	70	36.6	19.6	6.2	11.9	1.6	0.2	.492	.196	.853
1988-89	Lakers	77	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	.509	.314	.911
1989-90	Lakers	79	79	37.2	22.3	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	.480	.384	.890
1990-91	Lakers	79	79	37.1	19.4	7.0	12.5	1.3	0.2	.477	.320	.906
1995-96	Lakers	32	9	29.9	14.6	5.7	6.9	0.8	0.4	.466	.379	.856

Playoffs

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
1979-80	Lakers	16		41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.0	0.4	.518	.250	.802
1980-81	Lakers	3		42.3	17.0	13.7	7.0	2.7	1.0	.388	.000	.650
1981-82	Lakers	14	14	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	.529	.000	.828
1982-83	Lakers	15	15	42.9	17.9	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	.485	.000	.840
1983-84	Lakers	21	21	39.9	18.2	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	.551	.000	.800
1984-85	Lakers	19	19	36.2	17.5	7.1	15.2	1.7	0.2	.513	.143	.847
1985-86	Lakers	14	14	38.6	21.6	7.1	15.1	1.9	0.1	.537	.000	.766
1986-87	Lakers	18	18	37.0	21.8	7.7	12.2	1.7	0.4	.539	.200	.831
1987-88	Lakers	24	24	40.2	19.9	5.4	12.6	1.4	0.1	.514	.500	.852
1988-89	Lakers	14	14	37.0	18.4	5.9	11.8	1.9	0.2	.489	.286	.907
1989-90	Lakers	9	9	41.8	25.2	6.3	12.8	1.2	0.1	.490	.200	.886
1990-91	Lakers	19	19	43.3	21.8	8.1	12.6	1.2	0.0	.440	.296	.882
1995-96	Lakers	4	0	33.8	15.3	8.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	.385	.333	.848

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