Legacy Era
Magic Johnson Era (79-80 to 90-91)
The era opens in 79-80, Magic Johnson's first scoring season, and closes in 90-91, the last. Of all the Legacy Index earned across those 12 seasons, that one career took 18.4% — what follows is how the share accumulated, season by season, against everyone else scoring in the same years.
Compare their career curvesLegacy Index by Season
Legacy Index Comparison
Era Leaders
Legacy Index Earned (79-80 to 90-91)
- 1 Magic JohnsonThrone 83 18.4% FMVP 3MVP 31st 92nd 1
- 2 Larry BirdRival 69 15.3% FMVP 2MVP 31st 92nd 1
- Kareem Abdul-JabbarLieutenantOld Guard 44 9.8% FMVP 1MVP 11st 42nd 2
- 3 Michael Jordan 37 8.2% FMVP 1MVP 21st 52nd 1
- 4 Moses MaloneRival 35 7.8% FMVP 1MVP 21st 32nd 4
- Julius ErvingOld Guard 24 5.3% MVP 11st 42nd 1
- 5 Isiah ThomasRival 24 5.3% FMVP 11st 32nd 2
- 6 Kevin McHale 14 3.1% 1st 1
- 6 Charles Barkley 14 3.1% 1st 42nd 2
Everyone who earned at least 3% of the league's Legacy Index during this era appears here. Every number in a row counts these seasons only, so a career that ran past the era shows less here than on its own profile.
Throne is the player the era is named for. Rival took 4.5% or more and peaked in this window; Lieutenant won a title alongside the Throne; Old Guard and Next Wave peaked in an earlier or a later era.