Who had the highest PPG in 1979-80?

Spurs icon George Gervin becomes the fifth player to win three consecutive scoring titles, something only MJ and KD have accomplished since.

Interpreted as:
Who had the highest PPG with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1979-80?
NAMESEASONTMGPPPGMPGRPGAPGSPGBPG3PMFG%FT%TPGFGMFGA3PA3P%FTMFTAPFMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOV
1George Gervin
George Gervin
1979-80
SAS SAS
78
33.1
37.6
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
0.4
52.8
85.2
3.3
13.1
24.9
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
2.7
2,934
2,585
403
202
110
79
254
2World B. Free
World B. Free
1979-80
SDC SDC
68
30.2
38.0
3.5
4.2
1.2
0.5
0.1
47.4
75.3
3.4
10.8
22.9
0.4
36.0
8.4
11.2
2.9
2,585
2,055
238
283
81
32
228
3Adrian Dantley
Adrian Dantley
1979-80
UTA UTA
68
28.0
39.3
7.6
2.8
1.4
0.2
0.0
57.6
84.2
3.4
10.7
18.6
0.0
0.0
6.5
7.7
3.1
2,674
1,903
516
191
96
14
233
4Julius Erving
Julius Erving
1979-80
PHI PHI
78
26.9
36.1
7.4
4.6
2.2
1.8
0.1
51.9
78.7
3.6
10.7
20.7
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
2.7
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
284
5Moses Malone
Moses Malone
1979-80
HOU HOU
82
25.8
38.3
14.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
0.0
50.2
71.9
3.7
9.5
18.9
0.1
0.0
6.9
9.5
2.6
3,140
2,119
1,190
147
80
107
300
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1979-80
LAL LAL
82
24.8
38.3
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
0.0
60.4
76.5
3.6
10.2
16.9
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
2.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
7Dan Issel
Dan Issel
1979-80
DEN DEN
82
23.8
35.8
8.8
2.4
1.1
0.7
0.0
50.5
77.5
2.0
8.7
17.3
0.1
33.3
6.3
8.1
2.3
2,938
1,951
719
198
88
54
163
8Elvin Hayes
Elvin Hayes
1979-80
WAS WAS
81
23.0
39.3
11.1
1.6
0.8
2.3
0.0
45.4
69.9
2.7
9.4
20.7
0.2
23.1
4.1
5.9
3.8
3,183
1,859
896
129
62
189
215
9Otis Birdsong
Otis Birdsong
1979-80
KCK KCK
82
22.7
35.2
4.0
2.5
1.7
0.3
0.1
50.5
69.4
2.2
9.5
18.9
0.4
27.8
3.5
5.0
2.8
2,885
1,858
331
202
136
22
179
10Mike Mitchell
Mike Mitchell
1979-80
CLE CLE
82
22.2
34.2
7.2
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.0
52.3
78.7
2.1
9.5
18.1
0.1
0.0
3.3
4.2
3.2
2,802
1,820
591
93
70
77
172
11Gus Williams
Gus Williams
1979-80
SEA SEA
82
22.1
36.2
3.4
4.8
2.4
0.5
0.1
48.2
78.8
2.2
9.0
18.7
0.4
19.4
4.0
5.1
2.0
2,969
1,816
275
397
200
37
181
12Paul Westphal
Paul Westphal
1979-80
PHX PHX
82
21.9
32.5
2.3
5.1
1.5
0.4
0.3
52.5
86.2
2.5
8.4
16.1
1.1
28.0
4.7
5.4
2.0
2,665
1,792
187
416
119
35
207
13Bill Cartwright
Bill Cartwright
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
21.7
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
0.0
54.7
79.7
2.7
8.1
14.8
0.0
5.5
6.9
3.4
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
14Marques Johnson
Marques Johnson
1979-80
MIL MIL
77
21.7
34.9
7.4
3.5
1.3
0.9
0.0
54.4
79.1
2.4
8.9
16.5
0.1
22.2
3.8
4.8
2.2
2,686
1,671
566
273
100
70
185
15Walter Davis
Walter Davis
1979-80
PHX PHX
75
21.5
30.8
3.6
4.5
1.5
0.3
0.0
56.3
81.9
3.2
8.8
15.5
0.1
0.0
4.0
4.9
2.7
2,309
1,613
272
337
114
19
242
16Larry Bird
Larry Bird
1979-80
BOS BOS
82
21.3
36.0
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
0.7
47.4
83.6
3.2
8.5
17.8
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
3.4
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
17Bob McAdoo
Bob McAdoo
1979-80
DET DET
58
21.1
36.2
8.1
3.4
1.3
1.1
0.1
48.0
73.0
4.1
8.5
17.7
0.4
12.5
4.1
5.6
3.1
2,097
1,222
467
200
73
65
238
18Mike Newlin
Mike Newlin
1979-80
NJN NJN
78
20.9
32.2
3.4
4.0
1.5
0.1
0.6
46.0
88.4
3.0
7.8
17.0
1.9
29.6
4.7
5.3
2.5
2,510
1,634
264
314
115
4
231
19Ray Williams
Ray Williams
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
20.9
31.5
5.0
6.2
2.0
0.3
0.1
49.6
78.7
3.1
8.4
16.9
0.5
18.9
4.1
5.2
3.6
2,582
1,714
412
512
167
24
256
20Reggie Theus
Reggie Theus
1979-80
CHI CHI
82
20.2
36.9
4.0
6.3
1.4
0.2
0.3
48.3
83.8
4.2
6.9
14.3
1.3
26.7
6.1
7.3
3.2
3,029
1,660
329
515
114
20
348
21Larry Kenon
Larry Kenon
1979-80
SAS SAS
78
20.1
35.9
9.9
3.0
1.4
0.2
0.0
48.5
78.3
3.0
8.3
17.1
0.1
11.1
3.5
4.4
2.5
2,798
1,565
775
231
111
18
232
22Jamaal Wilkes
Jamaal Wilkes
1979-80
LAL LAL
82
20.0
37.9
6.4
3.0
1.6
0.3
0.0
53.5
80.8
1.9
8.9
16.6
0.2
17.6
2.3
2.9
2.7
3,111
1,644
525
250
129
28
157
23Calvin Murphy
Calvin Murphy
1979-80
HOU HOU
76
20.0
35.2
2.0
3.9
1.9
0.1
0.0
49.3
89.7
2.1
8.2
16.7
0.3
4.0
3.6
4.0
3.5
2,676
1,520
150
299
143
9
162
24Calvin Natt
Calvin Natt
1979-80
TOT
78
19.9
36.6
8.9
2.2
1.3
0.4
0.0
47.9
73.0
2.5
8.0
16.6
0.1
33.3
3.9
5.4
2.6
2,857
1,553
691
169
102
34
198
25John Drew
John Drew
1979-80
ATL ATL
80
19.5
28.8
5.9
1.3
1.1
0.3
0.0
45.3
75.7
3.0
6.7
14.8
0.1
0.0
6.1
8.1
3.9
2,306
1,559
471
101
91
23
240

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
0.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
1.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
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HOU HOU
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OKC OKC
124-125
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LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
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NYK NYK
111-119
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117-136
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TOR TOR
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Tue
11/4
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NOP NOP
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Tue
11/4
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ATL ATL
8:00 PM
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11/4
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8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
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10:00 PM