1980s most 20 point games

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most games with 20+ points, with 636 games.

Interpreted as:
1980s most 20 or more point regular-season games by a player
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
636
18,449
37.3
29.0
6.0
4.6
11.9
22.5
53.1
0.0
5.1
6.1
84.2
57.7
23,736
3,837
2,942
1,851
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
569
15,902
38.7
27.9
13.9
1.6
9.7
18.6
51.8
0.0
8.6
11.0
78.6
59.6
22,011
7,929
910
1,445
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
522
14,972
39.7
28.7
10.5
6.3
11.3
21.3
52.9
0.8
2.0
41.3
5.3
6.0
88.9
59.9
20,749
5,478
3,275
1,371
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
520
15,841
38.7
30.5
5.9
3.5
0.1
10.8
18.7
57.5
0.0
8.9
10.7
83.0
64.9
20,140
3,087
1,811
63
1,436
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
435
11,431
36.0
26.3
8.6
3.3
10.8
17.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.2
75.5
63.7
15,666
3,732
1,424
1,296
6Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
421
11,950
35.7
28.4
6.0
3.9
11.1
21.5
51.4
0.5
5.8
7.6
75.4
57.1
3.1
15,027
2,515
1,639
1,299
1,298
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
416
12,514
38.5
30.1
7.3
2.7
0.7
11.5
23.5
48.7
0.3
6.9
8.4
81.6
55.3
16,001
3,033
1,111
311
872
8Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
399
11,208
36.3
28.1
4.3
2.7
10.8
19.0
56.6
0.2
6.3
7.2
87.5
63.3
2.0
14,502
1,701
1,066
788
881
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
397
12,255
35.5
30.9
4.7
2.7
1.1
0.8
12.0
22.9
52.2
0.2
0.6
32.6
6.7
7.9
85.4
58.5
14,078
1,855
1,088
451
298
1,114
10Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
380
10,260
37.8
27.0
6.6
1.6
11.4
21.6
52.9
0.0
4.1
5.1
80.1
56.6
14,375
2,512
606
1,019
11World B. Free
W. B. Free
377
10,462
36.8
27.8
3.2
4.7
10.1
20.9
48.3
0.5
7.0
9.1
77.4
55.6
13,868
1,194
1,763
1,098
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
373
9,883
35.5
26.5
7.0
4.0
10.4
18.9
55.1
0.1
5.5
7.0
78.8
60.1
13,238
2,626
1,501
1,016
13Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
356
9,173
36.2
25.8
9.2
2.5
10.6
20.0
52.9
0.0
4.6
6.2
73.4
56.6
12,901
3,283
885
1,282
14Reggie Theus
R. Theus
356
8,984
37.1
25.2
3.9
6.9
9.3
17.5
52.8
0.3
6.4
7.6
84.4
60.4
13,201
1,390
2,473
1,103
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
352
8,986
38.7
25.5
7.8
11.3
9.3
16.6
56.3
0.2
6.6
7.8
84.9
63.8
13,629
2,753
3,960
846
16Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
338
9,062
37.6
26.8
7.9
2.6
9.8
19.0
51.7
0.3
6.8
8.3
82.3
59.2
12,716
2,678
881
1,301
17Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
328
8,617
39.0
26.3
4.1
9.9
10.0
19.7
50.9
0.5
5.7
7.4
76.9
57.2
12,802
1,339
3,262
1,154
18Bernard King
B. King
327
9,407
36.7
28.8
5.9
3.4
11.4
19.9
57.5
0.0
5.9
7.7
77.1
61.9
12,007
1,942
1,121
1,145
19Kevin McHale
K. McHale
325
8,175
36.7
25.2
8.9
2.3
9.7
15.9
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.7
5.7
7.0
81.1
66.2
11,938
2,877
733
978
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
321
10,896
39.6
33.9
6.3
6.0
2.9
1.2
12.4
23.9
52.0
0.2
0.9
20.8
8.9
10.5
85.1
59.6
1.9
4.4
3.4
12,707
2,023
1,920
921
383
1,088
1,032
21Walter Davis
W. Davis
319
8,157
32.9
25.6
2.9
4.7
1.4
0.1
10.6
18.9
56.1
0.3
0.9
30.7
4.1
4.8
85.8
60.9
2.7
10,492
941
1,505
445
35
863
789
22Robert Parish
R. Parish
313
7,667
36.3
24.5
12.2
1.9
10.0
16.8
59.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.2
74.2
62.9
11,358
3,811
609
961
23Purvis Short
P. Short
305
8,484
36.9
27.8
5.3
3.4
1.4
0.3
11.1
21.2
52.1
0.3
5.4
6.4
83.9
57.8
11,261
1,631
1,033
426
78
1,001
24Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
300
7,686
37.0
25.6
4.1
3.4
9.9
17.7
56.0
0.1
0.3
27.7
5.7
6.8
84.8
62.0
2.2
11,094
1,222
1,006
657
475
25Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
296
7,675
35.3
25.9
5.5
3.1
0.2
10.7
19.8
54.1
0.5
4.0
4.8
84.1
59.2
10,440
1,619
930
66
901

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