1980s power forwards with most ppg

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kiki VanDeWeghe put up the most points per game by a power forward, with 23.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
1980s power forwards with most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
23.5
287
32.6
4.7
2.6
0.7
0.4
9.2
16.8
54.7
0.2
0.5
32.4
4.9
5.7
86.3
60.8
1.3
3.3
2.0
9,352
6,740
1,342
757
190
128
563
680
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.3
325
35.9
10.5
2.5
1.4
0.7
8.9
17.4
51.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.5
8.2
66.9
55.6
3.0
7.5
3.5
11,656
7,576
3,412
812
470
224
1,126
1,200
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
22.1
389
36.8
12.0
3.5
1.6
1.2
7.8
13.5
57.7
0.3
1.3
23.4
6.3
8.5
73.9
64.3
4.6
7.4
3.7
14,297
8,616
4,660
1,377
613
479
1,439
1,426
4Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
21.8
324
34.2
8.9
2.4
1.4
0.8
9.0
18.2
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.5
69.8
52.9
3.1
5.8
2.4
11,068
7,049
2,887
789
459
256
771
1,141
5Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
21.5
63
35.0
8.8
1.7
1.4
2.3
8.4
16.7
50.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.6
71.3
54.9
2.5
6.3
3.6
2,206
1,356
555
104
89
147
229
248
6Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
20.3
634
34.0
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.2
6.5
79.5
54.8
2.2
4.7
2.9
21,559
12,896
4,341
1,500
564
406
1,808
2,418
7Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
19.5
204
35.7
10.3
3.1
1.1
1.7
8.1
16.4
49.4
0.0
0.1
8.3
3.2
5.0
65.4
52.4
2.8
7.5
3.6
7,276
3,972
2,104
627
220
355
737
783
8Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
19.4
85
33.2
10.2
2.7
1.7
0.5
8.1
17.0
47.7
0.1
0.2
25.0
3.1
4.2
74.2
51.4
4.1
6.2
2.6
2,821
1,645
871
229
146
43
221
310
9Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
19.3
109
36.5
10.9
3.6
0.9
0.9
7.3
13.2
55.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
6.8
69.9
59.8
3.7
7.3
3.8
3,976
2,105
1,191
393
97
102
418
412
10Calvin Natt
C. Natt
18.9
175
29.8
6.6
2.6
0.8
0.3
7.2
13.7
52.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.5
5.6
79.2
58.2
2.1
4.4
2.0
5,217
3,303
1,147
451
147
49
351
370
11Kevin McHale
K. McHale
18.5
694
32.1
7.6
1.8
0.4
1.8
7.3
12.9
56.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
3.9
5.0
78.0
61.2
2.6
5.0
2.0
22,275
12,830
5,277
1,217
262
1,269
1,396
2,076
12Larry Nance
L. Nance
17.3
587
32.6
7.8
2.5
1.0
2.1
7.0
12.5
55.7
0.0
0.1
13.9
3.3
4.6
73.3
59.5
2.5
5.3
2.1
19,163
10,126
4,585
1,491
591
1,209
1,238
1,780
13Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
16.9
393
29.8
8.4
1.8
1.0
0.8
7.1
15.0
47.1
0.0
0.1
15.0
2.7
3.8
71.8
50.6
2.3
6.2
2.5
11,715
6,643
3,305
706
405
324
976
1,225
14Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
16.5
161
32.2
7.6
2.4
1.0
0.9
6.7
13.2
50.7
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.7
66.6
54.1
2.4
5.2
2.7
5,185
2,655
1,226
381
154
139
427
483
15Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
16.5
82
35.6
8.6
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.3
12.9
48.6
0.0
0.2
21.4
3.9
4.2
92.2
55.8
2.4
6.3
1.9
2,923
1,352
709
279
93
80
157
316
16Buck Williams
B. Williams
16.4
635
36.4
11.9
1.5
0.9
1.1
6.3
11.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.9
6.0
64.9
58.6
4.1
7.9
2.9
23,100
10,440
7,576
976
599
696
1,811
2,244
17Charles Smith
C. Smith
16.3
71
30.4
6.5
1.5
1.0
1.3
6.1
12.4
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.5
55.0
2.4
4.1
2.1
2,161
1,155
465
103
68
89
146
273
18Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
15.9
403
31.7
8.5
2.1
0.6
0.6
6.0
11.0
54.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
71.8
59.5
2.8
5.7
2.4
12,756
6,415
3,419
864
259
224
952
1,304
19Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
15.9
535
28.2
5.8
2.1
0.7
0.3
6.4
13.4
47.4
0.0
0.0
12.0
3.2
4.1
78.3
52.3
1.8
4.0
2.0
15,097
8,515
3,105
1,106
395
166
1,066
1,569
20Roy Hinson
R. Hinson
15.8
76
30.8
7.8
0.9
0.7
2.3
6.1
12.2
50.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.9
72.1
55.1
2.4
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,201
596
68
51
173
171
311
21Wayman Tisdale
W. Tisdale
15.7
320
28.9
6.7
1.3
0.6
0.5
6.3
12.3
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.1
74.2
55.6
2.4
4.4
2.0
9,248
5,015
2,159
427
191
156
644
1,147
22Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
15.6
526
32.0
9.6
2.3
0.8
1.3
5.8
12.1
48.3
0.0
0.1
11.5
3.9
5.2
74.8
54.2
3.2
6.5
2.7
16,836
8,186
5,058
1,224
435
661
1,403
1,663
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14.9
406
30.6
8.1
1.5
0.6
1.4
6.0
13.2
45.7
0.0
0.1
14.7
2.9
4.3
66.4
49.5
2.6
5.5
2.2
12,442
6,064
3,308
600
258
573
894
1,251
24Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
14.8
55
32.9
7.9
1.3
1.1
0.5
6.2
13.1
47.5
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.5
67.9
50.6
2.4
5.5
2.2
1,807
815
434
72
58
29
123
143
25Herb Williams
H. Williams
14.7
447
32.6
7.8
2.3
0.7
1.8
6.0
12.9
46.9
0.0
0.1
4.4
2.6
3.7
70.7
50.7
2.0
5.9
2.4
14,568
6,579
3,503
1,037
306
799
1,095
1,390

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32
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11.0
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