1980s scoring leaders guards

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan scored the most points per game by a guard, with 32.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
1980s scoring with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders guards
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.6
345
39.0
6.2
5.9
2.8
1.2
11.9
23.3
51.3
0.2
0.8
20.2
8.6
10.1
84.8
58.9
1.9
4.3
3.3
13,442
11,263
2,129
2,046
962
411
1,150
1,085
2Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
26.1
239
37.9
4.7
2.5
1.2
0.3
10.1
19.9
50.7
1.5
3.5
42.4
4.5
5.6
79.1
58.3
2.1
2.6
2.6
9,053
6,232
1,129
599
286
65
628
685
3George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.0
547
33.1
4.3
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
20.2
49.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.7
85.0
56.1
1.4
2.8
2.8
18,086
14,216
2,333
1,455
563
365
1,545
1,515
4Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
79
34.4
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
2,717
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
5World B. Free
W. B. Free
21.7
583
31.8
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
45.2
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.5
7.2
76.6
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
18,515
12,662
1,555
2,303
619
116
1,372
1,504
6Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
20.3
75
34.7
5.5
3.8
1.4
0.7
8.2
16.0
51.0
0.0
0.2
6.7
4.0
5.2
76.0
55.5
2.1
3.5
2.4
2,605
1,525
416
283
107
50
183
214
7Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
20.3
635
36.7
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,437
2,105
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
19.8
478
33.0
5.9
5.6
2.3
0.7
7.8
15.9
49.2
0.1
0.6
23.0
4.0
5.1
78.0
54.5
2.7
3.2
2.9
15,777
9,484
2,798
2,677
1,101
320
1,367
1,544
9Jeff Malone
J. Malone
19.6
473
32.6
2.6
2.7
0.7
0.2
8.0
16.8
47.4
0.1
0.5
24.6
3.6
4.1
86.8
52.7
0.7
1.9
1.9
15,417
9,263
1,252
1,280
310
74
904
1,025
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
716
36.9
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
11Ron Harper
R. Harper
19.4
221
35.0
4.6
5.0
2.3
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.5
0.2
1.0
22.6
4.1
5.8
71.1
52.8
1.6
3.0
3.3
7,745
4,279
1,024
1,109
516
210
733
628
12Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
19.2
630
33.7
3.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.1
0.3
27.2
4.3
5.1
83.3
56.4
1.2
2.4
2.0
21,258
12,127
2,308
1,954
472
196
1,234
990
13David Thompson
D. Thompson
19.0
271
28.1
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.6
6.9
14.0
49.2
0.1
0.3
27.7
5.1
6.4
79.2
56.3
1.2
2.2
2.6
7,609
5,142
923
707
183
173
698
658
14Walter Davis
W. Davis
18.8
612
28.9
2.4
4.2
1.2
0.1
7.9
15.6
50.5
0.2
0.8
28.4
2.8
3.3
85.4
55.1
0.7
1.8
2.4
17,664
11,493
1,494
2,581
738
55
1,488
1,381
15Reggie Theus
R. Theus
18.7
787
33.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
16Gus Williams
G. Williams
18.7
511
33.6
2.6
6.8
2.0
0.3
7.6
16.5
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.8
3.2
4.3
74.8
50.6
1.0
1.6
2.5
17,149
9,540
1,329
3,464
1,034
176
1,267
916
17Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
18.5
608
31.2
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
46.6
0.7
2.0
32.3
2.1
3.0
70.8
50.9
1.2
2.5
2.5
18,954
11,228
2,263
1,527
821
216
1,509
1,440
18Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
17.8
541
31.3
2.9
3.3
1.2
0.2
7.6
15.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
27.4
2.4
3.8
63.5
53.1
1.2
1.6
2.1
16,910
9,610
1,543
1,805
659
114
1,146
1,349
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
17.5
134
32.8
4.7
3.3
1.4
1.3
6.9
14.4
47.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.6
4.5
79.6
53.3
2.1
2.6
2.8
4,392
2,345
634
439
189
176
372
333
20John Drew
J. Drew
17.4
100
22.6
4.2
1.7
1.1
0.0
6.2
13.3
46.6
0.1
0.3
23.1
5.0
6.4
77.6
54.0
1.8
2.4
2.3
2,260
1,738
420
170
110
4
234
273
21Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
17.3
233
29.7
2.5
3.4
1.0
0.1
6.6
13.8
47.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.9
4.4
88.2
54.9
0.9
1.5
2.5
6,928
4,027
574
783
235
16
583
626
22Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
16.9
75
29.6
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
0.8
2.5
31.4
2.1
2.6
79.5
46.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
2,219
1,267
187
176
70
25
113
167
23Byron Scott
B. Scott
16.8
468
31.0
3.2
3.1
1.4
0.3
6.9
13.6
50.8
0.6
1.4
38.5
2.4
2.9
84.4
56.5
0.8
2.4
1.8
14,514
7,856
1,484
1,432
660
123
826
1,086
24Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
16.7
695
31.7
5.0
3.9
1.3
0.3
5.8
11.5
50.3
0.1
0.5
27.6
5.0
6.1
83.2
59.1
2.0
3.0
2.1
22,054
11,594
3,447
2,689
874
217
1,485
1,523
25Ray Williams
R. Williams
16.2
493
29.5
3.8
5.9
2.0
0.4
6.3
13.9
45.0
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.5
4.4
81.1
51.3
1.3
2.5
3.2
14,542
8,001
1,870
2,912
962
174
1,572
1,680

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45
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45
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16.0
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32
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.232
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65
.207
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.780
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
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52
30
.634
12.0
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33
.598
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45
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.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
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.512
22.0
10
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