best scorer of houston franchise during the 80s decade

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Moses Malone had the most points per game for the Rockets in a decade, with 28.2 per game in the 1980s.

	NAME	PPG	DECADE	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	28.2	1980s	243	40.3	14.6	1.8	1.0	1.6	10.4	20.2	51.4	0.0	0.1	6.7	7.4	9.9	74.6	57.4	6.6	8.0	3.7	9,783	6,861	3,558	430	239	382	902	641
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.0	1980s	386	36.2	12.1	2.0	1.9	3.1	9.0	17.4	51.8	0.0	0.0	5.3	5.0	7.4	67.2	55.7	4.5	7.6	3.0	13,990	8,883	4,677	780	748	1,201	1,175	1,562
3	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	19.7	1980s	305	35.0	10.5	2.7	1.0	1.9	8.2	16.3	49.9	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.3	5.0	66.1	53.0	3.0	7.4	3.6	10,674	5,995	3,189	827	307	585	1,093	1,185
4	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	16.7	1980s	82	38.2	9.6	2.5	1.0	0.5	6.4	11.7	54.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	72.9	59.1	3.3	6.3	2.7	3,135	1,370	787	202	82	37	225	259
5	Lewis Lloyd L. Lloyd	15.5	1980s	278	28.2	3.2	3.6	1.1	0.4	6.6	12.5	52.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	2.4	3.0	78.6	56.1	1.4	1.8	2.4	7,838	4,317	898	991	296	101	668	692
6	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	15.2	1980s	280	26.1	1.3	3.0	1.3	0.1	6.3	13.4	47.2	0.0	0.3	13.9	2.6	2.8	92.0	52.1	0.6	0.8	1.7	7,317	4,257	372	842	356	20	462	783
7	John Lucas J. Lucas	13.8	1980s	112	29.3	2.0	7.9	1.2	0.1	5.1	11.3	45.2	0.6	1.9	31.1	3.0	3.8	78.2	53.1	0.5	1.6	2.2	3,278	1,542	228	889	139	7	251	202
8	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	13.7	1980s	141	32.8	3.6	7.6	1.4	0.1	4.9	11.1	43.8	0.9	2.4	35.5	3.2	3.7	85.1	54.0	0.7	2.9	2.9	4,622	1,936	511	1,075	192	21	409	340
9	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	13.0	1980s	114	27.2	5.0	1.7	0.4	0.1	5.6	11.8	47.2	0.3	1.1	26.2	1.6	2.0	79.9	51.4	1.8	3.1	1.4	3,098	1,483	566	190	51	16	156	282
10	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	12.9	1980s	81	27.9	2.4	2.5	1.1	0.2	5.1	11.6	43.8	0.4	1.1	34.8	2.4	2.9	82.3	50.3	0.6	1.8	1.7	2,259	1,046	194	206	89	18	136	195
11	Rodney McCray R. McCray	12.5	1980s	405	33.4	6.7	3.8	0.8	0.7	4.8	9.2	52.2	0.0	0.1	3.8	2.9	3.8	76.3	57.5	2.4	4.4	1.9	13,517	5,059	2,718	1,521	338	291	780	955
12	Robert Reid R. Reid	12.2	1980s	600	29.4	4.8	3.2	1.2	0.4	5.2	11.1	46.5	0.1	0.5	28.1	1.8	2.4	74.2	50.2	1.3	3.4	1.6	17,610	7,343	2,864	1,902	739	265	953	1,923
13	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	12.0	1980s	63	25.3	6.3	1.5	0.6	1.3	5.1	11.3	45.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.4	74.8	48.6	1.7	4.5	1.9	1,596	759	396	94	37	81	121	149
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	12.0	1980s	72	25.2	3.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	4.5	10.7	42.2	1.0	3.1	33.0	2.0	2.1	93.5	51.7	0.7	2.5	2.1	1,816	866	236	268	80	28	152	182
15	James Bailey J. Bailey	11.4	1980s	142	20.3	5.4	1.0	0.5	0.7	4.4	9.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.6	70.7	54.1	1.9	3.5	2.0	2,889	1,622	762	144	75	99	291	453
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11.3	1980s	244	25.9	6.7	1.5	0.5	0.9	4.5	9.8	46.3	0.0	0.0	18.2	2.3	3.4	66.8	50.3	2.3	4.4	2.0	6,328	2,766	1,623	373	128	213	490	642
17	Purvis Short P. Short	11.2	1980s	146	21.3	2.7	1.8	0.7	0.2	4.6	10.0	45.8	0.1	0.4	25.9	1.9	2.3	86.0	50.9	0.9	1.8	1.3	3,106	1,641	401	269	102	27	188	313
18	Joe Bryant J. Bryant	10.0	1980s	81	25.4	3.4	2.3	1.0	0.4	4.2	9.5	44.8	0.1	0.4	22.2	1.4	2.0	70.3	48.3	1.1	2.3	2.2	2,055	812	277	186	82	30	177	258
19	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	9.7	1980s	163	30.3	7.7	1.8	0.6	1.3	3.8	8.0	47.7	0.0	0.0	20.0	2.0	2.5	81.1	53.0	2.4	5.3	2.0	4,946	1,577	1,250	294	92	211	329	613
20	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	9.5	1980s	700	23.2	1.7	4.8	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.1	45.0	0.2	0.9	23.4	2.1	2.5	83.4	52.0	0.4	1.2	1.9	16,248	6,684	1,164	3,339	929	120	1,324	1,489
21	Derrick Chievous D. Chievous	9.3	1980s	81	19.0	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	3.4	7.8	43.7	0.1	0.3	20.8	2.4	3.0	78.3	50.6	1.4	1.8	1.7	1,539	750	256	77	48	11	136	161
22	Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy	8.8	1980s	195	20.3	1.7	3.6	0.8	0.0	3.4	7.2	47.4	0.2	0.6	30.3	1.8	2.2	80.3	53.7	0.4	1.3	1.7	3,960	1,707	322	705	149	9	327	446
23	Walter Berry W. Berry	8.8	1980s	40	20.0	3.8	1.4	0.5	0.9	3.7	6.8	54.1	0.0	0.1	50.0	1.4	2.0	71.3	57.3	1.4	2.5	1.2	799	350	152	57	19	35	49	114
24	Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins	8.5	1980s	192	18.5	2.7	1.5	1.0	0.1	3.6	7.8	46.3	0.0	0.2	17.5	1.2	1.6	73.6	49.7	1.4	1.3	1.1	3,561	1,624	527	296	186	21	202	432
25	Terry Teagle T. Teagle	7.8	1980s	141	16.5	1.9	1.5	0.5	0.2	3.4	7.7	44.0	0.1	0.4	30.4	0.9	1.2	73.4	47.2	0.7	1.2	1.4	2,324	1,101	272	213	66	22	199	252

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1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM

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PPG Leaders

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RPG Leaders

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Towns

12.3

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APG Leaders

10.2

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9.2

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8.2

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SPG Leaders

3.2

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3.0

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4.2

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2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

77.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

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120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

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NetRtg Rankings

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359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

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Maxey

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1.85

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1.62

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

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Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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Worst Record ATS

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2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	3.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BKN	@	IND	5:00 PM
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Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Moses Malone had the most points per game for the Rockets in a decade, with 28.2 per game in the 1980s.

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347

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