highest career ppg shooting guard before 2000

Before 1999-00, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a shooting guard, with 31.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games shooting guard before 2000
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.5
930
38.6
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.8
48
41.5
4.9
4.6
2.3
0.1
9.1
22.0
41.2
1.2
4.1
29.1
7.4
9.9
75.1
50.8
1.4
3.5
3.5
1,990
1,284
236
223
110
7
167
98
+185
3George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.5
709
33.6
4.4
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.3
20.3
50.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.8
6.8
84.5
56.8
1.5
3.0
3.0
23,831
18,813
3,153
1,976
836
566
2,137
2,045
4Jerry West
J. West
25.8
275
38.6
6.8
5.7
9.0
19.3
46.5
7.9
9.6
81.9
54.8
10,604
7,100
1,859
1,570
768
5Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
25.1
463
37.0
4.1
5.1
1.2
0.3
9.8
21.9
44.6
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.6
6.8
81.9
50.4
0.9
3.2
3.1
17,120
11,621
1,891
2,347
366
82
282
1,315
6Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.9
801
37.4
4.2
3.8
1.3
0.3
8.2
17.8
46.0
1.5
3.7
39.2
5.1
6.0
84.6
56.1
1.0
3.2
2.9
29,987
18,354
3,385
3,045
1,040
228
2,301
2,165
-342
7Tony Campbell
T. Campbell
22.5
159
38.1
5.0
2.7
1.5
0.5
8.6
19.4
44.6
0.2
0.7
21.7
5.1
6.4
79.4
50.7
2.3
2.7
2.8
6,057
3,581
797
427
232
79
441
464
8Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
22.2
293
37.1
2.9
4.5
1.1
0.1
9.0
20.0
44.8
4.2
5.4
78.8
49.5
0.5
1.8
10,878
6,496
854
1,318
82
5
661
9John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
22.2
245
38.6
7.1
5.6
8.5
19.8
43.2
5.1
6.2
81.4
49.2
9,464
5,431
1,751
1,375
695
10David Thompson
D. Thompson
22.1
509
32.0
3.8
3.2
0.9
0.8
8.3
16.4
50.4
0.1
0.3
27.7
5.5
7.1
77.8
56.6
1.4
2.3
2.6
16,305
11,264
1,921
1,631
459
407
1,129
1,287
11Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
21.1
506
34.0
4.0
2.0
1.1
0.2
8.2
16.3
50.1
1.5
3.6
41.4
3.3
4.1
78.9
58.1
1.6
2.4
2.0
17,180
10,682
2,036
1,000
532
103
1,013
1,228
+344
12World B. Free
W. B. Free
20.4
750
31.0
2.8
3.9
1.0
0.2
7.4
16.4
45.4
0.4
1.1
34.3
5.3
7.1
75.2
52.4
1.2
1.6
2.5
23,257
15,337
2,085
2,919
779
185
1,523
1,943
13Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
20.4
1,086
34.6
6.1
5.6
2.0
0.7
7.7
16.3
47.2
0.8
2.4
31.8
4.3
5.5
78.8
54.7
2.4
3.7
2.7
37,537
22,195
6,677
6,125
2,207
719
2,977
3,285
+434
14Hal Greer
H. Greer
20.4
1,003
36.4
5.3
4.1
8.0
17.7
45.3
4.4
5.4
80.2
50.8
36,530
20,413
5,288
4,113
3,511
15Marques 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
16John Williamson
J. Williamson
20.1
288
31.8
2.5
2.8
1.1
0.2
8.2
18.2
44.9
0.2
0.6
29.3
3.8
4.5
83.3
49.9
0.7
1.8
2.6
9,149
5,802
722
813
330
55
565
847
17Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
20.1
400
40.0
4.3
4.7
1.7
0.7
7.1
16.2
43.6
1.4
4.2
33.2
4.6
5.8
79.1
53.6
1.0
3.3
3.1
16,009
8,032
1,725
1,862
696
269
1,247
761
-395
18Sam Jones
S. Jones
20.0
597
30.7
5.0
2.9
8.2
17.9
45.8
3.6
4.5
80.8
50.4
18,305
11,959
2,985
1,730
1,309
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
19.7
932
34.4
3.1
3.1
1.2
0.2
6.4
13.3
48.2
1.8
4.5
40.3
5.0
5.7
87.9
62.1
0.8
2.4
1.9
32,086
18,322
2,923
2,876
1,074
229
1,816
2,005
+810
20Jeff Malone
J. Malone
19.0
905
32.8
2.6
2.4
0.6
0.1
7.8
16.2
48.4
0.1
0.4
26.8
3.3
3.7
87.1
53.3
0.6
2.0
1.7
29,660
17,231
2,364
2,154
577
100
1,538
1,695
21Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
18.5
163
34.2
4.4
3.7
7.6
14.9
50.7
3.3
5.2
63.5
53.6
5,577
3,008
710
607
486
22Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
18.2
80
33.7
6.0
2.5
7.1
14.4
49.3
4.0
5.3
75.5
54.3
2,698
1,456
479
198
253
23Walter Davis
W. Davis
18.2
683
28.0
2.5
4.0
1.2
0.1
7.7
15.2
50.2
0.2
0.7
28.6
2.7
3.1
85.7
54.7
0.7
1.8
2.3
19,147
12,417
1,675
2,706
818
58
1,576
1,531
24Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
18.1
763
31.1
3.0
3.7
1.0
0.3
7.3
15.5
46.9
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.4
80.3
51.8
0.6
2.1
1.6
23,742
13,800
2,326
2,838
473
121
305
1,938
25Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
18.0
696
31.1
3.0
3.2
1.2
0.2
7.7
15.2
50.6
0.1
0.3
27.4
2.6
3.9
65.5
53.3
1.3
1.7
2.1
21,627
12,544
2,072
2,260
858
143
1,491
1,783

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