highest offensive rating in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Adrian Dantley had the best offensive rating, with a 120.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest offensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in the 1980s
NAMEORTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
120.5
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
82.0
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
25,201
18,157
3,721
2,206
647
92
2,039
1,833
2Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
120.3
605
33.2
22.8
4.0
2.4
0.6
0.4
8.8
16.5
53.2
0.2
0.5
36.2
5.1
5.8
87.0
59.9
1.3
2.7
1.9
20,088
13,775
2,416
1,435
383
215
1,129
1,278
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
120.1
389
36.8
22.1
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
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
120.0
716
36.9
19.5
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
5Brad Davis
B. Davis
119.8
715
25.9
9.4
2.0
5.6
0.9
0.2
3.5
6.8
52.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.0
2.4
83.9
59.7
0.4
1.6
1.6
18,523
6,713
1,442
4,036
622
113
1,135
1,648
6Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
119.7
695
31.7
16.7
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
7Kevin McHale
K. McHale
119.6
694
32.1
18.5
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
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
119.5
345
39.0
32.6
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
9Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
119.2
663
30.9
15.4
9.0
1.6
0.5
1.8
5.6
8.9
62.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.3
5.9
71.9
67.0
2.6
6.4
2.5
20,476
10,233
5,977
1,041
334
1,207
1,671
2,179
10A.C. Green
A.C. Green
118.5
325
27.5
10.5
7.5
1.0
0.9
0.7
3.8
7.3
52.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.8
3.7
75.6
58.7
2.7
4.8
1.4
8,928
3,398
2,445
334
300
229
440
776
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
118.4
410
27.6
10.6
2.2
9.6
2.3
0.2
3.8
7.3
52.7
0.1
0.5
25.9
2.8
3.4
82.3
60.4
0.6
1.7
2.6
11,296
4,340
920
3,941
948
65
1,052
1,142
12Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
118.2
683
28.7
12.3
6.0
2.3
0.8
0.5
4.1
7.6
54.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
4.2
5.3
78.2
62.2
2.5
3.5
2.1
19,587
8,419
4,091
1,566
520
311
1,446
1,856
13Brian Taylor
B. Taylor
117.8
199
31.9
11.6
2.2
5.0
1.6
0.3
4.5
9.1
49.2
0.8
2.1
37.6
1.8
2.3
80.1
57.3
0.8
1.4
1.7
6,340
2,309
435
1,004
312
57
334
571
14Dan Issel
D. Issel
117.7
476
29.9
20.5
7.2
2.2
0.9
0.6
7.5
14.9
50.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
57.2
2.1
5.2
1.8
14,242
9,768
3,443
1,068
446
280
851
1,264
15Scott Brooks
S. Brooks
117.6
82
16.7
5.2
1.1
3.7
0.8
0.0
1.9
4.5
42.0
0.7
1.9
35.9
0.7
0.8
88.4
53.3
0.2
0.9
0.8
1,372
428
94
306
69
3
65
116
16Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
116.9
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
1,768
260
1,777
1,736
17Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
116.8
424
23.9
13.7
2.5
1.7
0.7
0.2
5.3
10.2
51.7
0.0
0.3
15.7
3.0
3.5
85.7
57.9
1.1
1.5
1.3
10,122
5,793
1,064
718
314
78
558
1,063
18Reggie Miller
R. Miller
116.4
156
28.1
12.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
0.3
4.5
9.3
48.3
1.0
2.7
38.2
2.8
3.4
82.9
59.3
1.1
2.0
1.6
4,376
2,003
482
359
146
48
244
327
19Bobby Jones
B. Jones
116.4
537
24.2
10.5
4.5
2.2
1.2
1.1
3.9
7.2
54.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.3
80.1
60.5
1.4
3.1
1.6
13,014
5,620
2,411
1,171
620
598
858
1,400
20James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
116.3
695
27.9
9.1
8.2
0.9
0.4
1.5
3.4
5.8
58.7
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.1
73.9
63.5
2.3
5.9
1.6
19,375
6,303
5,710
591
265
1,043
1,115
1,533
21Danny Young
D. Young
116.1
283
18.8
5.2
1.4
3.5
1.0
0.1
2.0
4.3
46.5
0.3
1.0
32.7
0.9
1.0
82.3
54.4
0.3
1.1
0.9
5,310
1,464
385
999
294
17
261
306
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
115.8
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
23Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
115.6
734
33.0
14.1
10.8
2.1
0.7
1.0
5.6
11.2
50.2
0.1
0.3
29.3
2.7
3.2
83.1
55.6
3.1
7.8
1.7
24,198
10,327
7,957
1,555
512
727
1,227
2,646
24Larry Nance
L. Nance
115.6
587
32.6
17.3
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
25Mark Price
M. Price
115.6
222
29.6
14.2
2.4
5.9
1.2
0.1
5.4
10.8
49.7
0.8
1.9
43.8
2.6
3.0
88.0
58.6
0.6
1.7
2.3
6,571
3,157
523
1,313
257
23
501
292
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53
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