highest ppg by 1979 draft class

Magic Johnson has scored the most career points per game by a 1979 draft pick, with 19.5 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
906
36.7
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
2Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
17.2
629
30.7
8.3
2.0
1.0
0.7
7.1
15.3
46.8
0.0
0.1
19.4
2.9
4.0
72.2
50.5
2.2
6.2
2.5
19,284
10,823
5,237
1,249
655
441
1,571
1,870
3Calvin Natt
C. Natt
17.2
599
31.4
6.8
2.2
0.9
0.3
6.7
12.7
52.8
0.0
0.1
21.9
3.8
4.9
76.8
57.9
2.3
4.5
2.1
18,818
10,291
4,070
1,306
525
191
1,256
1,386
4Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
15.6
767
30.2
4.7
3.6
1.2
0.3
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.1
0.5
28.4
4.7
5.6
83.1
59.1
1.9
2.8
2.0
23,150
11,931
3,575
2,793
924
226
1,551
1,635
5Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
14.3
784
27.2
2.0
2.9
1.2
0.1
5.8
11.7
49.8
0.1
0.6
22.5
2.6
3.2
80.7
54.7
0.7
1.4
1.5
21,357
11,199
1,593
2,300
951
93
1,144
1,442
6Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
13.2
963
28.5
6.3
1.4
0.5
0.7
4.8
9.2
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.6
77.1
58.8
1.9
4.5
2.0
27,491
12,713
6,106
1,390
460
668
1,892
2,833
7Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
12.9
1,068
31.8
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.3
2.7
83.7
55.2
2.6
7.1
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
8Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
12.0
984
24.7
3.2
3.3
0.9
0.3
5.0
10.7
46.4
0.1
0.3
25.4
2.0
2.7
74.0
50.6
1.5
1.7
1.6
24,308
11,825
3,109
3,212
852
253
1,569
2,063
9Sly Williams
S. Williams
10.9
305
21.7
4.2
2.0
1.1
0.2
4.3
9.1
47.8
0.0
0.2
16.2
2.2
3.2
69.2
52.1
1.6
2.6
1.8
6,617
3,327
1,287
603
328
55
540
722
10Phil Hubbard
P. Hubbard
10.9
665
23.9
5.3
1.3
0.9
0.1
4.0
8.1
49.5
0.0
0.0
3.8
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
2.3
3.1
2.0
15,863
7,228
3,538
857
574
89
1,310
2,073
11Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
10.2
823
28.4
7.9
2.0
0.7
0.9
4.0
8.3
47.7
0.0
0.0
13.8
2.3
3.1
76.5
53.2
2.3
5.6
1.8
23,370
8,428
6,537
1,614
583
739
1,474
2,605
12Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
9.7
305
19.8
4.6
1.3
0.8
0.5
3.6
7.4
48.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.5
3.6
68.6
54.0
2.0
2.6
2.2
6,030
2,961
1,402
411
239
150
658
904
13Jim Spanarkel
J. Spanarkel
9.7
259
20.4
2.5
2.2
1.0
0.1
3.3
6.9
47.0
0.0
0.2
25.0
3.1
3.6
85.5
56.7
1.2
1.4
1.5
5,290
2,505
652
572
248
38
399
495
14Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
9.5
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
15Kyle Macy
K. Macy
9.5
551
25.9
2.2
4.0
1.1
0.1
3.9
7.9
50.1
0.3
1.0
33.8
1.3
1.5
87.3
55.9
0.6
1.6
1.3
14,246
5,259
1,214
2,198
631
49
712
1,081
16Johnny Moore
J. Moore
9.4
520
25.8
3.0
7.4
2.0
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
17Edgar Jones
E. Jones
9.0
363
19.2
4.8
0.9
0.6
1.3
3.3
6.6
50.6
0.0
0.2
26.2
2.3
3.2
71.0
56.2
1.5
3.3
1.6
6,960
3,257
1,745
331
220
455
563
1,164
18Reggie King
R. King
8.9
438
25.9
6.2
1.6
0.8
0.3
3.5
6.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
69.9
55.8
1.9
4.2
1.5
11,345
3,898
2,707
691
365
147
653
1,005
19Geoff Huston
G. Huston
8.8
496
24.7
1.4
5.1
0.7
0.1
3.7
7.7
48.3
0.0
0.1
25.4
1.4
2.0
70.8
51.7
0.4
1.0
1.8
12,252
4,380
684
2,509
331
32
899
844
20James Bailey
J. Bailey
8.8
595
19.5
5.0
0.8
0.5
0.9
3.4
7.1
48.4
0.0
0.0
7.7
1.9
2.8
70.3
53.0
1.7
3.3
1.8
11,625
5,246
2,988
488
305
521
1,057
1,978
21James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
8.6
957
27.4
7.8
0.8
0.4
1.3
3.2
5.7
57.1
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.8
73.2
61.8
2.2
5.7
1.5
26,222
8,203
7,492
765
336
1,267
1,454
2,025
22Cedrick Hordges
C. Hordges
7.6
145
20.5
5.9
1.2
0.4
0.3
2.9
6.2
47.5
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.7
2.7
63.9
51.7
1.6
4.2
1.6
2,971
1,099
853
169
59
38
231
456
23Ollie Mack
O. Mack
7.2
128
19.6
2.5
1.8
0.7
0.1
3.1
6.8
45.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
1.4
67.4
48.5
1.0
1.5
0.9
2,513
916
319
230
85
11
109
173
24Clint Richardson
C. Richardson
7.0
586
20.2
2.4
2.5
0.6
0.2
3.0
6.4
46.3
0.0
0.1
24.4
1.0
1.3
77.0
49.8
0.9
1.4
1.3
11,818
4,084
1,378
1,461
360
105
751
1,019
25Jerry Sichting
J. Sichting
6.9
598
21.3
1.4
3.3
0.7
0.0
3.0
5.9
50.7
0.1
0.3
27.1
0.9
1.0
85.7
54.6
0.3
1.0
1.1
12,732
4,141
817
1,962
439
19
657
940

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1
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.732
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.683
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32
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Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
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15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
12.0
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15.0
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