highest ppg scored in 1980s decade

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan scored the most points per game in a decade, with 32.6 per game in the 1980s.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg by a player scored in 1980s decade
NAMEPPGDECADEGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.6
1980s
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
2Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
26.5
1980s
684
36.8
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
3Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26.0
1980s
559
36.9
6.8
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.4
46.7
0.2
0.9
26.9
5.8
7.3
80.4
53.0
2.9
3.8
2.7
20,644
14,557
3,784
1,357
811
403
1,485
1,196
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.0
1980s
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
5Alex English
A. English
25.9
1980s
811
36.0
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,294
2,286
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.0
1980s
717
38.4
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
1980s
778
37.3
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
8Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
24.1
1980s
602
33.6
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
2,252
518
231
1,814
1,819
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.3
1980s
325
35.9
10.5
2.5
1.4
0.7
8.9
17.4
51.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.5
8.2
66.9
55.6
3.0
7.5
3.5
11,656
7,576
3,412
812
470
224
1,126
1,200
10Hakeem 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
11Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
22.8
1980s
605
33.2
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
12Bernard King
B. King
22.6
1980s
535
33.5
5.3
3.2
0.9
0.2
9.0
16.7
53.8
0.0
0.1
14.9
4.6
6.2
74.8
58.2
1.7
3.6
3.1
17,948
12,100
2,841
1,689
508
129
1,633
1,787
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
22.1
1980s
389
36.8
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
14Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
22.1
1980s
550
34.6
8.8
2.4
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.5
49.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.9
5.5
70.9
52.9
3.2
5.6
2.4
19,052
12,159
4,834
1,345
772
436
1,346
1,974
15Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
1980s
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
16Julius Erving
J. Erving
22.0
1980s
602
34.1
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,770
1,621
17World B. Free
W. B. Free
21.7
1980s
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
18Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
21.2
1980s
275
34.3
8.8
1.9
1.3
2.8
8.4
15.8
53.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
6.1
72.8
57.4
2.7
6.1
3.5
9,419
5,822
2,422
519
364
776
954
1,082
19Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
20.9
1980s
679
33.8
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
49.2
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.1
4.0
78.2
52.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
22,961
14,161
3,917
950
479
371
1,198
1,797
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20.6
1980s
787
32.6
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
21Dan Issel
D. Issel
20.5
1980s
476
29.9
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
22Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
20.5
1980s
324
33.4
7.1
2.5
1.2
0.6
8.5
17.1
49.5
0.1
0.3
27.3
3.5
4.9
70.8
53.2
3.2
4.0
2.8
10,825
6,640
2,311
797
396
181
915
1,066
23Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
20.3
1980s
634
34.0
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.2
6.5
79.5
54.8
2.2
4.7
2.9
21,559
12,896
4,341
1,500
564
406
1,808
2,418
24Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
20.3
1980s
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
25Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
19.8
1980s
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

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Team Leaders

PPG

18.6

White

Coby White

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

8.8

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

18th

DRTG

118.2

25th

NETRTG

-3.5

23rd

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
26
29
.473
14.5
10
25
29
.463
15.0
11
Bulls Bulls
24
30
.444
16.0
12
21
30
.412
17.5
13
15
37
.288
24.0
Schedule
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2/19
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Sat
2/21
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8:00 PM
Sun
2/22
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8:00 PM
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2/24
@
8:00 PM
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
39
13
.750
2
34
19
.642
5.5
3
34
20
.630
6.0
4
33
21
.611
7.0
5
32
22
.593
8.0
6
30
23
.566
9.5
7
28
24
.538
11.0
8
28
27
.509
12.5
9
26
29
.473
14.5
10
25
29
.463
15.0
11
24
30
.444
16.0
12
21
30
.412
17.5
13
15
37
.288
24.0
14
14
38
.269
25.0
15
14
40
.259
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
37
16
.698
3.5
3
33
19
.635
7.0
4
34
20
.630
7.0
5
32
21
.604
8.5
6
33
22
.600
8.5
7
32
22
.593
9.0
8
29
25
.537
12.0
9
26
28
.481
15.0
10
25
28
.472
15.5
11
20
32
.385
20.0
12
19
34
.358
21.5
13
17
37
.315
24.0
14
15
40
.273
26.5
15
12
43
.218
29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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1/14
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111-118
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1/14
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105-108
Wed
1/14
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111-91
Wed
1/14
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119-114
Wed
1/14
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101-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/11
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7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM