highest ppg season warriors player 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Purvis Short had the most points per game for the Warriors in a season, with 28.0 per game in 1984-85.

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highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games season warriors player 1980s
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Purvis Short
P. Short
28.0
1984-85
78
39.5
5.1
3.0
1.5
0.3
10.5
22.8
46.0
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.9
81.7
53.3
2.0
3.1
3.1
3,081
2,186
398
234
116
27
241
255
2Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
26.5
1988-89
82
37.7
5.9
5.1
2.1
0.5
10.1
19.9
50.9
0.3
1.2
23.0
6.0
6.7
89.2
58.1
1.9
4.0
3.6
3,093
2,176
483
415
176
39
296
178
3Purvis Short
P. Short
25.5
1985-86
64
37.9
5.1
3.7
1.4
0.3
9.9
20.5
48.2
0.2
0.8
30.6
5.5
6.3
86.5
54.7
2.0
3.2
2.9
2,427
1,632
329
237
92
22
184
229
4Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
24.1
1982-83
79
37.8
8.7
2.1
1.4
2.0
9.9
19.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
71.9
54.9
2.8
5.9
3.6
2,988
1,907
688
169
108
155
285
260
5World B. Free
W. B. Free
24.1
1980-81
65
36.5
2.4
5.6
1.3
0.2
7.9
17.8
44.6
0.1
0.5
16.1
8.1
10.0
81.4
54.2
0.7
1.7
3.0
2,370
1,565
159
361
85
11
195
183
6Bernard King
B. King
23.2
1981-82
79
36.2
5.9
3.6
1.0
0.3
9.4
16.5
56.6
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.5
6.3
70.5
60.0
1.8
4.2
3.4
2,861
1,833
469
282
78
23
267
285
7World B. Free
W. B. Free
22.9
1981-82
78
35.8
3.2
5.4
0.9
0.1
8.3
18.6
44.8
0.1
0.7
17.9
6.1
8.3
74.0
51.5
1.5
1.7
2.7
2,796
1,789
248
419
71
8
208
222
8Purvis Short
P. Short
22.8
1983-84
79
37.3
5.5
3.1
1.3
0.1
9.0
19.1
47.3
0.3
0.9
30.6
4.5
5.6
79.3
52.9
2.3
3.2
2.9
2,945
1,803
438
246
103
11
228
252
9Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
1988-89
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
10Bernard King
B. King
21.9
1980-81
81
36.0
6.8
3.5
0.9
0.4
9.0
15.4
58.8
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.8
5.4
70.3
61.7
2.2
4.6
3.3
2,914
1,771
551
287
72
34
265
304
11Purvis Short
P. Short
21.4
1982-83
67
35.8
5.3
3.4
1.4
0.2
8.8
18.0
48.7
0.1
0.2
26.7
3.8
4.6
82.8
53.4
2.2
3.1
2.9
2,397
1,437
354
228
94
14
194
242
12Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
21.2
1986-87
81
33.6
7.3
2.6
1.1
1.5
8.5
18.0
47.2
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.3
78.7
52.1
2.1
5.1
2.8
2,724
1,720
589
214
92
123
226
255
13Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
21.2
1985-86
79
35.5
8.5
2.2
1.3
1.8
8.2
17.8
46.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.3
75.2
51.6
2.4
6.0
3.5
2,801
1,677
670
176
101
144
275
277
14Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
20.5
1983-84
80
37.0
8.0
2.5
1.3
1.8
8.3
17.4
47.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.4
72.3
51.9
2.9
5.0
3.4
2,962
1,639
636
198
103
142
268
244
15Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
20.2
1987-88
60
33.9
3.4
4.8
1.9
0.5
7.8
15.4
50.8
0.6
1.6
35.1
4.0
4.5
88.5
58.0
1.0
2.5
2.6
2,033
1,213
205
290
113
32
156
136
16Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
19.5
1984-85
82
35.0
2.5
5.0
1.6
0.5
7.4
16.7
44.5
0.5
1.7
29.4
4.1
5.1
81.0
51.4
0.8
1.7
3.1
2,873
1,598
202
406
134
41
251
226
17Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
18.9
1980-81
82
35.6
9.3
1.4
0.6
1.5
7.5
15.3
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
71.6
53.4
3.3
5.9
3.0
2,919
1,547
759
117
50
121
243
313
18Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
18.8
1986-87
82
37.4
3.3
10.3
1.8
0.2
6.1
12.6
48.8
0.9
2.3
38.4
5.6
6.5
86.0
60.8
0.7
2.6
3.4
3,064
1,541
268
848
146
18
280
199
19Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
17.2
1985-86
82
33.7
3.6
9.1
1.9
0.2
6.2
12.3
50.6
0.5
1.5
32.8
4.3
5.4
79.6
58.7
0.9
2.7
3.5
2,764
1,410
297
746
157
16
290
199
20Purvis Short
P. Short
17.0
1979-80
62
26.4
5.1
2.0
1.0
0.1
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
2.7
81.2
53.4
1.9
3.2
2.0
1,636
1,056
316
123
63
9
122
186
21Robert Parish
R. Parish
17.0
1979-80
72
29.4
10.9
1.7
0.8
1.6
7.1
14.0
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
71.5
54.1
3.4
7.4
3.1
2,119
1,223
783
122
58
115
225
248
22Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
17.0
1981-82
76
34.6
8.3
0.8
0.8
1.7
6.9
13.4
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.3
72.8
55.7
2.8
5.6
2.7
2,627
1,289
633
64
64
127
206
265
23Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
16.8
1983-84
77
33.2
3.5
3.5
1.3
0.4
6.3
13.6
46.3
0.1
0.6
17.8
4.1
5.0
81.6
53.1
1.1
2.4
2.5
2,555
1,291
271
269
103
31
196
216
24Purvis Short
P. Short
16.1
1980-81
79
29.2
4.9
3.2
1.0
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.5
0.0
0.2
17.6
2.1
2.6
82.0
50.9
1.9
3.0
1.8
2,309
1,269
391
249
78
19
143
244
25Phil Smith
P. Smith
15.5
1979-80
51
30.4
2.9
3.7
1.2
0.3
6.4
13.4
47.4
0.1
0.4
31.8
2.6
3.4
78.9
52.1
0.5
2.3
2.4
1,552
792
146
187
62
15
121
154

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