lakers 1980s decade highest ppg by player

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged the most points per game for the Lakers in a decade, with 20.6 per game in the 1980s.

	NAME	PPG	DECADE	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Kareem 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
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19.5	1980s	716	36.9	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
3	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	19.0	1980s	442	33.6	4.8	2.4	1.1	0.3	8.2	15.7	52.5	0.0	0.1	12.2	2.6	3.4	75.8	55.5	1.8	3.0	2.0	14,865	8,417	2,130	1,065	495	142	864	1,174
4	James Worthy J. Worthy	17.9	1980s	552	32.6	5.7	2.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	13.5	55.6	0.0	0.1	6.1	2.8	3.7	75.6	58.9	1.9	3.7	2.2	17,969	9,857	3,141	1,544	625	472	1,211	1,412
5	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	16.9	1980s	322	37.0	2.6	7.9	1.6	0.1	7.3	15.0	49.0	0.0	0.1	13.3	2.2	2.8	77.9	52.1	0.7	1.9	3.3	11,923	5,427	842	2,556	529	36	1,048	907
6	Byron Scott B. Scott	16.8	1980s	468	31.0	3.2	3.1	1.4	0.3	6.9	13.6	50.8	0.6	1.4	38.5	2.4	2.9	84.4	56.5	0.8	2.4	1.8	14,514	7,856	1,484	1,432	660	123	826	1,086
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	12.1	1980s	224	20.0	4.4	0.9	0.5	0.8	4.8	9.8	49.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.2	75.9	54.0	1.3	3.2	1.5	4,475	2,701	990	212	122	179	341	614
8	Jim Chones J. Chones	10.7	1980s	164	30.2	7.4	1.9	0.6	1.0	4.6	9.2	49.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.2	69.3	52.4	2.0	5.5	2.0	4,956	1,751	1,221	304	95	161	334	595
9	A.C. Green	10.5	1980s	325	27.5	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
10	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	10.3	1980s	193	24.3	5.7	0.7	0.6	0.9	4.1	7.8	52.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.2	66.8	55.9	2.1	3.6	1.4	4,681	1,996	1,092	142	110	168	267	560
11	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	10.2	1980s	77	22.7	7.4	1.1	0.6	0.3	3.9	8.5	46.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	2.3	3.0	78.3	52.0	2.1	5.2	1.6	1,750	785	566	84	45	24	121	253
12	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	9.7	1980s	76	20.3	4.6	1.2	0.5	0.8	3.8	7.8	48.7	0.0	0.1	25.0	2.1	2.7	77.2	54.0	1.7	2.8	1.8	1,544	736	346	93	35	57	134	197
13	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	9.7	1980s	74	20.1	3.6	0.8	0.4	0.9	3.1	6.7	46.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.6	73.8	55.4	1.1	2.6	1.4	1,491	715	270	58	30	65	103	130
14	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	9.1	1980s	790	27.6	3.2	4.4	1.2	0.6	3.6	7.5	47.6	0.5	1.4	34.3	1.5	1.8	82.9	54.9	0.9	2.4	1.7	21,777	7,208	2,542	3,451	965	487	1,337	2,122
15	Steve Mix S. Mix	9.0	1980s	1	17.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	43.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	17	9	1	2	0	0	0	1
16	Mike McGee M. McGee	8.2	1980s	302	15.0	2.0	0.9	0.6	0.1	3.6	6.9	51.9	0.2	0.7	33.2	0.8	1.4	59.3	54.6	1.1	0.9	1.1	4,541	2,465	600	277	170	28	323	563
17	Petur Gudmundsson P. Gudmundsson	7.3	1980s	8	16.0	4.8	0.4	0.4	0.5	2.5	4.6	54.1	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.4	66.7	59.3	2.1	2.6	1.4	128	58	38	3	3	4	11	25
18	Tony Campbell T. Campbell	7.0	1980s	76	13.5	2.1	0.8	0.6	0.1	2.8	5.9	48.2	0.0	0.3	12.5	1.3	1.6	80.3	53.1	0.8	1.3	1.2	1,029	531	157	62	48	8	88	149
19	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	6.4	1980s	173	15.3	3.9	0.5	0.3	0.2	2.5	5.1	50.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.9	69.0	54.4	1.4	2.5	1.0	2,644	1,113	672	78	47	43	177	332
20	Ron Boone R. Boone	5.7	1980s	6	17.7	1.8	1.2	0.8	0.0	2.3	6.7	35.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.2	85.7	39.5	0.7	1.2	2.2	106	34	11	7	5	0	13	13
21	Butch Carter B. Carter	5.6	1980s	54	12.4	1.2	1.0	0.4	0.0	2.1	4.6	46.2	0.1	0.2	30.0	1.3	1.8	73.7	52.1	0.6	0.6	0.9	672	301	65	52	23	1	50	99
22	Larry Spriggs L. Spriggs	5.4	1980s	156	13.6	2.4	1.4	0.5	0.2	2.1	4.0	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.6	75.9	56.9	0.8	1.6	1.3	2,126	838	369	211	77	26	203	328
23	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	5.3	1980s	493	18.7	5.9	0.9	0.9	0.6	2.1	3.8	55.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.7	68.4	59.0	1.9	4.0	1.3	9,229	2,608	2,911	435	456	287	635	1,221
24	Billy Thompson B. Thompson	5.1	1980s	68	11.8	2.6	0.9	0.2	0.4	2.1	4.0	52.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.2	66.7	55.6	1.0	1.6	1.0	800	346	180	61	16	30	67	159
25	Wes Matthews W. Matthews	4.9	1980s	101	12.3	1.1	2.4	0.5	0.1	2.0	4.3	46.7	0.1	0.3	24.2	0.8	1.0	82.2	51.8	0.3	0.8	1.2	1,238	497	113	238	48	7	120	118

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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4 - 0

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28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

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10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

Barnes

7.9

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

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Castle

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795.8

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113

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Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged the most points per game for the Lakers in a decade, with 20.6 per game in the 1980s.

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