least games played by a retired player averaging at least 20 ppg in their career since 1980

Since 1979-80, Dan Issel has the fewest games by an inactive or retired player with 20.0+ points per game, with 476 games.

Interpreted as:

least regular-season games played by a retired player averaging at least 20 ppg in their career since 1980

	NAME	GP	PPG	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	Dan Issel D. Issel	476	20.5	29.9	7.2	2.2			7.5	14.9	50.2	0.0			5.5	6.8	80.5	57.2				14,242	9,768	3,443	1,069				1,264
2	George Gervin G. Gervin	547	26.0	33.1	4.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	10.1	20.2	49.8	0.1	0.5	29.8	5.7	6.7	85.0	56.1				18,086	14,216	2,334	1,452	565	358		1,515
3	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	552	20.7	35.1	3.9	5.3	1.6	0.2	6.7	16.0	42.1	2.0	5.6	35.1	5.2	6.5	80.3	54.7	0.8	3.1	3.2	19,350	11,402	2,168	2,909	884	134	1,744	1,683	+24
4	World B. Free W. B. Free	583	21.7	31.8	2.7	3.9			7.9	17.5	45.2	0.4			5.5	7.2	76.6	52.5				18,515	12,662	1,554	2,300				1,504
5	Julius Erving J. Erving	602	22.0	34.1	6.4	3.8			8.7	17.0	51.1	0.1			4.6	5.9	77.3	56.2				20,504	13,263	3,861	2,282				1,621
6	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	679	20.9	33.8	5.8	1.4			8.9	18.0	49.2	0.0			3.1	4.0	78.2	52.8				22,961	14,163	3,917	951				1,796
7	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	688	20.7	36.8	6.1	2.7	1.2	0.6	8.1	17.6	45.9	0.9	2.6	34.0	3.6	4.4	82.0	52.9	1.5	4.6	3.1	25,346	14,234	4,189	1,879	826	389	2,147	1,847	+10
8	Bernard King B. King	713	22.4	32.9	5.1	3.3			8.9	16.9	52.3	0.0			4.6	6.1	75.9	57.0				23,458	15,977	3,640	2,375				2,259
9	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	739	25.5	36.0	5.3	3.1		0.1	9.0	16.5	54.6	0.0			7.5	9.1	81.9	62.2				26,617	18,876	3,909	2,295		97		1,937
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	787	20.6	32.6	7.6	2.8			8.5	14.9	57.2	0.0	0.0	5.9	3.6	4.9	74.3	60.6				25,676	16,246	5,981	2,220				2,258
11	Chris Webber C. Webber	831	20.7	37.1	9.8	4.2	1.4	1.4	8.7	18.1	47.9	0.3	1.1	29.9	3.0	4.7	64.9	51.3	2.7	7.0	2.8	30,846	17,182	8,124	3,526	1,197	1,200	2,313	2,700	+1550
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	897	24.3	38.4	10.0	6.3			9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7			4.4	5.0	88.5	56.4				34,439	21,791	8,974	5,695				2,279
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	914	26.7	41.1	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.2	9.3	21.8	42.5	1.2	3.7	31.3	7.0	8.9	78.0	51.8	0.8	2.9	3.6	37,583	24,368	3,394	5,624	1,983	164	3,262	1,777	+799
14	Alex English A. English	970	23.9	34.2	5.5	4.0			9.9	19.6	50.6	0.0			4.1	4.9	84.0	55.0				33,167	23,214	5,320	3,927				2,557
15	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	976	21.0	35.2	3.9	3.5	1.2	0.3	7.5	16.4	45.5	1.4	3.5	38.8	4.7	5.5	85.0	55.7	0.9	3.0	2.6	34,309	20,497	3,801	3,398	1,211	254	2,579	2,503	-406
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	987	21.1	34.7	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
17	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	1,054	22.0	33.9	4.7	5.4	1.5	0.8	8.0	16.7	48.0	0.5	1.8	29.3	5.4	7.1	76.5	55.4	1.2	3.5	3.2	35,774	23,165	4,933	5,701	1,620	885	3,326	2,328	+2827
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,072	30.1	38.3	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	41,011	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,515	892	2,924	2,783	+1438
19	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1,073	22.1	36.6	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	39,325	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,649	888	3,374	3,286	+532
20	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1,074	24.8	35.5	6.7	2.5			9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7			5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6				38,113	26,666	7,169	2,675				2,061	-392
21	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1,086	20.4	34.6	6.1	5.6	2.0	0.7	7.7	16.3	47.2	0.8	2.4	31.8	4.3	5.5	78.8	54.7	2.4	3.7	2.7	37,536	22,195	6,677	6,125	2,207	719	2,977	3,285	+434
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,106	20.9	33.5	11.6	1.4			7.2	14.7	48.7	0.0			6.6	8.5	77.8	56.7				37,049	23,149	12,810	1,530				2,402
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	1,183	21.0	34.3	9.8	1.9	1.0	2.4	8.2	16.3	50.4	0.0	0.1	15.2	4.6	6.2	74.0	55.3	2.3	7.5	3.0	40,594	24,815	11,607	2,215	1,136	2,894	3,534	4,034	+412
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,207	23.7	34.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	41,918	28,596	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,238	21.8	35.7	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,747	3,058	2,163	3,825	3,668	4,381	+564