Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most games with 20+ points, with 636 games.

Interpreted as:

most 20 or more pt regular-season games by a player 1980s

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Alex English A. English	636	18,449	37.3	29.0	6.0	4.6			11.9	22.5	53.1	0.0			5.1	6.1	84.2	57.7				23,736	3,837	2,942				1,851
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	569	15,902	38.7	27.9	13.9	1.6			9.7	18.6	51.8	0.0			8.6	11.0	78.6	59.6				22,011	7,929	910				1,445
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	522	14,972	39.7	28.7	10.5	6.3			11.3	21.3	52.9	0.8	2.0	41.3	5.3	6.0	88.9	59.9				20,749	5,478	3,275				1,371
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	520	15,841	38.7	30.5	5.9	3.5		0.1	10.8	18.7	57.5	0.0			8.9	10.7	83.0	64.9				20,140	3,087	1,811		63		1,436
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	435	11,431	36.0	26.3	8.6	3.3			10.8	17.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	6.2	75.5	63.7				15,666	3,732	1,424				1,296
6	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	421	11,950	35.7	28.4	6.0	3.9			11.1	21.5	51.4	0.5			5.8	7.6	75.4	57.1			3.1	15,027	2,515	1,639			1,299	1,298
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	416	12,514	38.5	30.1	7.3	2.7		0.7	11.5	23.5	48.7	0.3			6.9	8.4	81.6	55.3				16,001	3,033	1,111		311		872
8	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	399	11,208	36.3	28.1	4.3	2.7			10.8	19.0	56.6	0.2			6.3	7.2	87.5	63.3			2.0	14,502	1,701	1,066			788	881
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	397	12,255	35.5	30.9	4.7	2.7	1.1	0.8	12.0	22.9	52.2	0.2	0.6	32.6	6.7	7.9	85.4	58.5				14,078	1,855	1,088	451	298		1,114
10	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	380	10,260	37.8	27.0	6.6	1.6			11.4	21.6	52.9	0.0			4.1	5.1	80.1	56.6				14,375	2,512	606				1,019
11	World B. Free W. B. Free	377	10,462	36.8	27.8	3.2	4.7			10.1	20.9	48.3	0.5			7.0	9.1	77.4	55.6				13,868	1,194	1,763				1,098
12	Julius Erving J. Erving	373	9,883	35.5	26.5	7.0	4.0			10.4	18.9	55.1	0.1			5.5	7.0	78.8	60.1				13,238	2,626	1,501				1,016
13	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	356	9,173	36.2	25.8	9.2	2.5			10.6	20.0	52.9	0.0			4.6	6.2	73.4	56.6				12,901	3,283	885				1,282
14	Reggie Theus R. Theus	356	8,984	37.1	25.2	3.9	6.9			9.3	17.5	52.8	0.3			6.4	7.6	84.4	60.4				13,201	1,390	2,473				1,103
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	352	8,986	38.7	25.5	7.8	11.3			9.3	16.6	56.3	0.2			6.6	7.8	84.9	63.8				13,629	2,753	3,960				846
16	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	338	9,062	37.6	26.8	7.9	2.6			9.8	19.0	51.7	0.3			6.8	8.3	82.3	59.2				12,716	2,678	881				1,301
17	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	328	8,617	39.0	26.3	4.1	9.9			10.0	19.7	50.9	0.5			5.7	7.4	76.9	57.2				12,802	1,339	3,262				1,154
18	Bernard King B. King	327	9,407	36.7	28.8	5.9	3.4			11.4	19.9	57.5	0.0			5.9	7.7	77.1	61.9				12,007	1,942	1,121				1,145
19	Kevin McHale K. McHale	325	8,175	36.7	25.2	8.9	2.3			9.7	15.9	61.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.7	7.0	81.1	66.2				11,938	2,877	733				978
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	321	10,896	39.6	33.9	6.3	6.0	2.9	1.2	12.4	23.9	52.0	0.2	0.9	20.8	8.9	10.5	85.1	59.6	1.9	4.4	3.4	12,707	2,023	1,920	921	383	1,088	1,032
21	Walter Davis W. Davis	319	8,157	32.9	25.6	2.9	4.7	1.4	0.1	10.6	18.9	56.1	0.3	0.9	30.7	4.1	4.8	85.8	60.9			2.7	10,492	941	1,505	445	35	863	789
22	Robert Parish R. Parish	313	7,667	36.3	24.5	12.2	1.9			10.0	16.8	59.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.2	74.2	62.9				11,358	3,811	609				961
23	Purvis Short P. Short	305	8,484	36.9	27.8	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.3	11.1	21.2	52.1	0.3			5.4	6.4	83.9	57.8				11,261	1,631	1,033	426	78		1,001
24	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	300	7,686	37.0	25.6	4.1	3.4			9.9	17.7	56.0	0.1	0.3	27.7	5.7	6.8	84.8	62.0			2.2	11,094	1,222	1,006			657	475
25	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	296	7,675	35.3	25.9	5.5	3.1		0.2	10.7	19.8	54.1	0.5			4.0	4.8	84.1	59.2				10,440	1,619	930		66		901