most 28 point games in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most games with 28+ points, with 352 games.

Interpreted as:
most 28 or more point regular-season games by a player in the 1980s
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
352
11,682
38.8
33.2
6.1
4.7
13.7
24.6
55.8
0.0
5.7
6.7
85.2
60.3
13,658
2,152
1,669
1,054
2Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
325
11,230
40.4
34.6
6.4
3.9
0.1
12.4
20.7
59.8
0.0
9.8
11.8
83.3
66.8
13,136
2,067
1,260
41
924
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
263
8,876
40.8
33.7
10.6
6.4
13.3
23.6
56.5
1.1
2.4
44.9
6.0
6.7
89.7
63.6
10,736
2,777
1,693
710
4Moses Malone
M. Malone
262
8,709
40.4
33.2
15.3
1.6
11.6
21.0
55.3
0.0
10.0
12.6
79.6
62.6
10,574
3,996
410
694
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
246
8,494
39.2
34.5
7.6
2.7
0.7
13.1
25.8
50.6
0.4
1.1
31.2
8.0
9.7
83.3
57.4
9,639
1,875
670
184
529
6George Gervin
G. Gervin
244
8,660
37.1
35.5
5.0
2.7
1.2
0.7
13.8
25.3
54.5
0.3
0.7
37.3
7.7
8.9
86.2
60.8
9,055
1,212
659
302
173
676
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
243
9,036
40.6
37.2
6.6
6.0
3.0
1.3
13.6
25.6
53.0
0.2
1.0
20.5
9.9
11.5
85.6
60.7
2.1
4.5
3.4
9,860
1,597
1,462
728
304
815
780
8Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
217
7,134
37.2
32.9
6.1
4.0
12.8
23.9
53.7
0.7
1.8
36.3
6.5
8.5
77.1
59.5
3.2
8,068
1,318
869
684
707
9Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
200
6,538
38.0
32.7
4.5
3.0
12.5
20.9
59.7
0.3
7.4
8.4
87.8
66.3
2.1
7,590
909
591
422
474
10World B. Free
W. B. Free
181
5,864
38.4
32.4
3.7
4.7
0.3
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.6
1.3
44.4
8.2
10.4
79.1
59.3
6,943
664
844
52
562
11Bernard King
B. King
165
5,637
38.4
34.2
6.3
3.5
13.5
22.5
59.8
0.0
7.2
9.3
77.3
64.2
6,331
1,036
574
568
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
163
5,126
37.8
31.4
9.4
3.4
13.0
20.3
63.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
7.2
76.5
67.0
6,161
1,534
560
469
13Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
145
4,769
39.4
32.9
6.9
1.5
0.6
13.8
24.5
56.4
0.0
5.2
6.4
81.3
60.1
5,714
1,002
221
82
377
14Julius Erving
J. Erving
137
4,415
37.5
32.2
7.6
4.3
12.7
21.5
59.3
0.1
6.7
8.3
80.6
64.2
5,140
1,046
592
367
15Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
135
4,324
39.7
32.0
8.6
2.7
0.8
11.4
21.1
54.1
0.5
8.6
10.2
84.8
62.5
5,363
1,162
371
104
518
16Purvis Short
P. Short
129
4,391
40.0
34.0
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.3
13.3
24.5
54.5
0.5
1.4
34.4
6.9
8.0
85.9
60.8
2.4
3.3
2.9
5,161
731
469
172
38
379
425
17Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
116
3,717
40.4
32.0
4.2
9.7
12.3
22.4
54.7
0.7
6.8
8.9
76.9
60.9
4,683
483
1,128
393
18Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
112
3,475
37.4
31.0
10.0
2.8
12.8
22.0
58.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.5
61.8
4,190
1,120
312
403
19Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
108
3,575
42.2
33.1
14.1
4.0
2.0
1.4
11.5
17.7
64.9
0.6
1.8
33.3
9.5
12.7
75.2
71.1
5.8
8.3
4.3
4,553
1,522
428
215
154
469
391
20Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
105
3,480
40.3
33.1
5.4
2.4
1.4
0.3
13.0
22.6
57.3
2.0
3.9
51.3
5.2
6.6
79.3
64.9
2.5
2.9
2.5
4,227
566
255
147
32
258
296
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
103
3,443
40.3
33.4
12.2
2.8
1.7
0.7
12.2
21.8
55.9
0.0
0.2
29.4
9.0
12.0
75.2
61.8
3.5
8.7
3.6
4,150
1,261
292
177
71
372
355
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
100
3,219
39.8
32.2
13.8
2.1
2.3
3.5
12.6
22.2
56.9
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.9
9.8
70.4
60.7
5.2
8.7
2.9
3,980
1,383
213
231
354
292
411
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
100
3,187
39.7
31.9
8.1
11.2
11.4
19.3
58.9
0.4
1.0
36.5
8.7
10.3
85.3
66.8
3,965
806
1,120
261
24Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
96
3,032
39.7
31.6
9.6
2.3
1.3
1.9
12.7
22.2
57.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.2
76.2
61.3
3.7
5.9
3.3
3,815
921
217
121
184
313
322
25Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
94
3,000
37.6
31.9
6.0
3.3
1.1
0.2
13.2
22.4
59.0
0.8
4.7
5.7
83.3
64.1
3,531
560
306
100
20
301

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