Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most games with 29+ points, with 315 games.
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most 29 or more point regular-season games by a player in the 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 |  | A. English | 315 | 10,646 | 39.1 | 33.8 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 25.0 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 85.7 | 60.3 | 12,307 | 1,948 | 1,489 | 951 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | A. Dantley | 295 | 10,390 | 40.5 | 35.2 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 20.9 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 83.2 | 67.4 | 11,958 | 1,887 | 1,169 | 40 | 851 | |||||||||
| 3 |  | L. Bird | 234 | 8,064 | 40.9 | 34.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 23.8 | 56.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 46.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 89.8 | 64.2 | 9,579 | 2,450 | 1,511 | 637 | |||||||||
| 4 |  | D. Wilkins | 226 | 7,934 | 39.3 | 35.1 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 26.1 | 50.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 32.3 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 83.4 | 57.7 | 8,882 | 1,740 | 612 | 164 | 487 | |||||||
| 5 |  | M. Jordan | 223 | 8,476 | 40.6 | 38.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 13.8 | 26.0 | 53.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 20.7 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 86.0 | 61.0 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 9,060 | 1,467 | 1,325 | 676 | 281 | 746 | 714 | |
| 6 |  | G. Gervin | 223 | 8,072 | 37.4 | 36.2 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 25.6 | 54.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 37.3 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 86.3 | 61.2 | 8,333 | 1,100 | 611 | 275 | 163 | 614 | |||||
| 7 |  | M. Malone | 222 | 7,589 | 40.6 | 34.2 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 11.9 | 21.4 | 55.5 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 80.3 | 63.1 | 9,015 | 3,458 | 357 | 581 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | M. Aguirre | 181 | 6,126 | 37.3 | 33.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 24.3 | 54.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 36.9 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 77.8 | 60.1 | 3.2 | 6,748 | 1,093 | 708 | 82 | 572 | 594 | |||||
| 9 | | K. VanDeWeghe | 171 | 5,726 | 38.1 | 33.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 12.8 | 21.3 | 60.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 43.2 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 88.0 | 66.8 | 2.1 | 6,509 | 799 | 509 | 359 | 400 | |||||||
| 10 | | W. B. Free | 148 | 4,940 | 38.6 | 33.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 23.3 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 45.9 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 78.7 | 59.7 | 5,713 | 546 | 691 | 50 | 468 | |||||||
| 11 |  | B. King | 142 | 4,993 | 38.6 | 35.2 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 23.0 | 60.2 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 77.2 | 64.6 | 5,483 | 901 | 496 | 493 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 134 | 4,314 | 38.0 | 32.2 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 77.1 | 67.4 | 5,094 | 1,283 | 470 | 382 | |||||||||
| 13 | | M. Mitchell | 128 | 4,293 | 39.6 | 33.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 24.8 | 56.7 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 80.8 | 60.4 | 5,067 | 864 | 196 | 77 | 330 | |||||||||
| 14 | | P. Short | 118 | 4,083 | 40.1 | 34.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 24.6 | 55.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 86.1 | 61.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4,732 | 655 | 421 | 156 | 37 | 340 | 389 | |
| 15 |  | T. Chambers | 112 | 3,680 | 40.1 | 32.9 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 21.6 | 54.1 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 84.9 | 62.8 | 4,490 | 983 | 323 | 90 | 421 | |||||||||
| 16 |  | J. Erving | 112 | 3,715 | 37.8 | 33.2 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 13.1 | 21.8 | 60.0 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 80.7 | 64.8 | 4,230 | 869 | 491 | 291 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | C. Barkley | 97 | 3,267 | 41.8 | 33.7 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 17.8 | 65.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 75.3 | 71.9 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 4,056 | 1,381 | 382 | 197 | 138 | 428 | 353 | |
| 18 |  | K. Malone | 96 | 3,247 | 40.4 | 33.8 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 21.8 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 26.7 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 75.3 | 62.3 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 3,874 | 1,158 | 264 | 161 | 64 | 340 | 333 | |
| 19 |  | I. Thomas | 94 | 3,101 | 40.9 | 33.0 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 23.1 | 54.9 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 77.3 | 61.0 | 3,841 | 394 | 918 | 314 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | D. Ellis | 90 | 3,060 | 40.5 | 34.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 22.9 | 57.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 51.0 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 80.8 | 65.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3,646 | 493 | 221 | 125 | 30 | 213 | 254 | |
| 21 | | T. Cummings | 88 | 2,803 | 37.6 | 31.9 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 22.2 | 58.7 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 78.8 | 62.7 | 3,308 | 890 | 252 | 311 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | H. Olajuwon | 87 | 2,855 | 40.2 | 32.8 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 22.6 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 70.4 | 60.6 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 3,496 | 1,233 | 186 | 204 | 316 | 242 | 357 | |
| 23 |  | M. Johnson | 84 | 2,739 | 40.1 | 32.6 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 19.8 | 59.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 39.1 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 85.6 | 67.0 | 3,367 | 687 | 964 | 217 | |||||||||
| 24 |  | C. Drexler | 82 | 2,794 | 40.1 | 34.1 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 13.5 | 22.7 | 59.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 30.9 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 80.8 | 64.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3,290 | 620 | 507 | 238 | 69 | 231 | 271 | |
| 25 | | E. Johnson | 80 | 2,608 | 37.3 | 32.6 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 22.8 | 59.4 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 84.3 | 64.5 | 2,982 | 481 | 260 | 86 | 17 | 254 | |||||||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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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