most field goal attempts in the 80s decade

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most shot attempts in a decade, with 16,997 attempts in the 1980s.

Interpreted as:

most field goal attempts by a player in the 80s decade

	NAME	FGA	DECADE	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Alex English A. English	16,997	1980s	811	36.0	25.9	5.9	4.4	1.0	0.8	10.7	51.0	0.0	0.1	20.8	4.5	5.4	83.8	55.5	2.6	3.3	2.8	29,208	21,018	4,780	3,596	848	634	2,294	2,286
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	14,042	1980s	717	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.8	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	1,300	603	2,261	1,906
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	13,349	1980s	778	37.3	24.5	13.2	1.5	0.9	1.4	8.4	49.1	0.0	0.1	5.7	7.7	9.9	77.5	57.0	5.4	7.8	3.4	29,039	19,082	10,269	1,191	730	1,107	2,659	1,898
4	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	12,206	1980s	679	33.8	20.9	5.8	1.4	0.7	0.5	8.8	49.2	0.0	0.1	21.6	3.1	4.0	78.2	52.8	2.1	3.7	1.8	22,961	14,161	3,917	950	479	371	1,198	1,797
5	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	11,937	1980s	559	36.9	26.0	6.8	2.4	1.5	0.7	10.0	46.7	0.2	0.9	26.9	5.8	7.3	80.4	53.0	2.9	3.8	2.7	20,644	14,557	3,784	1,357	811	403	1,485	1,196
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11,707	1980s	787	32.6	20.6	7.6	2.8	0.7	2.0	8.5	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
7	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	11,680	1980s	684	36.8	26.5	5.4	3.2	0.9	0.1	9.4	55.0	0.0	0.1	16.7	7.8	9.5	82.0	62.5	2.2	3.3	3.0	25,201	18,157	3,721	2,206	647	92	2,039	1,833
8	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	11,501	1980s	602	33.6	24.1	5.6	3.7	0.9	0.4	9.4	49.2	0.4	1.4	30.4	4.9	6.5	74.2	54.7	2.2	3.5	3.0	20,222	14,488	3,395	2,252	518	231	1,814	1,819
9	Reggie Theus R. Theus	11,429	1980s	787	33.7	18.7	3.4	6.7	1.2	0.2	6.9	47.4	0.2	0.9	23.0	4.7	5.7	82.7	54.9	1.2	2.2	3.4	26,545	14,729	2,671	5,239	968	171	2,712	2,313
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	11,052	1980s	547	33.1	26.0	4.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	10.1	49.8	0.1	0.5	29.7	5.7	6.7	85.0	56.1	1.4	2.8	2.8	18,086	14,216	2,333	1,455	563	365	1,545	1,515
11	Purvis Short P. Short	10,786	1980s	685	30.1	18.6	4.4	2.7	1.1	0.2	7.5	47.6	0.2	0.6	28.2	3.4	4.2	82.7	52.9	1.7	2.7	2.2	20,633	12,740	3,030	1,881	758	146	1,490	2,044
12	Walter Davis W. Davis	10,717	1980s	687	29.1	19.1	2.6	4.2	1.2	0.1	8.0	51.2	0.2	0.7	28.2	2.9	3.4	84.8	55.7	0.7	1.9	2.5	19,973	13,106	1,766	2,918	852	74	1,730	1,583
13	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	10,632	1980s	635	36.7	20.3	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
14	Robert Parish R. Parish	10,506	1980s	786	32.9	17.9	10.4	1.8	0.8	1.7	7.3	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	4.4	72.3	58.3	3.3	7.2	2.4	25,841	14,043	8,195	1,419	660	1,346	1,924	2,424
15	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	10,488	1980s	795	34.7	16.8	10.3	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.2	47.1	0.1	0.4	31.3	4.2	5.0	85.6	54.6	2.4	7.9	2.4	27,557	13,342	8,192	2,721	871	829	1,878	2,822
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	10,231	1980s	602	34.1	22.0	6.4	3.8	1.8	1.6	8.7	51.1	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.4	56.2	2.5	3.9	2.9	20,506	13,263	3,861	2,282	1,081	983	1,770	1,621
17	World B. Free W. B. Free	10,229	1980s	583	31.8	21.7	2.7	4.0	1.1	0.2	7.9	45.2	0.4	1.1	33.7	5.5	7.2	76.6	52.4	1.1	1.6	2.4	18,515	12,662	1,555	2,303	619	116	1,372	1,504
18	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	10,211	1980s	608	31.2	18.5	3.7	2.5	1.4	0.4	7.8	46.6	0.7	2.0	32.3	2.1	3.0	70.8	50.9	1.2	2.5	2.5	18,954	11,228	2,263	1,527	821	216	1,509	1,440
19	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	10,151	1980s	550	34.6	22.1	8.8	2.4	1.4	0.8	9.1	49.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	3.9	5.5	70.9	52.9	3.2	5.6	2.4	19,052	12,159	4,834	1,345	772	436	1,346	1,974
20	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	10,084	1980s	626	31.3	18.9	4.9	2.7	0.7	0.2	7.8	48.2	0.3	1.0	31.5	3.0	3.7	82.0	53.2	1.9	3.1	2.1	19,590	11,825	3,081	1,701	455	129	1,331	1,815
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10,068	1980s	783	34.9	15.3	3.9	5.6	1.3	0.6	5.7	44.6	0.1	0.6	18.0	3.7	4.5	81.9	51.4	1.2	2.7	2.5	27,325	11,954	3,078	4,381	1,055	456	1,976	2,265
22	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	9,955	1980s	605	33.2	22.8	4.0	2.4	0.6	0.4	8.8	53.2	0.2	0.5	36.2	5.1	5.8	87.0	59.9	1.3	2.7	1.9	20,088	13,775	2,416	1,435	383	215	1,129	1,278
23	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	9,948	1980s	634	34.0	20.3	6.8	2.4	0.9	0.6	7.5	47.6	0.2	0.7	31.0	5.2	6.5	79.5	54.8	2.2	4.7	2.9	21,559	12,896	4,341	1,500	564	406	1,808	2,418
24	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	9,788	1980s	618	34.0	18.9	8.0	1.9	1.0	1.6	7.6	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	4.9	74.4	52.4	2.5	5.5	2.9	21,021	11,657	4,937	1,156	639	999	1,810	2,002
25	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	9,569	1980s	620	31.0	17.4	8.4	2.0	1.0	0.7	7.2	46.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	2.9	4.1	72.2	50.5	2.2	6.2	2.5	19,206	10,794	5,218	1,240	650	441	1,564	1,866

Unlock 2x data

More NBA News

Jaylen Brown set to form All-Star trio with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia

Jul 2, 2026

Another blockbuster: Jaylen Brown getting traded by Celtics to 76ers for Paul George, draft picks

Jul 1, 2026

The Boston Celtics are trading Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and draft picks, AP source says

Jul 1, 2026

Mitchell Robinson agrees to a 3-year, $47.4 million deal with the Celtics, AP source says

Jul 1, 2026

Walker Kessler is going from the Jazz to the Lakers, will get a 4-year deal, AP source says

Jul 1, 2026

NBA free agency: Norman Powell to Chicago in another All-Star move as teams continue shaping rosters

Jul 1, 2026

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
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

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most shot attempts in a decade, with 16,997 attempts in the 1980s.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More NBA News

More Nuggets Stats

27.7

12.9

10.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings