most games with 50 pts in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most games with 50+ points, with 17 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games by a player with 50 or more pts in the 1980s
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
17
914
41.8
53.8
7.1
4.5
3.8
1.6
19.4
30.8
63.0
0.4
1.3
31.8
14.5
16.5
88.2
70.6
1.9
5.2
3.6
710
120
77
65
28
61
53
2Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
6
322
40.7
53.7
6.0
2.3
2.5
1.0
19.3
31.7
61.1
0.7
1.7
40.0
14.3
17.3
82.7
68.3
2.8
3.2
2.8
244
36
14
15
6
17
14
3Bernard King
B. King
6
317
41.5
52.8
8.0
3.3
0.7
0.3
19.5
29.5
66.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
13.8
17.2
80.6
71.3
3.3
4.7
3.2
249
48
20
4
2
19
21
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
6
316
43.5
52.7
7.7
4.2
1.2
0.2
19.3
26.7
72.5
0.0
0.0
14.0
16.3
85.7
77.8
2.7
261
46
25
7
1
16
21
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
4
205
41.3
51.3
17.5
1.8
1.8
0.5
18.8
30.3
62.0
0.0
13.8
15.5
88.7
69.1
3.3
165
70
7
7
2
13
11
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
163
38.7
54.3
8.7
3.7
0.7
0.7
20.3
33.0
61.6
1.7
4.0
41.7
12.0
12.7
94.7
70.4
3.3
5.3
4.7
116
26
11
2
2
14
8
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
3
158
46.0
52.7
5.3
4.0
1.3
0.7
21.7
34.3
63.1
0.3
0.7
50.0
9.0
10.3
87.1
67.7
138
16
12
4
2
5
8Alex English
A. English
2
105
44.0
52.5
3.5
5.0
1.0
0.0
22.5
32.5
69.2
0.0
0.0
7.5
8.0
93.8
72.9
1.0
2.5
2.0
88
7
10
2
0
4
8
9Purvis Short
P. Short
2
116
41.0
58.0
10.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
22.0
33.0
66.7
3.0
4.0
75.0
11.0
12.0
91.7
75.8
5.0
5.0
3.0
82
20
1
2
0
6
4
10Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
2
101
42.0
50.5
6.5
5.0
1.5
1.0
21.0
29.5
71.2
0.5
0.5
100.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
75.5
1.5
5.0
3.0
84
13
10
3
2
6
4
11Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
1
50
49.0
50.0
7.0
4.0
3.0
0.0
19.0
28.0
67.9
0.0
3.0
0.0
12.0
16.0
75.0
71.3
3.0
4.0
3.0
49
7
4
3
0
3
5
12Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1
56
41.0
56.0
16.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
22.0
28.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
12.0
13.0
92.3
83.0
10.0
6.0
4.0
41
16
4
1
3
4
3
13Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1
52
42.0
52.0
14.0
1.0
1.0
5.0
22.0
32.0
68.8
0.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
68.9
7.0
7.0
1.0
42
14
1
1
5
1
2
14Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
1
56
37.0
56.0
6.0
4.0
18.0
26.0
69.2
0.0
0.0
20.0
22.0
90.9
78.5
37
6
4
4
15Ray Williams
R. Williams
1
52
43.0
52.0
4.0
7.0
21.0
34.0
61.8
1.0
1.0
100.0
9.0
11.0
81.8
66.9
43
4
7
5
16Billy Knight
B. Knight
1
52
39.0
52.0
5.0
0.0
5.0
0.0
19.0
30.0
63.3
0.0
0.0
14.0
16.0
87.5
70.2
39
5
0
5
0
1
17Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
1
51
36.0
51.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
23.0
32.0
71.9
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
73.6
36
7
1
0
0
4
18Freeman Williams
F. Williams
1
51
44.0
51.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
22.0
34.0
64.7
2.0
4.0
50.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
69.6
3.0
1.0
5.0
44
4
3
2
1
5
1
19Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
1
52
49.0
52.0
6.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
19.0
28.0
67.9
1.0
3.0
33.3
13.0
15.0
86.7
75.1
3.0
3.0
4.0
49
6
3
1
0
4
3

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