most points in 1980s including playoffs

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English dropped the most points in the regular-season and playoffs, with 22,499 points.

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most points by a player in 1980s including playoffs
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
22,499
867
36.2
26.0
5.9
4.5
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
18.8
4.6
5.4
84.0
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
31,351
5,100
3,867
887
658
2,422
2,448
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
21,458
862
39.1
24.9
10.3
6.2
1.8
0.9
9.7
19.5
49.8
0.6
1.6
37.4
4.8
5.5
88.2
56.7
2.2
8.1
3.2
33,736
8,866
5,328
1,577
738
2,724
2,327
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
20,864
853
37.7
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.0
0.0
0.1
6.7
7.6
9.8
77.5
56.8
5.4
7.8
3.4
32,155
11,289
1,315
798
1,228
2,864
2,091
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
19,626
945
32.8
20.8
7.6
2.8
0.8
2.1
8.5
15.1
56.5
0.0
0.0
4.5
3.7
5.0
74.6
60.1
2.0
5.6
2.6
31,002
7,168
2,666
724
1,948
2,441
2,801
5Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
19,518
743
36.8
26.3
5.5
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.3
16.9
54.8
0.0
0.1
15.4
7.7
9.4
81.9
62.4
2.2
3.3
3.0
27,357
4,054
2,353
705
94
2,197
1,988
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16,942
874
37.3
19.4
7.5
11.4
2.0
0.4
7.0
13.3
52.8
0.2
0.7
23.3
5.2
6.2
83.3
60.4
1.9
5.6
3.9
32,621
6,523
9,990
1,788
373
3,371
2,135
7Robert Parish
R. Parish
16,301
925
33.2
17.6
10.3
1.7
0.8
1.7
7.2
13.3
54.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.3
57.7
3.2
7.1
2.4
30,743
9,567
1,603
777
1,603
2,245
2,904
8Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
15,737
664
33.5
23.7
5.7
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.3
18.9
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.3
4.7
6.4
74.1
54.7
2.2
3.5
2.9
22,231
3,771
2,446
565
248
1,949
1,999
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
15,708
602
37.1
26.1
6.8
2.4
1.4
0.7
10.0
21.4
46.5
0.3
0.9
26.9
5.9
7.3
80.5
52.9
2.9
3.8
2.7
22,355
4,068
1,470
870
429
1,608
1,296
10Kevin McHale
K. McHale
15,433
833
32.4
18.5
7.6
1.7
0.4
1.8
7.3
12.9
56.5
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.0
5.1
78.0
61.3
2.6
5.0
2.0
27,004
6,323
1,442
313
1,514
1,680
2,548
11Julius Erving
J. Erving
15,386
705
34.5
21.8
6.5
3.8
1.8
1.7
8.6
16.9
50.6
0.1
0.3
25.0
4.6
6.0
77.4
55.8
2.5
4.0
3.0
24,306
4,566
2,698
1,242
1,164
2,093
1,927
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
15,159
584
33.4
26.0
4.4
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
20.2
49.8
0.1
0.5
28.3
5.7
6.7
84.9
56.1
1.5
2.9
2.9
19,486
2,547
1,584
598
384
1,673
1,639
13Reggie Theus
R. Theus
14,973
804
33.7
18.6
3.4
6.6
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.3
0.2
0.9
22.8
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.8
1.2
2.2
3.4
27,087
2,718
5,336
986
173
2,760
2,371
14Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
14,801
710
34.0
20.8
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.6
8.8
17.9
49.3
0.0
0.1
22.0
3.1
4.0
78.1
52.9
2.1
3.7
1.8
24,109
4,138
995
498
399
1,271
1,885
15Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
14,701
651
33.1
22.6
4.0
2.4
0.6
0.4
8.7
16.3
53.2
0.2
0.6
34.6
5.0
5.7
87.3
59.8
1.2
2.7
1.8
21,559
2,578
1,546
413
239
1,197
1,378
16Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
14,468
708
36.9
20.4
3.8
9.7
2.1
0.3
7.8
16.9
46.1
0.4
1.3
28.0
4.5
5.9
76.2
52.4
1.1
2.8
3.8
26,098
2,707
6,896
1,511
210
2,677
2,344
17Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14,291
919
35.5
15.6
4.0
5.7
1.4
0.6
5.8
13.1
44.5
0.1
0.6
18.9
3.7
4.6
82.1
51.3
1.2
2.7
2.5
32,649
3,640
5,218
1,249
518
2,339
2,697
18Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
14,216
851
34.8
16.7
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
46.9
0.1
0.4
30.3
4.2
4.9
85.6
54.4
2.4
7.9
2.3
29,591
8,734
2,882
927
869
1,997
3,060
19Walter Davis
W. Davis
14,089
732
29.3
19.2
2.6
4.3
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.8
51.1
0.2
0.7
27.8
3.0
3.5
84.8
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
21,420
1,896
3,131
906
85
1,835
1,711
20Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
13,727
670
34.2
20.5
6.9
2.4
0.9
0.7
7.5
15.8
47.5
0.2
0.7
31.4
5.2
6.5
79.6
54.7
2.2
4.7
2.8
22,911
4,626
1,597
597
438
1,903
2,560
21Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
13,142
594
34.7
22.1
8.8
2.4
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.4
49.3
0.0
0.1
26.7
4.0
5.6
71.0
53.1
3.2
5.6
2.4
20,633
5,209
1,455
828
475
1,442
2,142
22Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
13,106
675
34.1
19.4
3.7
3.2
0.7
0.3
7.5
15.0
50.3
0.1
0.3
26.7
4.3
5.1
83.5
56.4
1.2
2.4
2.0
23,020
2,479
2,139
505
206
1,325
1,074
23Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
13,045
783
32.2
16.7
5.0
3.8
1.2
0.3
5.7
11.5
49.9
0.1
0.5
28.0
5.1
6.1
82.9
58.9
2.0
3.0
2.2
25,189
3,900
3,004
977
253
1,706
1,792
24Purvis Short
P. Short
12,927
703
29.9
18.4
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.2
7.4
15.6
47.5
0.2
0.6
27.8
3.4
4.1
82.8
52.8
1.7
2.7
2.2
20,994
3,082
1,911
771
148
1,516
2,093
25World B. Free
W. B. Free
12,767
589
31.7
21.7
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
45.2
0.4
1.1
33.4
5.5
7.2
76.7
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.3
18,677
1,567
2,335
625
116
1,381
1,518

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