most points per game by point guards in 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Reggie Theus had the most points per game by a point guard, with 20.8 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Reggie Theus
R. Theus
20.8
243
35.6
3.6
8.1
1.4
0.2
7.7
16.2
47.7
0.2
0.8
21.6
5.2
6.3
83.0
55.0
1.0
2.6
3.9
8,647
5,056
870
1,964
333
53
937
720
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
20.3
635
36.7
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
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
3Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
20.0
76
35.2
2.0
3.9
1.9
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
0.0
0.3
4.0
3.6
4.0
89.7
54.3
0.9
1.1
2.1
2,676
1,520
150
299
143
9
162
269
4Gus Williams
G. Williams
19.7
478
34.9
2.7
7.0
2.1
0.4
8.0
17.4
46.2
0.2
0.9
23.6
3.4
4.5
74.9
50.8
1.0
1.7
2.5
16,668
9,402
1,289
3,325
1,017
171
1,213
863
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
716
36.9
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
6James Silas
J. Silas
17.7
152
28.6
2.6
4.2
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.1
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
5.4
86.7
57.1
0.6
2.0
2.3
4,348
2,691
398
632
112
26
351
335
7Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
17.3
65
35.2
5.9
6.0
3.0
0.6
7.2
14.8
48.3
0.1
0.7
20.0
2.8
3.9
72.3
52.3
2.4
3.5
3.6
2,287
1,122
384
393
197
36
231
259
8Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
16.9
275
35.8
5.7
7.3
2.8
0.4
7.1
15.6
45.5
0.2
1.1
20.4
2.5
3.5
73.0
49.5
1.9
3.8
3.4
9,851
4,661
1,567
2,013
763
98
934
997
9Kenny Smith
K. Smith
15.8
142
37.4
2.6
7.4
1.4
0.1
6.2
13.2
46.8
0.4
1.2
34.7
3.0
4.0
76.6
52.8
0.6
1.9
3.0
5,315
2,244
364
1,055
194
15
433
313
10Ray Williams
R. Williams
15.6
263
28.2
3.6
5.3
1.8
0.3
6.1
13.1
46.4
0.2
0.7
24.0
3.2
3.9
81.0
52.3
1.3
2.3
2.8
7,410
4,094
951
1,406
481
79
728
856
11Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
15.1
154
37.2
4.8
9.7
2.2
0.1
6.0
13.2
45.0
0.7
2.4
30.9
2.5
3.4
73.7
51.4
1.5
3.3
3.1
5,726
2,333
737
1,487
344
13
484
407
12Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
15.1
362
34.2
2.5
8.9
1.3
0.1
6.4
14.0
45.8
0.3
0.8
31.3
2.1
2.7
77.6
50.0
0.6
1.9
3.1
12,365
5,477
911
3,236
465
22
1,123
793
13Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
15.1
476
31.4
3.3
6.8
1.4
0.2
5.3
11.5
46.4
0.5
1.6
34.1
3.9
4.6
83.4
55.7
0.8
2.5
2.8
14,933
7,171
1,575
3,254
683
105
1,348
1,134
14Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
14.8
161
31.7
3.3
8.9
1.5
0.3
5.2
10.7
49.0
0.0
0.3
15.2
4.3
4.9
87.0
57.5
0.5
2.8
2.9
5,096
2,382
531
1,428
238
48
468
381
15Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14.4
542
34.7
3.6
6.2
1.3
0.5
5.5
12.2
44.8
0.1
0.6
17.9
3.4
4.1
82.6
51.5
1.0
2.6
2.5
18,786
7,800
1,974
3,342
713
262
1,344
1,494
16Mark Price
M. Price
14.2
222
29.6
2.4
5.9
1.2
0.1
5.4
10.8
49.7
0.8
1.9
43.8
2.6
3.0
88.0
58.6
0.6
1.7
2.3
6,571
3,157
523
1,313
257
23
501
292
17Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
13.8
153
29.3
2.5
4.6
1.5
0.2
5.4
11.6
46.6
0.2
0.9
28.4
2.8
3.2
88.7
53.4
0.8
1.7
3.2
4,476
2,119
386
710
234
34
488
519
18Johnny Davis
J. Davis
13.8
309
30.6
2.1
5.4
1.0
0.2
5.2
11.9
44.0
0.1
0.4
15.5
3.3
3.9
84.0
50.7
0.8
1.3
2.1
9,447
4,260
654
1,672
310
47
655
639
19Vern Fleming
V. Fleming
13.7
398
33.1
4.3
5.7
1.3
0.1
5.3
10.5
50.4
0.0
0.1
10.7
3.1
4.0
77.9
55.9
1.4
2.9
2.4
13,190
5,437
1,717
2,287
531
54
939
1,121
20Winston Garland
W. Garland
13.5
146
32.8
3.8
6.4
2.0
0.1
5.5
12.7
43.6
0.2
0.6
28.0
2.3
2.8
83.6
48.7
1.2
2.6
2.4
4,783
1,976
555
934
291
21
354
404
21Terry Porter
T. Porter
13.2
322
31.1
3.7
7.8
1.7
0.1
4.9
10.1
48.9
0.4
1.2
33.1
3.0
3.5
83.6
56.8
0.8
2.9
2.6
10,021
4,260
1,199
2,514
536
34
853
719
22Larry Drew
L. Drew
13.0
511
28.5
2.0
5.9
1.3
0.1
5.3
11.4
46.7
0.1
0.5
23.8
2.3
2.9
80.0
51.6
0.4
1.5
2.5
14,570
6,663
1,008
3,029
663
38
1,288
1,020
23Johnny Dawkins
J. Dawkins
13.0
178
27.8
2.7
5.6
1.2
0.0
5.1
11.2
45.8
0.2
0.6
29.5
2.5
2.9
86.1
51.9
0.9
1.8
2.2
4,944
2,316
474
994
210
5
385
277
24Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
13.0
81
28.5
4.5
4.2
1.0
0.2
5.2
9.7
53.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.6
3.3
79.3
58.3
2.4
2.1
2.7
2,311
1,053
366
341
78
20
216
198
25Derek Harper
D. Harper
12.9
483
30.3
2.6
5.9
1.9
0.4
5.2
10.6
48.8
0.6
1.7
33.0
2.1
2.8
74.3
54.9
0.7
1.9
1.9
14,636
6,249
1,270
2,828
899
182
911
1,081

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