most points per game in 1980s at least 580 games

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Adrian Dantley averaged the most points per game when playing 580+ games, with 26.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
most points per game by a player in 1980s at least 580 games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
26.5
684
36.8
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
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
2Alex English
A. English
25.9
811
36.0
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
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
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.0
717
38.4
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
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
4Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
778
37.3
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
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
5Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
24.1
602
33.6
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
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
6Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
22.8
605
33.2
4.0
2.4
0.6
0.4
8.8
16.5
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
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
22.0
602
34.1
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
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
8World B. Free
W. B. Free
21.7
583
31.8
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
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
9Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
20.9
679
33.8
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
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
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20.6
787
32.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
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
11Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
20.3
634
34.0
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
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
12Isiah 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
13Magic 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
14Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
19.2
630
33.7
3.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.4
14.8
50.3
0.1
0.3
27.2
4.3
5.1
83.3
56.4
1.2
2.4
2.0
21,258
12,127
2,308
1,954
472
196
1,234
990
15Walter Davis
W. Davis
19.1
687
29.1
2.6
4.2
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.6
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
16Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
18.9
626
31.3
4.9
2.7
0.7
0.2
7.8
16.1
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
17Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
18.9
618
34.0
8.0
1.9
1.0
1.6
7.6
15.8
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
18Reggie Theus
R. Theus
18.7
787
33.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
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
19Purvis Short
P. Short
18.6
685
30.1
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.2
7.5
15.7
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
20Kevin McHale
K. McHale
18.5
694
32.1
7.6
1.8
0.4
1.8
7.3
12.9
56.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
3.9
5.0
78.0
61.2
2.6
5.0
2.0
22,275
12,830
5,277
1,217
262
1,269
1,396
2,076
21Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
18.5
608
31.2
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
16.8
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
22Robert Parish
R. Parish
17.9
786
32.9
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.7
7.3
13.4
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
23Calvin Natt
C. Natt
17.5
585
31.9
6.9
2.2
0.9
0.3
6.8
12.9
52.8
0.0
0.1
21.9
3.8
5.0
76.8
57.9
2.3
4.6
2.1
18,654
10,234
4,035
1,297
524
191
1,251
1,372
24Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
17.4
620
31.0
8.4
2.0
1.0
0.7
7.2
15.4
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
25Larry Nance
L. Nance
17.3
587
32.6
7.8
2.5
1.0
2.1
7.0
12.5
55.7
0.0
0.1
13.9
3.3
4.6
73.3
59.5
2.5
5.3
2.1
19,163
10,126
4,585
1,491
591
1,209
1,238
1,780

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RPG

9.6

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APG

6.9

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115.1

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DRTG

122.4

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NETRTG

-7.2

27th

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34.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
12
17
.414
14.0
11
11
19
.367
15.5
12
Jazz Jazz
10
18
.357
15.5
13
8
22
.267
18.5
14
7
21
.250
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
9:00 PM
Fri
12/26
@
9:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

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112

Final

135

DEN Nuggets

21 - 7

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
23
6
.793
2
20
8
.714
2.5
3
18
11
.621
5.0
4
16
11
.593
6.0
5
17
13
.567
6.5
6
16
13
.552
7.0
7
16
14
.533
7.5
8
15
14
.517
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
13
15
.464
9.5
11
11
18
.379
12.0
12
9
20
.310
14.0
13
8
19
.296
14.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
5
22
.185
17.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
3
.897
2
21
7
.750
4.5
3
21
7
.750
4.5
4
19
8
.704
6.0
5
19
10
.655
7.0
6
17
9
.654
7.5
7
15
13
.536
10.5
8
15
15
.500
11.5
9
13
16
.448
13.0
10
12
17
.414
14.0
11
11
19
.367
15.5
12
10
18
.357
15.5
13
8
22
.267
18.5
14
7
21
.250
18.5
15
7
22
.241
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/20
@
115-118
Thu
11/20
@
113-114
Thu
11/20
@
112-109
Thu
11/20
@
127-123
Thu
11/20
@
144-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM