most ppg by a player in a season in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season in the 80s
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
1986-87
82
40.0
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.0
1987-88
82
40.4
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
3George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.1
1979-80
78
37.6
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
2,934
2,585
403
202
110
79
254
208
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.5
1988-89
81
40.2
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
5George Gervin
G. Gervin
32.3
1981-82
79
35.7
5.0
2.4
1.0
0.6
12.6
25.2
50.0
0.1
0.5
27.8
7.0
8.1
86.4
56.2
1.7
3.2
2.7
2,817
2,551
392
187
77
45
210
215
6Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.1
1981-82
81
42.0
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
30.7
1987-88
78
37.8
6.4
2.9
1.3
0.6
11.7
25.1
46.4
0.5
1.7
29.5
6.9
8.4
82.6
53.4
2.7
3.7
2.8
2,948
2,397
502
224
103
47
218
162
8Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.7
1980-81
80
42.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
55.9
0.0
0.1
28.6
7.9
9.8
80.6
62.2
2.4
4.0
3.5
3,417
2,452
509
322
109
18
282
245
9Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.6
1983-84
79
37.8
5.7
3.9
0.8
0.1
10.2
18.2
55.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
10.3
12.0
85.9
65.2
2.3
3.4
3.3
2,984
2,418
448
310
61
4
263
201
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
30.3
1985-86
78
39.1
7.9
2.6
1.8
0.6
11.4
24.3
46.8
0.2
0.9
18.6
7.4
9.0
81.8
53.6
3.3
4.6
3.2
3,049
2,366
618
206
138
49
251
170
11Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.3
1981-82
81
39.8
6.3
4.0
1.2
0.2
11.2
19.6
57.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
8.0
10.1
79.2
63.1
2.9
3.5
3.7
3,222
2,457
514
324
95
14
299
252
12World B. Free
W. B. Free
30.2
1979-80
68
38.0
3.5
4.2
1.2
0.5
10.8
22.9
47.4
0.1
0.4
36.0
8.4
11.2
75.3
54.4
1.9
1.6
3.4
2,585
2,055
238
283
81
32
228
195
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
29.9
1987-88
76
39.0
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
29.8
1985-86
76
36.1
5.2
3.5
0.8
0.1
10.8
19.1
56.3
0.0
0.1
9.1
8.3
10.5
79.1
62.9
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,744
2,267
395
264
64
4
231
206
15Alex English
A. English
29.8
1985-86
81
37.3
5.0
4.0
0.9
0.4
11.7
23.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
6.3
7.3
86.2
56.2
2.4
2.6
3.1
3,024
2,414
405
320
73
29
249
235
16Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
29.5
1983-84
79
36.7
5.9
4.5
1.0
0.3
11.7
22.3
52.4
0.2
0.7
26.8
5.9
7.9
74.9
57.2
2.0
3.9
3.6
2,900
2,330
469
358
80
22
285
246
17Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
29.4
1983-84
78
35.1
4.8
3.1
0.7
0.6
11.5
20.6
55.8
0.1
0.4
36.7
6.3
7.4
85.2
61.8
1.1
3.7
2.0
2,734
2,295
373
238
53
50
156
187
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.1
1988-89
80
39.1
10.7
2.7
1.8
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
0.1
0.2
31.3
8.8
11.5
76.6
59.2
3.2
7.4
3.6
3,126
2,326
853
219
144
70
285
286
19Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
29.0
1986-87
79
37.6
6.3
3.3
1.5
0.6
10.5
22.6
46.3
0.4
1.3
29.2
7.7
9.4
81.8
54.3
2.7
3.6
2.7
2,969
2,294
494
261
117
51
215
149
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
28.7
1984-85
80
39.5
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
21Alex English
A. English
28.6
1986-87
82
37.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
11.8
23.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
5.0
5.9
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
214
216
22Alex English
A. English
28.4
1982-83
82
36.4
7.3
4.8
1.4
1.5
11.7
22.6
51.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.0
6.0
82.9
56.1
3.2
4.1
3.2
2,988
2,326
601
397
116
126
263
235
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
28.3
1987-88
80
39.6
11.9
3.2
1.3
1.3
9.4
16.0
58.7
0.6
2.0
28.0
8.9
11.9
75.1
66.5
4.8
7.1
3.8
3,170
2,264
951
254
100
103
304
278
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
28.1
1986-87
74
40.6
9.2
7.6
1.8
0.9
10.6
20.2
52.5
1.2
3.0
40.0
5.6
6.1
91.0
61.2
1.7
7.5
3.2
3,005
2,076
682
566
135
70
240
185

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TEAMWLPCTGB
7
20
16
.556
7.0
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
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17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
Schedule
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1/7
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7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
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8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
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8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
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8:00 PM
Wed
1/14
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8:00 PM
Last Game
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101

Final

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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
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
14
.576
6.5
6
20
16
.556
7.0
7
20
16
.556
7.0
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
9
25
.265
17.0
15
6
30
.167
21.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
22
11
.667
6.0
4
22
11
.667
6.0
5
23
12
.657
6.0
6
23
13
.639
6.5
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
17
.528
10.5
9
16
20
.444
13.5
10
15
20
.429
14.0
11
13
23
.361
16.5
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
12
22
.353
16.5
14
8
28
.222
21.5
15
8
29
.216
22.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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111-86
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12/4
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116-122
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12/4
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120-105
Thu
12/4
@
98-107
Thu
12/4
@
116-101

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
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7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
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8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
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8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
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8:00 PM