most ppg by small forward after 1980

Since 1980-81, Kevin Durant has averaged the most points per game by a small forward, with 27.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by small forward after 1980
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.8
981
36.9
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.6
3.2
36,203
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
2LeBron James
L. James
27.2
1,345
37.6
7.6
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.7
50.5
1.7
4.8
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.6
59.0
1.1
6.4
3.5
50,626
36,535
10,174
10,162
1,989
1,009
4,713
2,407
+6235
3Michael Redd
M. Redd
26.7
53
38.4
3.7
2.3
1.2
0.2
9.0
19.3
46.5
2.2
5.8
38.2
6.5
7.8
82.9
58.6
0.8
2.9
2.3
2,036
1,416
196
124
63
9
122
78
+1
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.3
710
38.8
10.1
6.5
1.8
0.9
10.0
19.9
50.2
0.7
1.8
36.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
57.0
2.0
8.1
3.2
27,549
17,974
7,179
4,588
1,263
611
2,241
1,800
5Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.3
671
35.7
5.1
3.1
0.9
0.1
8.9
16.3
54.3
0.0
0.1
17.9
7.6
9.3
81.7
62.0
2.1
3.0
2.8
23,953
16,973
3,390
2,104
576
85
1,887
1,729
6Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25.2
79
39.1
11.5
3.9
1.9
0.6
8.9
14.9
60.0
0.3
1.2
21.7
7.1
9.4
74.9
66.1
4.6
6.9
3.1
3,085
1,989
909
307
148
50
243
250
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
8Alex English
A. English
24.5
892
34.5
5.3
4.2
1.0
0.7
10.2
20.1
50.6
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.2
5.0
84.3
55.1
2.3
3.0
2.5
30,766
21,896
4,715
3,702
866
620
2,274
2,351
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
23.2
911
35.1
6.2
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.3
18.4
45.1
1.1
3.3
33.7
5.5
6.8
80.8
54.3
1.7
4.6
2.7
31,957
21,177
5,691
2,717
934
447
2,419
2,602
+844
10Bernard King
B. King
22.8
694
33.2
5.1
3.3
0.9
0.2
9.0
17.2
52.3
0.0
0.2
17.2
4.7
6.2
76.2
57.1
1.7
3.4
3.0
23,047
15,801
3,552
2,323
619
151
2,107
2,191
11Paul George
P. George
22.7
692
35.5
6.6
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
5.8
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
12Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
22.6
226
35.3
8.6
2.5
1.4
0.8
9.2
18.9
49.0
0.0
0.1
42.1
4.1
5.7
72.3
52.9
3.4
5.2
2.5
7,984
5,110
1,947
556
313
180
575
833
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
22.6
390
34.1
6.8
3.8
1.9
1.7
8.9
17.1
51.9
0.0
0.2
26.8
4.8
6.2
76.6
56.9
2.6
4.2
2.9
13,302
8,818
2,651
1,488
722
667
1,114
1,080
14Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
22.5
383
34.0
7.1
3.5
1.0
0.7
7.8
16.8
46.3
2.4
6.5
36.8
4.6
5.4
84.5
58.7
0.9
6.2
2.2
13,006
8,613
2,738
1,336
396
258
854
817
+2449
15Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
21.8
473
31.5
5.7
3.4
1.0
0.4
8.2
17.0
48.0
2.0
5.6
35.2
3.5
4.6
75.8
57.3
1.0
4.6
2.5
14,909
10,334
2,677
1,621
480
177
1,188
1,175
+1792
16Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
21.8
82
38.4
5.4
3.1
1.4
0.7
7.9
17.9
44.1
3.0
7.3
40.6
3.0
4.0
75.2
55.4
1.0
4.4
2.0
3,149
1,788
441
258
116
57
166
241
-225
17Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
21.4
295
38.8
8.5
3.1
1.1
1.0
7.6
16.3
46.6
0.2
0.8
29.6
6.0
7.3
81.4
54.9
2.5
6.0
3.1
11,435
6,307
2,515
906
337
295
923
820
-1558
18Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
21.3
152
34.4
6.9
4.6
0.9
0.6
7.4
16.6
44.2
1.3
4.2
32.1
5.3
7.2
73.1
53.8
1.1
5.8
2.9
5,229
3,241
1,051
700
131
86
447
313
-214
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
21.2
142
36.1
5.9
4.4
1.5
0.5
8.7
20.1
43.1
0.2
0.8
24.1
3.7
4.6
80.5
48.0
0.9
5.0
2.4
5,124
3,015
836
621
208
65
335
290
+22
20Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
21DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
21.0
283
33.7
4.1
5.2
0.9
0.3
7.5
15.1
49.9
0.6
1.8
31.1
5.4
6.2
86.2
58.8
0.6
3.5
1.7
9,546
5,949
1,158
1,460
268
90
484
607
-701
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
20.7
798
31.8
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.4
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.3
60.7
1.2
5.2
1.7
25,366
16,546
5,075
2,470
1,377
498
1,345
1,303
+4937
23Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
20.7
688
36.8
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
4.6
3.1
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
24Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
20.7
597
33.8
5.6
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
48.8
0.0
0.1
23.2
3.1
4.0
78.1
52.4
2.0
3.6
1.7
20,159
12,341
3,326
857
409
294
1,026
1,538
25Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
20.4
453
37.2
7.7
1.8
1.0
0.4
8.0
17.3
46.1
0.8
2.3
34.5
3.6
5.0
73.1
52.3
2.8
4.9
1.9
16,873
9,222
3,493
799
463
175
868
1,087
-762

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64
18
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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