most ppg in playoffs in 1980s minimum 50 games

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English had the most points per game in the playoffs when playing 50+ games, with 26.4 per game.

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most ppg by a player in playoffs in 1980s minimum 50 games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
26.4
56
38.3
5.7
4.8
0.7
0.4
10.6
21.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.0
87.1
54.7
2.6
3.1
2.3
2,143
1,481
320
271
39
24
128
162
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.5
145
42.6
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
3,559
1,547
932
277
135
463
421
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.8
75
41.5
13.6
1.7
0.9
1.6
8.6
17.9
48.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.5
8.4
76.9
54.9
5.1
8.5
2.7
3,116
1,782
1,020
124
68
121
205
193
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
23.1
59
36.5
5.6
2.5
1.0
0.0
7.8
14.9
52.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.5
9.3
80.2
60.6
2.2
3.5
2.7
2,156
1,361
333
147
58
2
158
155
5Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
22.0
73
38.7
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
1,606
335
676
173
29
240
239
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.4
158
33.7
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
5,327
3,380
1,188
446
140
354
404
543
7James Worthy
J. Worthy
21.2
111
36.5
5.5
3.2
1.3
0.8
8.9
15.5
57.3
0.1
0.2
22.2
3.4
4.8
71.8
60.4
1.9
3.5
2.1
4,050
2,356
607
353
139
91
229
289
8Julius Erving
J. Erving
20.6
103
36.9
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
3,800
2,123
705
416
161
181
323
306
9Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
20.1
62
32.4
6.1
3.1
0.8
0.3
8.1
16.5
49.2
0.4
1.3
30.0
3.5
4.8
72.8
54.0
2.1
4.0
2.2
2,009
1,249
376
194
47
17
135
180
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.0
158
39.3
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.1
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
6,204
2,999
1,220
1,965
324
63
571
450
11Kevin McHale
K. McHale
18.7
139
34.0
7.5
1.6
0.4
1.8
7.1
12.6
56.5
0.0
0.0
16.7
4.5
5.8
78.0
61.9
2.9
4.6
2.0
4,729
2,603
1,046
225
51
245
284
472
12Andrew Toney
A. Toney
17.4
72
29.8
2.3
4.5
0.8
0.3
6.7
14.1
47.8
0.2
0.7
23.5
3.8
4.8
78.6
53.7
0.8
1.6
3.6
2,146
1,254
168
323
58
18
257
265
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
17.2
136
39.1
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.7
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.1
4.1
4.9
82.8
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.7
5,324
2,337
562
837
194
62
363
432
14Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
16.5
88
35.6
5.1
3.6
1.2
0.4
5.5
11.5
47.5
0.2
0.6
30.8
5.4
6.7
81.1
57.2
2.1
3.1
2.5
3,135
1,451
453
315
103
36
221
269
15Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
16.5
62
33.6
5.2
2.4
1.0
0.4
7.2
14.9
48.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
2.8
72.7
50.8
2.4
2.8
1.9
2,085
1,020
322
149
65
22
119
182
16Robert Parish
R. Parish
16.2
139
35.3
9.9
1.3
0.8
1.8
6.5
13.0
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
72.3
54.3
3.0
6.9
2.3
4,902
2,258
1,372
184
117
257
321
480
17Byron Scott
B. Scott
15.8
106
31.8
3.3
2.5
1.4
0.2
6.2
12.6
49.6
0.6
1.7
36.4
2.7
3.3
81.6
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.6
3,366
1,671
351
268
149
19
172
272
18Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
15.6
56
36.3
9.7
2.9
1.0
0.7
5.8
13.2
44.2
0.1
0.6
22.2
3.8
4.4
86.5
51.5
2.4
7.3
2.1
2,034
874
542
161
56
40
119
238
19Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
14.7
106
37.2
3.4
7.0
2.2
0.3
6.0
11.7
51.0
0.0
0.3
8.8
2.8
3.5
78.7
55.6
0.8
2.7
2.4
3,947
1,561
364
744
232
37
255
262
20Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
14.4
72
27.3
5.9
1.1
0.5
1.6
5.7
10.3
55.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.2
72.3
59.5
1.7
4.2
2.3
1,968
1,037
428
80
34
116
169
316
21Robert Reid
R. Reid
14.3
70
37.9
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.6
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.1
0.7
15.4
2.2
3.0
72.6
47.6
1.5
3.9
2.0
2,654
999
374
331
104
39
141
263
22Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
14.1
59
34.6
2.1
5.2
0.7
0.1
5.5
11.3
48.3
0.1
0.4
23.8
3.1
3.7
84.1
54.7
0.7
1.4
1.8
2,044
834
126
305
41
4
105
123
23Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
13.2
66
22.3
5.3
0.8
0.7
1.3
5.5
10.7
50.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.3
3.1
72.7
54.6
1.5
3.8
1.8
1,472
871
349
56
46
89
122
208
24Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
12.7
73
33.9
10.0
1.9
0.7
0.7
5.1
10.7
48.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.1
2.7
79.9
53.5
2.3
7.7
1.4
2,477
927
731
140
52
52
105
259
25Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
12.1
64
30.8
4.4
5.8
1.5
0.7
4.4
9.2
48.1
0.1
0.6
25.0
3.1
4.3
72.3
54.6
1.5
2.8
3.0
1,970
776
281
371
99
44
189
223

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