nba 1979 draft class players with highest scoring average

Magic Johnson has scored the most career points per game by a 1979 draft pick, with 19.5 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
906
36.7
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
2Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
17.2
629
30.7
8.3
2.0
1.0
0.7
7.1
15.3
46.8
0.0
0.1
19.4
2.9
4.0
72.2
50.5
2.2
6.2
2.5
19,284
10,823
5,237
1,249
655
441
1,571
1,870
3Calvin Natt
C. Natt
17.2
599
31.4
6.8
2.2
0.9
0.3
6.7
12.7
52.8
0.0
0.1
21.9
3.8
4.9
76.8
57.9
2.3
4.5
2.1
18,818
10,291
4,070
1,306
525
191
1,256
1,386
4Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
15.6
767
30.2
4.7
3.6
1.2
0.3
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.1
0.5
28.4
4.7
5.6
83.1
59.1
1.9
2.8
2.0
23,150
11,931
3,575
2,793
924
226
1,551
1,635
5Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
14.3
784
27.2
2.0
2.9
1.2
0.1
5.8
11.7
49.8
0.1
0.6
22.5
2.6
3.2
80.7
54.7
0.7
1.4
1.5
21,357
11,199
1,593
2,300
951
93
1,144
1,442
6Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
13.2
963
28.5
6.3
1.4
0.5
0.7
4.8
9.2
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.6
77.1
58.8
1.9
4.5
2.0
27,491
12,713
6,106
1,390
460
668
1,892
2,833
7Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
12.9
1,068
31.8
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.3
2.7
83.7
55.2
2.6
7.1
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
8Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
12.0
984
24.7
3.2
3.3
0.9
0.3
5.0
10.7
46.4
0.1
0.3
25.4
2.0
2.7
74.0
50.6
1.5
1.7
1.6
24,308
11,825
3,109
3,212
852
253
1,569
2,063
9Sly Williams
S. Williams
10.9
305
21.7
4.2
2.0
1.1
0.2
4.3
9.1
47.8
0.0
0.2
16.2
2.2
3.2
69.2
52.1
1.6
2.6
1.8
6,617
3,327
1,287
603
328
55
540
722
10Phil Hubbard
P. Hubbard
10.9
665
23.9
5.3
1.3
0.9
0.1
4.0
8.1
49.5
0.0
0.0
3.8
2.8
4.0
70.6
55.0
2.3
3.1
2.0
15,863
7,228
3,538
857
574
89
1,310
2,073
11Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
10.2
823
28.4
7.9
2.0
0.7
0.9
4.0
8.3
47.7
0.0
0.0
13.8
2.3
3.1
76.5
53.2
2.3
5.6
1.8
23,370
8,428
6,537
1,614
583
739
1,474
2,605
12Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
9.7
305
19.8
4.6
1.3
0.8
0.5
3.6
7.4
48.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.5
3.6
68.6
54.0
2.0
2.6
2.2
6,030
2,961
1,402
411
239
150
658
904
13Jim Spanarkel
J. Spanarkel
9.7
259
20.4
2.5
2.2
1.0
0.1
3.3
6.9
47.0
0.0
0.2
25.0
3.1
3.6
85.5
56.7
1.2
1.4
1.5
5,290
2,505
652
572
248
38
399
495
14Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
9.5
700
23.2
1.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.1
45.0
0.2
0.9
23.4
2.1
2.5
83.4
52.0
0.4
1.2
1.9
16,248
6,684
1,164
3,339
929
120
1,324
1,489
15Kyle Macy
K. Macy
9.5
551
25.9
2.2
4.0
1.1
0.1
3.9
7.9
50.1
0.3
1.0
33.8
1.3
1.5
87.3
55.9
0.6
1.6
1.3
14,246
5,259
1,214
2,198
631
49
712
1,081
16Johnny Moore
J. Moore
9.4
520
25.8
3.0
7.4
2.0
0.2
3.8
8.4
46.0
0.2
0.7
25.1
1.5
2.2
71.2
50.5
0.8
2.2
2.2
13,430
4,890
1,548
3,866
1,017
116
1,163
1,325
17Edgar Jones
E. Jones
9.0
363
19.2
4.8
0.9
0.6
1.3
3.3
6.6
50.6
0.0
0.2
26.2
2.3
3.2
71.0
56.2
1.5
3.3
1.6
6,960
3,257
1,745
331
220
455
563
1,164
18Reggie King
R. King
8.9
438
25.9
6.2
1.6
0.8
0.3
3.5
6.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
69.9
55.8
1.9
4.2
1.5
11,345
3,898
2,707
691
365
147
653
1,005
19Geoff Huston
G. Huston
8.8
496
24.7
1.4
5.1
0.7
0.1
3.7
7.7
48.3
0.0
0.1
25.4
1.4
2.0
70.8
51.7
0.4
1.0
1.8
12,252
4,380
684
2,509
331
32
899
844
20James Bailey
J. Bailey
8.8
595
19.5
5.0
0.8
0.5
0.9
3.4
7.1
48.4
0.0
0.0
7.7
1.9
2.8
70.3
53.0
1.7
3.3
1.8
11,625
5,246
2,988
488
305
521
1,057
1,978
21James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
8.6
957
27.4
7.8
0.8
0.4
1.3
3.2
5.7
57.1
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.8
73.2
61.8
2.2
5.7
1.5
26,222
8,203
7,492
765
336
1,267
1,454
2,025
22Cedrick Hordges
C. Hordges
7.6
145
20.5
5.9
1.2
0.4
0.3
2.9
6.2
47.5
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.7
2.7
63.9
51.7
1.6
4.2
1.6
2,971
1,099
853
169
59
38
231
456
23Ollie Mack
O. Mack
7.2
128
19.6
2.5
1.8
0.7
0.1
3.1
6.8
45.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
1.4
67.4
48.5
1.0
1.5
0.9
2,513
916
319
230
85
11
109
173
24Clint Richardson
C. Richardson
7.0
586
20.2
2.4
2.5
0.6
0.2
3.0
6.4
46.3
0.0
0.1
24.4
1.0
1.3
77.0
49.8
0.9
1.4
1.3
11,818
4,084
1,378
1,461
360
105
751
1,019
25Jerry Sichting
J. Sichting
6.9
598
21.3
1.4
3.3
0.7
0.0
3.0
5.9
50.7
0.1
0.3
27.1
0.9
1.0
85.7
54.6
0.3
1.0
1.1
12,732
4,141
817
1,962
439
19
657
940

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

7th

DRTG

117.5

20th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

35.4

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM