nba highest ppg player in the 1983

Alex English averaged the most points per game in 1982-83, with 28.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games player in the 1983
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex 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
2Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
26.7
1982-83
82
35.5
5.3
2.5
0.8
0.5
10.3
18.7
54.7
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
6.8
87.5
61.3
1.5
3.8
2.2
2,909
2,186
437
203
66
38
177
198
3Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
26.5
1982-83
58
38.8
4.6
4.1
1.2
0.3
9.7
19.9
48.9
0.2
0.6
37.8
6.8
8.0
84.5
56.5
2.2
2.4
3.2
2,252
1,536
264
237
67
20
187
157
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
1982-83
78
36.3
4.6
3.4
1.1
0.9
9.7
19.9
48.7
0.2
0.4
36.4
6.6
7.8
85.3
56.1
1.4
3.2
3.2
2,830
2,043
357
264
88
67
247
243
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
1982-83
78
37.5
15.3
1.3
1.1
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
5.7
9.6
3.4
2,922
1,908
1,194
101
89
157
264
206
6Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
24.4
1982-83
81
34.4
6.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
9.5
19.6
48.3
0.2
0.9
21.1
5.3
7.3
72.8
53.5
2.4
3.9
3.2
2,784
1,979
508
332
80
26
261
247
7Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
24.1
1982-83
79
37.8
8.7
2.1
1.4
2.0
9.9
19.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
71.9
54.9
2.8
5.9
3.6
2,988
1,907
688
169
108
155
285
260
8World B. Free
W. B. Free
23.9
1982-83
TOT
73
36.1
2.8
4.0
1.3
0.2
8.9
19.5
45.6
0.2
0.6
33.3
5.9
8.0
73.8
51.9
1.3
1.5
2.9
2,638
1,743
201
290
97
15
209
241
9Reggie Theus
R. Theus
23.8
1982-83
82
34.8
3.7
5.9
1.7
0.2
9.1
19.1
47.8
0.3
1.1
23.1
5.3
6.6
80.1
54.1
1.1
2.5
3.9
2,856
1,953
300
484
143
17
321
281
10Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
1982-83
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.6
1982-83
79
37.7
11.0
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2.4
8.6
3.0
2,982
1,867
870
458
148
71
240
197
12Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
22.9
1982-83
81
38.2
4.0
7.8
2.5
0.4
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
1.5
28.8
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
1.3
2.8
4.0
3,093
1,854
328
634
199
29
326
318
13Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
22.5
1982-83
76
35.7
5.8
3.9
1.5
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.5
3.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
300
113
23
197
180
14Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
22.2
1982-83
77
36.2
3.9
3.5
1.8
0.4
9.8
20.2
48.4
0.5
1.7
28.8
2.2
3.2
67.9
51.4
1.3
2.6
3.3
2,787
1,709
304
270
138
33
252
184
15Bernard King
B. King
21.9
1982-83
68
32.5
4.8
2.9
1.3
0.2
8.9
16.8
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.1
5.7
72.2
56.6
1.5
3.3
2.9
2,207
1,486
326
195
90
13
197
233
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.8
1982-83
79
32.3
7.5
2.5
0.8
2.2
9.1
15.5
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.7
74.9
61.9
2.1
5.4
2.5
2,554
1,722
592
200
61
170
200
220
17Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
21.7
1982-83
81
33.8
2.1
2.9
1.7
0.2
8.4
16.3
51.5
0.0
0.3
16.0
4.8
5.9
81.2
57.3
0.8
1.3
1.9
2,740
1,756
174
231
140
17
156
160
18Dan Issel
D. Issel
21.6
1982-83
80
30.4
7.5
2.8
1.0
0.5
8.3
16.2
51.0
0.1
0.2
21.1
5.0
6.0
83.5
57.3
1.9
5.6
2.2
2,431
1,726
596
223
83
43
174
227
19Purvis Short
P. Short
21.4
1982-83
67
35.8
5.3
3.4
1.4
0.2
8.8
18.0
48.7
0.1
0.2
26.7
3.8
4.6
82.8
53.4
2.2
3.1
2.9
2,397
1,437
354
228
94
14
194
242
20Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
21.4
1982-83
80
35.7
7.0
4.5
1.3
0.7
9.0
17.8
50.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
3.3
4.5
73.5
54.3
2.5
4.6
2.5
2,853
1,714
562
363
100
56
196
211
21Julius Erving
J. Erving
21.4
1982-83
72
33.6
6.8
3.7
1.6
1.8
8.4
16.3
51.7
0.0
0.1
28.6
4.6
6.0
75.9
56.6
2.4
4.4
2.7
2,421
1,542
491
263
112
131
196
202
22Calvin Natt
C. Natt
20.4
1982-83
80
36.0
7.5
2.1
0.8
0.4
8.1
14.8
54.3
0.0
0.3
15.0
4.2
5.4
79.2
59.3
2.7
4.8
2.5
2,879
1,630
599
171
63
29
203
184
23Larry Drew
L. Drew
20.1
1982-83
75
35.9
2.8
8.1
1.7
0.1
8.0
16.2
49.2
0.0
0.2
12.5
4.1
5.0
82.0
54.5
0.6
2.2
3.6
2,690
1,510
207
610
126
10
272
207
24Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
20.1
1982-83
81
34.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
25Gus Williams
G. Williams
20.0
1982-83
80
34.5
2.6
8.0
2.3
0.3
8.3
17.3
47.7
0.0
0.5
4.7
3.5
4.6
75.1
51.7
0.9
1.7
2.9
2,761
1,600
205
643
182
26
230
117

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PPG

28.7

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RPG

12.3

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APG

10.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

118.1

24th

NETRTG

4.1

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
10:30 PM
Fri
2/20
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

20 - 33

116

Final

122

DEN Nuggets

35 - 20

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM