nba league average points per game per position in the 80s

Point guards put up 9.8 points per game between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons.

POSITIONPPGPERGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
9.8
14.8
35,401
24.5
2.3
5.1
1.3
0.2
3.8
8.2
46.6
0.2
0.6
28.5
2.0
2.5
79.1
52.6
0.6
1.7
2.0
868,676
346,977
82,489
180,337
44,461
5,538
69,392
74,413
2
Shooting Guard
11.9
15
39,856
23.8
2.6
2.9
1.0
0.2
4.7
10.0
47.3
0.2
0.6
31.1
2.2
2.8
79.3
52.9
0.9
1.7
1.7
949,613
472,972
104,724
114,139
40,191
9,603
67,983
85,244
3
Small Forward
12.6
15.9
38,006
24.5
4.4
2.1
0.9
0.4
5.0
10.2
48.9
0.1
0.3
28.8
2.5
3.2
76.7
54.0
1.6
2.8
1.7
932,679
477,367
167,491
80,533
32,563
16,279
66,093
91,335
4
Power Forward
9.8
14.5
40,992
23.1
5.8
1.5
0.7
0.7
3.8
7.7
49.7
0.0
0.1
22.1
2.1
2.9
72.2
54.4
2.0
3.8
1.6
945,829
402,924
237,665
60,306
27,809
28,232
67,431
113,635
5
Center
9.6
14.9
38,404
22.9
6.2
1.4
0.6
1.1
3.8
7.5
50.3
0.0
0.0
19.8
2.1
2.9
72.5
55.0
1.9
4.2
1.6
878,833
370,031
236,744
53,591
21,495
42,096
62,775
107,709

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
7
.774
2
21
9
.700
2.5
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
16
13
.552
7.0
6
17
14
.548
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.5
8
16
15
.516
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
15
17
.469
9.5
11
12
19
.387
12.0
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
9
19
.321
13.5
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
25
.194
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
17
13
.567
8.5
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
12
20
.375
14.5
12
11
19
.367
14.5
13
9
21
.300
16.5
14
8
24
.250
18.5
15
7
23
.233
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/23
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117-134
Sun
11/23
@
112-117
Mon
11/24
@
113-132
Mon
11/24
@
144-103
Mon
11/24
@
118-135

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM