nba most points per game guard 1987

Michael Jordan averaged the most points per game by a guard in 1986-87, with 37.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games guard 1987
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
1986-87
82
40.0
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
2Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
24.9
1986-87
82
37.5
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
1.0
2.9
35.8
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
23.9
1986-87
80
36.3
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
4Walter Davis
W. Davis
23.6
1986-87
79
33.5
3.1
4.6
1.2
0.1
9.9
19.2
51.4
0.3
1.0
25.9
3.6
4.2
86.2
56.2
1.1
1.9
2.9
2,646
1,867
244
364
96
5
226
184
5Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
1986-87
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
6Jeff Malone
J. Malone
22.0
1986-87
80
34.5
2.7
3.7
0.9
0.2
8.6
18.9
45.7
0.1
0.3
15.4
4.7
5.3
88.5
51.8
0.6
2.1
2.3
2,763
1,758
218
298
75
13
182
154
7Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
21.7
1986-87
82
38.0
6.3
6.9
2.5
0.9
8.6
17.2
50.2
0.1
0.6
23.4
4.4
5.7
76.0
55.2
2.8
3.5
3.1
3,114
1,782
518
566
204
71
253
281
8Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
21.0
1986-87
80
34.5
3.5
3.3
0.8
0.3
7.8
15.8
49.5
0.1
0.2
33.3
5.2
5.9
88.4
56.9
1.2
2.3
2.2
2,758
1,676
278
266
64
21
174
142
9Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
20.6
1986-87
81
37.2
3.9
10.0
1.9
0.2
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.2
1.2
19.4
4.9
6.4
76.8
52.8
1.0
2.9
4.2
3,013
1,671
319
813
153
20
343
251
10Reggie Theus
R. Theus
20.3
1986-87
79
36.4
3.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
7.3
15.5
47.2
0.2
1.0
21.8
5.4
6.3
86.7
55.5
1.1
2.3
3.7
2,872
1,600
266
692
78
16
289
208
11Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
19.5
1986-87
79
31.7
3.4
1.8
0.8
0.3
7.3
13.6
53.4
0.0
0.4
10.7
4.9
5.6
88.0
60.6
1.5
1.9
1.5
2,505
1,540
266
144
64
24
120
222
12Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
19.1
1986-87
80
34.5
3.7
4.4
1.1
0.2
7.9
16.3
48.6
0.3
0.9
35.1
2.9
4.2
70.1
52.7
1.5
2.2
2.7
2,758
1,527
294
354
88
18
214
165
13Fat Lever
F. Lever
18.9
1986-87
82
37.2
8.9
8.0
2.5
0.4
7.8
16.7
46.9
0.3
1.1
23.9
3.0
3.8
78.2
51.5
2.6
6.3
2.0
3,054
1,552
729
654
201
34
167
219
14Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
18.8
1986-87
82
37.4
3.3
10.3
1.8
0.2
6.1
12.6
48.8
0.9
2.3
38.4
5.6
6.5
86.0
60.8
0.7
2.6
3.4
3,064
1,541
268
848
146
18
280
199
15Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
17.7
1986-87
81
33.3
5.2
5.2
3.2
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
0.2
0.6
27.1
3.0
4.0
75.3
51.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
2,697
1,435
424
421
260
35
243
264
16Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
17.1
1986-87
74
28.7
2.2
2.6
1.4
0.2
6.7
15.3
43.7
0.5
1.7
27.6
3.2
3.9
82.8
50.2
0.9
1.3
2.3
2,126
1,262
162
196
100
16
168
201
17Byron Scott
B. Scott
17.0
1986-87
82
33.3
3.5
3.4
1.5
0.2
6.8
13.8
48.9
0.8
1.8
43.6
2.7
3.1
89.2
56.1
0.8
2.7
1.8
2,729
1,397
286
281
125
18
144
163
18Julius Erving
J. Erving
16.8
1986-87
60
32.0
4.4
3.2
1.3
1.6
6.7
14.2
47.1
0.2
0.9
26.4
3.2
3.9
81.3
52.7
1.9
2.5
2.6
1,918
1,005
264
191
76
94
158
137
19Derek Harper
D. Harper
16.0
1986-87
77
33.2
2.6
7.9
2.2
0.3
6.5
12.9
50.1
1.0
2.8
35.8
2.1
3.0
68.4
56.1
0.7
1.9
1.8
2,556
1,230
199
609
167
25
138
195
20Vinnie Johnson
V. Johnson
15.7
1986-87
78
27.8
3.3
3.8
1.2
0.2
6.8
14.8
46.2
0.1
0.2
28.6
2.0
2.6
78.6
49.4
1.6
1.7
1.7
2,166
1,228
257
300
92
16
133
159
21Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
15.6
1986-87
68
38.6
3.2
7.9
2.6
0.2
6.1
11.6
52.7
0.1
0.3
23.5
3.3
4.3
77.7
57.9
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,624
1,061
215
538
180
15
173
109
22John Long
J. Long
15.2
1986-87
80
28.3
2.7
3.2
1.2
0.1
6.1
14.6
41.9
0.2
0.8
28.4
2.7
3.1
89.0
47.6
0.9
1.8
1.9
2,265
1,218
217
258
96
8
153
167
23Chris Mullin
C. Mullin
15.1
1986-87
82
29.0
2.2
3.2
1.2
0.4
5.8
11.3
51.4
0.2
0.8
30.2
3.3
4.0
82.5
58.0
0.5
1.7
1.9
2,377
1,242
181
261
98
36
154
217
24Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
15.0
1986-87
76
24.3
3.0
1.7
1.3
0.4
6.1
13.7
44.6
0.9
2.6
33.5
2.0
2.8
70.3
50.5
1.1
1.9
1.8
1,843
1,142
227
129
97
29
135
167
25Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
14.8
1986-87
71
35.2
3.4
5.6
1.4
0.2
5.8
11.9
48.6
1.2
2.7
44.3
2.1
2.3
89.7
57.4
0.7
2.7
2.0
2,499
1,053
242
400
101
14
141
189

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