nba most points scored between 1978-79 to 1985-86

Between the 1978-79 and 1985-86 seasons, George Gervin had the most points, with 16,581 points.

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NBA most points by a player scored between 1978-79 to 1985-86
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
16,581
627
33.5
26.4
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.7
10.3
20.4
50.4
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.7
56.5
1.5
2.9
2.9
20,974
2,733
1,674
700
456
1,831
1,790
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
16,109
627
38.9
25.7
14.4
1.6
1.0
1.5
8.9
17.8
50.1
0.0
0.0
4.3
7.8
10.3
76.2
57.5
5.9
8.5
3.7
24,371
9,049
994
612
962
2,289
1,668
3Alex English
A. English
15,797
648
35.5
24.4
6.8
4.1
1.1
1.0
10.0
19.4
51.6
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.3
5.2
83.0
56.1
2.9
3.9
2.9
23,011
4,392
2,685
709
656
1,897
1,917
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14,870
635
35.3
23.4
8.9
3.5
0.8
2.6
9.6
16.5
58.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.6
74.4
61.7
2.2
6.7
3.0
22,388
5,670
2,239
525
1,636
1,879
1,831
5Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
14,675
521
37.8
28.2
6.1
3.5
1.1
0.1
10.1
18.2
55.8
0.0
0.1
18.5
7.9
9.6
82.0
62.9
2.5
3.6
3.3
19,674
3,187
1,840
565
74
1,715
1,472
6World B. Free
W. B. Free
14,416
583
35.2
24.7
3.1
4.4
1.2
0.2
9.0
19.6
45.9
0.4
1.2
34.5
6.4
8.4
76.4
53.1
1.3
1.8
2.7
20,502
1,793
2,553
705
144
1,602
1,657
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
14,061
620
34.5
22.7
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.6
8.9
17.5
51.1
0.1
0.2
26.0
4.8
6.2
76.8
56.1
2.6
4.2
3.1
21,390
4,161
2,448
1,138
989
1,927
1,691
8Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
13,588
651
34.0
20.9
6.1
1.4
0.7
0.6
8.9
17.9
49.7
0.0
0.1
20.3
3.1
4.0
77.4
53.1
2.2
3.8
1.8
22,114
3,945
904
480
378
1,197
1,843
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
13,432
561
38.1
23.9
10.5
5.9
1.8
0.8
9.5
19.2
49.6
0.5
1.3
35.9
4.4
5.1
86.9
55.8
2.4
8.1
3.2
21,401
5,897
3,334
1,034
471
1,797
1,546
10Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
12,129
591
34.7
20.5
6.6
3.8
1.3
0.7
8.5
16.4
51.9
0.0
0.2
14.5
3.5
4.7
73.9
55.6
2.6
4.1
2.4
20,528
3,920
2,275
784
416
1,425
1,509
11Reggie Theus
R. Theus
11,597
635
33.5
18.3
3.4
6.5
1.3
0.2
6.7
14.1
47.7
0.2
0.9
22.0
4.7
5.7
81.2
55.0
1.3
2.1
3.6
21,256
2,159
4,126
816
141
2,298
1,966
12Robert Parish
R. Parish
11,397
628
32.0
18.1
10.6
1.7
0.9
1.9
7.5
14.0
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.5
71.9
57.0
3.3
7.3
2.6
20,105
6,636
1,071
562
1,219
1,612
2,054
13Purvis Short
P. Short
11,273
580
31.5
19.4
4.9
2.8
1.1
0.2
7.9
16.5
47.9
0.2
0.7
28.8
3.4
4.2
81.5
52.8
2.0
2.9
2.3
18,280
2,839
1,623
665
124
1,345
1,861
14Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
11,158
633
35.5
17.6
11.1
3.5
1.1
1.1
6.6
13.9
47.2
0.0
0.1
7.7
4.5
5.4
84.0
54.3
2.5
8.6
2.6
22,469
7,051
2,211
687
665
1,669
2,173
15Dan Issel
D. Issel
11,148
557
30.5
20.0
7.5
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.4
14.6
50.4
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.2
6.6
80.0
57.2
2.2
5.3
1.8
16,984
4,181
1,323
507
326
1,022
1,497
16Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
10,974
592
34.5
18.5
10.5
1.9
0.6
2.1
6.8
10.9
62.1
0.0
0.0
7.7
5.0
6.8
73.1
66.7
3.0
7.6
2.9
20,443
6,230
1,144
330
1,238
1,736
2,076
17Bernard King
B. King
10,871
461
34.7
23.6
6.1
3.2
1.1
0.3
9.4
17.1
55.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
4.7
6.8
70.1
58.7
2.0
4.1
3.3
15,990
2,814
1,479
511
145
1,503
1,678
18Gus Williams
G. Williams
10,859
554
34.2
19.6
2.8
6.6
2.1
0.4
8.0
17.2
46.6
0.2
0.9
23.6
3.4
4.5
75.2
51.1
1.1
1.7
2.5
18,934
1,534
3,632
1,175
200
1,403
1,025
19Walter Davis
W. Davis
10,623
538
29.7
19.7
2.9
4.5
1.4
0.2
8.3
15.7
52.5
0.1
0.5
24.9
3.1
3.7
83.5
56.9
0.8
2.1
2.9
15,956
1,585
2,425
745
87
1,539
1,331
20Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
10,596
634
36.5
16.7
2.6
8.7
1.6
0.1
7.2
14.9
48.4
0.2
0.6
29.6
2.2
2.8
77.9
51.9
0.7
2.0
3.2
23,153
1,674
5,494
1,003
64
1,999
1,655
21Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
10,577
536
32.9
19.7
3.2
3.4
1.4
0.2
8.4
16.4
51.2
0.1
0.3
26.0
2.9
4.4
65.6
53.9
1.4
1.8
2.2
17,632
1,710
1,838
724
119
1,196
1,435
22Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10,470
635
34.9
16.5
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.7
6.2
13.8
44.6
0.1
0.5
18.8
4.1
5.0
81.0
51.4
1.5
2.8
2.6
22,130
2,761
2,997
881
465
1,620
1,858
23Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
10,407
444
34.0
23.4
4.5
2.4
0.7
0.4
9.0
16.7
54.0
0.1
0.3
27.5
5.3
6.1
86.6
60.3
1.4
3.1
2.0
15,087
1,985
1,075
291
180
901
995
24Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
10,016
537
33.5
18.7
5.2
2.4
1.2
0.3
8.0
15.3
52.1
0.0
0.1
13.5
2.7
3.6
75.7
55.2
1.8
3.4
2.1
17,975
2,768
1,307
636
171
1,104
1,468
25Calvin Natt
C. Natt
9,815
533
33.3
18.4
7.2
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.2
13.5
53.1
0.0
0.1
22.5
4.0
5.2
77.0
58.2
2.4
4.8
2.2
17,748
3,856
1,230
502
185
1,190
1,295

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