Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a shooting guard, with 32.6 per game.
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NBA shooting guards ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders in 1980s| NAME | PPG | GP | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 32.6 | 345 | 39.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 23.3 | 51.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 84.8 | 58.9 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 13,442 | 11,263 | 2,129 | 2,046 | 962 | 411 | 1,150 | 1,085 | |
| 2 |  | D. Ellis | 26.1 | 239 | 37.9 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 19.9 | 50.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 42.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 79.1 | 58.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 9,053 | 6,232 | 1,129 | 599 | 286 | 65 | 628 | 685 | |
| 3 |  | G. Gervin | 26.0 | 547 | 33.1 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 20.2 | 49.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 29.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 85.0 | 56.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 18,086 | 14,216 | 2,333 | 1,455 | 563 | 365 | 1,545 | 1,515 | |
| 4 |  | W. B. Free | 23.4 | 525 | 34.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 45.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 34.3 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 76.5 | 52.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 17,833 | 12,288 | 1,511 | 2,243 | 599 | 113 | 1,323 | 1,430 | |
| 5 |  | M. Richmond | 22.0 | 79 | 34.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 36.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 81.0 | 54.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2,717 | 1,741 | 468 | 334 | 82 | 13 | 269 | 223 | |
| 6 |  | M. Johnson | 20.3 | 75 | 34.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 76.0 | 55.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2,605 | 1,525 | 416 | 283 | 107 | 50 | 183 | 214 | |
| 7 |  | C. Drexler | 19.8 | 478 | 33.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 15.9 | 49.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 78.0 | 54.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 15,777 | 9,484 | 2,798 | 2,677 | 1,101 | 320 | 1,367 | 1,544 | |
| 8 |  | J. Malone | 19.6 | 473 | 32.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 16.8 | 47.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 86.8 | 52.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 15,417 | 9,263 | 1,252 | 1,280 | 310 | 74 | 904 | 1,025 | |
| 9 |  | S. Floyd | 19.5 | 82 | 35.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 29.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 81.0 | 51.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2,873 | 1,598 | 202 | 406 | 134 | 41 | 251 | 226 | |
| 10 |  | R. Harper | 19.4 | 221 | 35.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 47.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 22.6 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 71.1 | 52.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 7,745 | 4,279 | 1,024 | 1,109 | 516 | 210 | 733 | 628 | |
| 11 |  | F. Lever | 19.3 | 153 | 37.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 46.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 78.5 | 51.5 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 5,806 | 2,955 | 1,327 | 1,198 | 418 | 41 | 339 | 392 | |
| 12 |  | R. Blackman | 19.2 | 630 | 33.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 50.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 83.3 | 56.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 21,258 | 12,127 | 2,308 | 1,954 | 472 | 196 | 1,234 | 990 | |
| 13 |  | D. Thompson | 19.0 | 271 | 28.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 14.0 | 49.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 79.2 | 56.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 7,609 | 5,142 | 923 | 707 | 183 | 173 | 698 | 658 | |
| 14 | | W. Davis | 18.8 | 612 | 28.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 15.6 | 50.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 85.4 | 55.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 17,664 | 11,493 | 1,494 | 2,581 | 738 | 55 | 1,488 | 1,381 | |
| 15 |  | D. Griffith | 18.5 | 608 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 16.8 | 46.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 32.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 70.8 | 50.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 18,954 | 11,228 | 2,263 | 1,527 | 821 | 216 | 1,509 | 1,440 | |
| 16 | | R. Theus | 17.8 | 544 | 32.9 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 47.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 82.5 | 54.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 17,898 | 9,673 | 1,801 | 3,275 | 635 | 118 | 1,775 | 1,593 | |
| 17 | | O. Birdsong | 17.8 | 541 | 31.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 15.1 | 50.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 63.5 | 53.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 16,910 | 9,610 | 1,543 | 1,805 | 659 | 114 | 1,146 | 1,349 | |
| 18 |  | J. Erving | 17.5 | 134 | 32.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 47.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 79.6 | 53.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4,392 | 2,345 | 634 | 439 | 189 | 176 | 372 | 333 | |
| 19 | | J. Drew | 17.4 | 100 | 22.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 46.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 23.1 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 77.6 | 54.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2,260 | 1,738 | 420 | 170 | 110 | 4 | 234 | 273 | |
| 20 | | M. Newlin | 17.3 | 233 | 29.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 47.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 30.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 88.2 | 54.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6,928 | 4,027 | 574 | 783 | 235 | 16 | 583 | 626 | |
| 21 |  | D. Johnson | 17.2 | 241 | 35.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 14.4 | 44.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 80.8 | 51.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 8,539 | 4,154 | 1,104 | 1,039 | 342 | 194 | 632 | 771 | |
| 22 | | R. Williams | 17.0 | 230 | 31.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 14.7 | 43.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 23.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 81.2 | 50.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 7,132 | 3,907 | 919 | 1,506 | 481 | 95 | 844 | 824 | |
| 23 |  | R. Chapman | 16.9 | 75 | 29.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 16.9 | 41.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 31.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 79.5 | 46.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2,219 | 1,267 | 187 | 176 | 70 | 25 | 113 | 167 | |
| 24 |  | B. Scott | 16.8 | 468 | 31.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 50.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 84.4 | 56.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 14,514 | 7,856 | 1,484 | 1,432 | 660 | 123 | 826 | 1,086 | |
| 25 | | N. Nixon | 16.8 | 243 | 36.9 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 14.8 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 78.0 | 52.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 8,961 | 4,077 | 610 | 1,860 | 383 | 25 | 763 | 681 | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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