pistons 1980s decade leading scorers points per game

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Bob Lanier had the most points per game for the Pistons in a decade, with 21.7 per game in the 1980s.

	NAME	PPG	DECADE	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
1	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	21.7	1980s	37	37.6	10.1	3.3	1.0	1.6	8.6	15.8	54.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	5.7	78.1	59.3	2.9	7.2	3.1	1,392	802	373	122	38	60	113	130
2	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	21.6	1980s	352	34.4	4.5	3.2	1.0	0.2	8.0	16.5	48.4	0.1	0.3	33.0	5.5	6.6	83.2	55.6	1.8	2.7	2.7	12,123	7,597	1,579	1,135	363	77	958	873
3	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	20.3	1980s	192	32.4	3.8	2.2	0.7	0.1	6.8	12.9	52.5	0.0	0.0	12.5	6.7	8.0	83.5	61.6	1.3	2.5	2.1	6,221	3,894	723	426	125	23	397	436
4	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	20.3	1980s	635	36.7	3.7	9.8	2.1	0.3	7.7	16.7	46.3	0.3	1.2	27.8	4.4	5.8	76.1	52.5	1.0	2.7	3.8	23,276	12,862	2,372	6,220	1,338	181	2,437	2,105
5	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	20.2	1980s	64	35.4	7.9	3.4	1.3	1.1	8.2	17.3	47.2	0.0	0.4	12.5	3.9	5.3	72.2	51.5	1.7	6.2	4.0	2,265	1,294	508	220	81	72	256	194
6	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	15.5	1980s	36	29.7	4.2	2.5	0.4	0.2	5.9	12.3	48.3	0.6	2.1	29.3	3.1	4.1	73.8	55.1	1.6	2.6	1.9	1,068	558	151	89	16	7	68	101
7	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	15.3	1980s	603	34.6	11.6	2.1	0.7	1.0	6.1	12.1	50.3	0.1	0.3	28.7	2.9	3.5	83.9	55.8	3.1	8.5	1.7	20,844	9,202	6,987	1,294	434	619	1,034	2,144
8	John Long J. Long	15.2	1980s	501	26.9	3.1	2.0	1.1	0.3	6.5	13.4	48.1	0.0	0.2	19.8	2.2	2.6	85.1	52.0	1.3	1.8	2.0	13,472	7,608	1,559	997	538	132	977	1,134
9	Keith Herron K. Herron	13.7	1980s	80	28.4	2.6	1.9	1.1	0.3	5.4	11.9	45.3	0.0	0.1	18.2	2.9	3.3	85.4	51.1	1.2	1.4	1.9	2,270	1,094	211	148	91	26	153	154
10	Vinnie Johnson V. Johnson	13.2	1980s	634	25.0	3.1	3.4	0.9	0.3	5.5	11.6	47.0	0.1	0.3	24.5	2.2	2.9	75.3	51.1	1.5	1.6	1.6	15,856	8,384	1,955	2,135	562	185	991	1,415
11	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	13.0	1980s	312	30.6	2.1	4.9	1.0	0.1	5.0	10.3	48.8	0.1	0.3	37.2	2.8	3.5	80.6	54.8	0.7	1.4	2.2	9,536	4,047	658	1,519	299	36	679	652
12	Greg Kelser G. Kelser	13.0	1980s	86	24.0	5.1	1.9	1.2	0.8	5.1	11.2	45.1	0.0	0.2	15.0	2.8	4.1	68.9	49.8	2.2	2.8	2.8	2,068	1,114	435	165	99	70	240	297
13	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	11.7	1980s	36	28.1	1.4	4.5	0.7	0.4	4.5	9.9	45.5	0.1	0.4	21.4	2.6	3.3	79.8	51.7	0.3	1.1	2.4	1,012	422	50	162	25	14	88	78
14	Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard	11.6	1980s	196	23.4	6.0	1.5	0.8	0.2	4.3	8.9	48.8	0.0	0.0	12.5	2.9	4.1	69.8	54.0	2.3	3.7	2.3	4,582	2,266	1,178	287	166	46	448	695
15	Terry Tyler T. Tyler	11.3	1980s	492	27.2	6.0	1.4	1.0	1.8	4.9	9.9	49.0	0.0	0.1	11.7	1.6	2.2	70.5	51.9	2.1	3.9	1.5	13,359	5,582	2,935	687	511	869	733	1,198
16	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	10.9	1980s	56	26.6	8.1	1.8	0.5	1.0	4.2	9.0	46.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.2	78.1	52.4	3.1	5.0	2.2	1,492	611	453	102	26	54	123	147
17	Eric Money E. Money	10.9	1980s	55	26.7	1.8	4.3	1.0	0.2	4.7	9.3	50.8	0.0	0.0		1.5	1.9	77.9	53.9	0.5	1.3	2.6	1,467	599	97	238	53	10	143	135
18	John Shumate J. Shumate	9.7	1980s	9	25.3	7.8	1.0	1.0	0.6	3.9	7.2	53.8	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.8	68.0	57.2	2.0	5.8	1.6	228	87	70	9	9	5	14	16
19	Kent Benson K. Benson	9.6	1980s	398	25.1	6.1	1.8	0.9	0.9	4.0	8.1	49.6	0.0	0.1	19.2	1.6	2.0	79.0	53.6	1.9	4.2	1.6	10,003	3,804	2,437	734	353	348	641	1,160
20	Terry Duerod T. Duerod	9.3	1980s	67	19.9	1.5	1.7	0.6	0.2	4.2	8.9	47.2	0.2	0.8	28.3	0.7	1.0	68.2	49.8	0.4	1.0	1.2	1,331	624	98	117	41	11	79	102
21	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	9.1	1980s	241	22.9	7.5	1.1	0.7	0.7	3.8	6.8	56.8	0.0	0.2	25.0	1.3	2.3	57.2	58.2	3.4	4.2	1.6	5,510	2,188	1,819	265	168	169	375	731
22	Leon Douglas L. Douglas	8.1	1980s	70	25.5	7.2	1.7	0.4	0.9	3.2	6.5	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.6	67.6	52.9	2.4	4.7	1.8	1,782	567	501	121	30	62	127	249
23	Edgar Jones E. Jones	8.1	1980s	97	18.9	4.9	1.1	0.6	1.7	3.0	5.7	51.9	0.0	0.1	37.5	2.1	3.1	68.8	57.2	1.5	3.4	1.7	1,838	784	478	109	56	169	169	309
24	Wayne Robinson W. Robinson	7.9	1980s	81	19.7	3.6	1.4	0.6	0.3	2.9	6.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	3.0	72.9	52.3	1.4	2.2	1.8	1,592	643	294	112	46	24	149	186
25	Sidney Green S. Green	7.9	1980s	80	22.4	8.2	0.8	0.5	0.6	3.2	6.8	47.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.2	67.2	50.9	2.5	5.7	1.6	1,792	631	653	62	41	50	127	197

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
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Playoffs APG Leaders

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7.9

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

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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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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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
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10	Warriors	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