what is the average points per game for all nba starter

Larry Bird put up 23.3 points per game as a starter in 1981-82.

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What is the average points per game for all NBA in a regular season starter?
NAME PPG ALLNBA SEASON TM 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 Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.3
1
1981-82
BOS BOS
58
39.4
11.3
6.1
9.5
19.1
49.5
0.2
0.8
22.7
4.2
4.9
86.0
54.8
2,283
1,353
653
352
189
2 Alex English
A. English
25.4
1
1981-82
DEN DEN
82
36.8
6.8
5.3
1.1
1.5
10.4
18.9
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
59.6
2.6
4.2
3.2
3,015
2,082
558
433
87
120
261
261
3 Julius Erving
J. Erving
24.4
1
1981-82
PHI PHI
81
34.4
6.9
3.9
1.7
9.6
17.6
54.6
0.0
0.1
27.3
5.1
6.7
76.3
59.3
2,789
1,974
557
319
141
229
4 George Gervin
G. Gervin
32.3
1
1981-82
SAS SAS
79
35.7
5.0
2.4
1.0
0.6
12.6
25.2
50.0
0.1
0.5
27.8
7.0
8.1
86.4
56.2
2.6
2,817
2,551
392
187
77
45
209
215
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18.5
1
1981-82
LAL LAL
77
38.5
9.6
9.6
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
4.3
5.6
76.1
58.7
2,963
1,426
743
736
221
6 Bernard King
B. King
23.4
1
1981-82
GSW GSW
77
36.5
5.9
3.6
0.3
9.4
16.6
56.7
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.5
6.3
70.7
60.1
2,811
1,798
457
276
21
277
7 Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.1
1
1981-82
HOU HOU
81
41.8
14.7
1.8
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
3,388
2,520
1,188
142
125
208
8 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
19.8
1
1981-82
MIL MIL
80
37.3
6.7
4.8
7.0
13.3
52.3
0.0
5.9
7.2
81.7
60.1
2,986
1,581
533
382
206
9 Robert Parish
R. Parish
20.0
1
1981-82
BOS BOS
78
31.7
10.8
1.8
8.4
15.3
54.6
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.5
71.1
57.6
2,473
1,557
846
137
265
10 Gus Williams
G. Williams
23.4
1
1981-82
SEA SEA
80
35.9
3.1
6.9
9.7
19.9
48.6
0.1
0.5
22.5
4.0
5.4
73.7
52.6
2,871
1,875
244
549
163
11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.8
1
1982-83
LAL LAL
79
32.3
7.5
2.5
9.1
15.5
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
4.7
74.9
61.9
2,555
1,722
592
200
220
12 Larry Bird
L. Bird
23.6
1
1982-83
BOS BOS
79
37.7
11.0
5.8
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2,982
1,867
870
458
197
13 Alex English
A. English
28.4
1
1982-83
DEN DEN
82
36.4
7.3
4.8
11.7
22.6
51.6
0.0
5.0
6.0
82.9
56.1
3.2
2,988
2,326
601
397
262
235
14 Julius Erving
J. Erving
21.4
1
1982-83
PHI PHI
72
33.6
6.8
3.7
1.8
8.4
16.3
51.7
0.0
0.1
33.3
4.6
6.0
75.9
56.6
2,419
1,542
491
263
131
202
15 George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
1
1982-83
SAS SAS
78
36.3
4.6
3.4
1.2
0.8
9.7
19.9
48.7
0.2
0.4
36.4
6.6
7.8
85.3
56.1
2,830
2,043
357
264
90
66
243
16 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16.8
1
1982-83
LAL LAL
79
36.8
8.6
10.5
6.5
11.8
54.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
4.8
80.0
60.3
2,907
1,326
683
829
200
17 Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
1
1982-83
PHI PHI
78
37.5
15.3
1.3
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
2,923
1,908
1,194
101
157
206
18 Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
22.5
1
1982-83
MIL MIL
76
35.7
5.8
4.0
1.4
0.3
8.0
15.2
52.4
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
7.9
82.6
60.2
2.6
2,710
1,712
437
302
108
24
196
180
19 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
22.9
1
1982-83
DET DET
81
38.2
4.0
7.8
9.0
19.0
47.2
0.4
4.5
6.4
71.0
52.5
3,093
1,854
328
634
318
20 Buck Williams
B. Williams
17.0
1
1982-83
NJN NJN
82
36.1
12.5
1.5
6.5
11.1
58.8
0.0
4.0
6.4
62.0
61.1
2,961
1,396
1,027
125
270
21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.5
1
1983-84
LAL LAL
80
32.8
7.3
2.6
0.7
1.8
9.0
15.5
57.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.9
72.3
60.8
2.1
5.2
2.8
2,622
1,717
587
211
55
143
221
211
22 Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.4
1
1983-84
BOS BOS
77
38.8
10.2
6.6
1.9
0.9
9.7
19.7
49.3
0.2
0.9
23.5
4.8
5.4
88.7
55.3
2.3
7.9
3.1
2,988
1,880
787
512
144
69
236
193
23 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.6
1
1983-84
UTA UTA
79
37.8
5.7
3.9
0.8
0.1
10.2
18.2
55.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
10.3
12.0
85.9
65.2
3.3
2,984
2,418
451
310
61
4
264
200
24 Julius Erving
J. Erving
22.4
1
1983-84
PHI PHI
77
34.8
6.9
4.0
1.8
8.8
17.2
51.2
0.1
0.3
33.3
4.7
6.3
75.1
56.2
2.5
4.4
2,683
1,727
532
309
139
217
25 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17.5
1
1983-84
LAL LAL
66
38.4
7.3
13.1
2.2
0.7
6.6
11.6
56.7
0.1
0.4
21.4
4.3
5.3
81.1
62.9
1.5
5.9
4.6
2,532
1,155
485
865
148
49
302
168
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