Small forwards dropped the most points in 1980-81, with 46,429 points.
| POSITION | PTS | SEASON | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Forward | 46,429 | 1980-81 | 3,620 | 25.6 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 23.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 76.6 | 53.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 92,829 | 16,877 | 8,271 | 3,457 | 1,598 | 6,782 | 8,848 | |
| 2 | Shooting Guard | 46,252 | 1980-81 | 3,771 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 47.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 27.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 79.0 | 52.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 92,660 | 9,477 | 10,679 | 4,048 | 931 | 7,035 | 8,140 | |
| 3 | Center | 41,265 | 1980-81 | 3,915 | 24.6 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.9 | 55.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 96,445 | 26,066 | 6,973 | 2,399 | 4,174 | 7,146 | 11,454 | |
| 4 | Power Forward | 36,537 | 1980-81 | 3,791 | 23.4 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 69.9 | 53.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 88,564 | 22,011 | 6,370 | 2,841 | 2,739 | 6,572 | 10,914 | |
| 5 | Point Guard | 33,403 | 1980-81 | 3,516 | 24.1 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 46.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 24.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 78.9 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 84,842 | 7,579 | 15,741 | 4,219 | 594 | 7,268 | 7,909 |
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