who has the most points in 1980s decade

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English put up the most points in a decade, with 21,018 points in the 1980s.

NAMEPTSDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
21,018
1980s
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,294
2,286
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
19,082
1980s
778
37.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
3Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
18,157
1980s
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
82.0
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
25,201
3,721
2,206
647
92
2,039
1,833
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
17,899
1980s
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16,246
1980s
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
6Reggie Theus
R. Theus
14,729
1980s
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,712
2,313
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
14,557
1980s
559
36.9
26.0
6.8
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.4
46.7
0.2
0.9
26.9
5.8
7.3
80.4
53.0
2.9
3.8
2.7
20,644
3,784
1,357
811
403
1,485
1,196
8Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
14,488
1980s
602
33.6
24.1
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
3,395
2,252
518
231
1,814
1,819
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
14,216
1980s
547
33.1
26.0
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
2,333
1,455
563
365
1,545
1,515
10Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
14,161
1980s
679
33.8
20.9
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
18.0
49.2
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.1
4.0
78.2
52.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
22,961
3,917
950
479
371
1,198
1,797
11Robert Parish
R. Parish
14,043
1980s
786
32.9
17.9
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.7
7.3
13.4
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.3
58.3
3.3
7.2
2.4
25,841
8,195
1,419
660
1,346
1,924
2,424
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13,943
1980s
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
13Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
13,775
1980s
605
33.2
22.8
4.0
2.4
0.6
0.4
8.8
16.5
53.2
0.2
0.5
36.2
5.1
5.8
87.0
59.9
1.3
2.7
1.9
20,088
2,416
1,435
383
215
1,129
1,278
14Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
13,342
1980s
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
85.6
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
8,192
2,721
871
829
1,878
2,822
15Julius Erving
J. Erving
13,263
1980s
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,770
1,621
16Walter Davis
W. Davis
13,106
1980s
687
29.1
19.1
2.6
4.2
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.6
51.2
0.2
0.7
28.2
2.9
3.4
84.8
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
19,973
1,766
2,918
852
74
1,730
1,583
17Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
12,896
1980s
634
34.0
20.3
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.2
6.5
79.5
54.8
2.2
4.7
2.9
21,559
4,341
1,500
564
406
1,808
2,418
18Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
12,862
1980s
635
36.7
20.3
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
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,437
2,105
19Kevin McHale
K. McHale
12,830
1980s
694
32.1
18.5
7.6
1.8
0.4
1.8
7.3
12.9
56.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
3.9
5.0
78.0
61.2
2.6
5.0
2.0
22,275
5,277
1,217
262
1,269
1,396
2,076
20Purvis Short
P. Short
12,740
1980s
685
30.1
18.6
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.2
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.4
4.2
82.7
52.9
1.7
2.7
2.2
20,633
3,030
1,881
758
146
1,490
2,044
21World B. Free
W. B. Free
12,662
1980s
583
31.8
21.7
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
17.5
45.2
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.5
7.2
76.6
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
18,515
1,555
2,303
619
116
1,372
1,504
22Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
12,159
1980s
550
34.6
22.1
8.8
2.4
1.4
0.8
9.1
18.5
49.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.9
5.5
70.9
52.9
3.2
5.6
2.4
19,052
4,834
1,345
772
436
1,346
1,974
23Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
12,127
1980s
630
33.7
19.2
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
2,308
1,954
472
196
1,234
990
24Bernard King
B. King
12,100
1980s
535
33.5
22.6
5.3
3.2
0.9
0.2
9.0
16.7
53.8
0.0
0.1
14.9
4.6
6.2
74.8
58.2
1.7
3.6
3.1
17,948
2,841
1,689
508
129
1,633
1,787
25Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
11,954
1980s
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
3,078
4,381
1,055
456
1,976
2,265

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