Between January 1, 1985 and December 31, 1985, Alex English had the most points per minute played when playing 30+ games, with 0.79.
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highest points per minute by a player from 1/1/85 to 12/31/85 minimum 30 gp| NAME | PTS/MIN | GP | PTS | MIN | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | A. English | 0.79 | 81 | 2,343 | 2,983 | 36.8 | 28.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 22.2 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 83.9 | 57.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 419 | 331 | 87 | 41 | 249 | 251 | |
| 2 |  | M. Aguirre | 0.77 | 76 | 1,944 | 2,540 | 33.4 | 25.6 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 19.4 | 51.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 24.2 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 76.6 | 56.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 458 | 277 | 59 | 31 | 254 | 241 | |
| 3 |  | A. Dantley | 0.76 | 66 | 1,842 | 2,421 | 36.7 | 27.9 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 18.2 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 82.3 | 61.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 363 | 234 | 67 | 6 | 205 | 175 | |
| 4 |  | M. Jordan | 0.76 | 54 | 1,594 | 2,103 | 38.9 | 29.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 19.9 | 52.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 85.4 | 60.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 382 | 344 | 129 | 35 | 196 | 183 | |
| 5 |  | W. B. Free | 0.74 | 82 | 2,022 | 2,743 | 33.5 | 24.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 19.9 | 46.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 35.6 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 76.9 | 53.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 259 | 370 | 99 | 20 | 176 | 205 | |
| 6 |  | D. Wilkins | 0.73 | 79 | 2,185 | 3,001 | 38.0 | 27.7 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 23.4 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 26.0 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 79.4 | 51.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 587 | 191 | 141 | 49 | 245 | 169 | |
| 7 |  | D. Smith | 0.72 | 58 | 1,398 | 1,953 | 33.7 | 24.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 16.8 | 55.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 75.7 | 60.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 286 | 166 | 56 | 47 | 156 | 228 | |
| 8 |  | L. Bird | 0.69 | 78 | 2,144 | 3,094 | 39.7 | 27.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 21.4 | 49.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 39.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 89.4 | 57.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 777 | 509 | 135 | 67 | 261 | 190 | |
| 9 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 0.68 | 77 | 1,726 | 2,520 | 32.7 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 15.7 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 72.3 | 61.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 544 | 256 | 55 | 131 | 191 | 226 | ||
| 10 |  | K. VanDeWeghe | 0.67 | 73 | 1,677 | 2,491 | 34.1 | 23.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 16.0 | 52.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 89.1 | 60.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 215 | 133 | 39 | 19 | 117 | 130 | |
| 11 |  | G. Gervin | 0.67 | 74 | 1,399 | 2,092 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 86.3 | 55.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 242 | 172 | 61 | 40 | 176 | 210 | |
| 12 |  | P. Short | 0.67 | 78 | 2,027 | 3,045 | 39.0 | 26.0 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 21.6 | 45.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.7 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 83.2 | 52.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 414 | 250 | 117 | 29 | 233 | 260 | |
| 13 |  | W. Davis | 0.65 | 45 | 881 | 1,351 | 30.0 | 19.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 16.8 | 46.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 84.0 | 52.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 102 | 222 | 49 | 1 | 125 | 102 | |
| 14 |  | M. Mitchell | 0.65 | 82 | 1,917 | 2,949 | 36.0 | 23.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 20.3 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 81.8 | 52.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 407 | 165 | 69 | 26 | 168 | 206 | |
| 15 |  | C. Natt | 0.65 | 75 | 1,547 | 2,385 | 31.8 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 78.6 | 58.0 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 546 | 224 | 54 | 23 | 152 | 168 | |
| 16 |  | T. Cummings | 0.65 | 81 | 1,750 | 2,698 | 33.3 | 21.6 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 18.9 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 69.5 | 50.8 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 715 | 236 | 121 | 64 | 205 | 264 | |
| 17 |  | O. Woolridge | 0.64 | 80 | 1,870 | 2,908 | 36.4 | 23.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 17.1 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 80.1 | 58.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 433 | 222 | 63 | 53 | 209 | 211 | |
| 18 | | D. Griffith | 0.64 | 46 | 1,029 | 1,608 | 35.0 | 22.4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 20.2 | 45.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 71.4 | 50.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 201 | 124 | 78 | 12 | 146 | 102 | |
| 19 |  | M. Malone | 0.64 | 80 | 1,888 | 2,970 | 37.1 | 23.6 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 81.4 | 56.0 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 982 | 131 | 65 | 93 | 278 | 225 | ||
| 20 | | Q. Dailey | 0.63 | 71 | 1,088 | 1,724 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 80.7 | 51.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 180 | 152 | 48 | 10 | 134 | 175 | |
| 21 |  | M. Woodson | 0.62 | 80 | 1,235 | 2,004 | 25.1 | 15.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 12.9 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.9 | 52.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 206 | 167 | 95 | 29 | 129 | 216 | |
| 22 | | J. Barry Carroll | 0.61 | 32 | 682 | 1,115 | 34.8 | 21.3 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 73.7 | 52.9 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 284 | 71 | 43 | 56 | 114 | 102 | ||
| 23 |  | H. Olajuwon | 0.61 | 83 | 1,852 | 3,051 | 36.8 | 22.3 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 66.6 | 56.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 1,004 | 126 | 104 | 248 | 222 | 337 | ||
| 24 |  | T. Chambers | 0.6 | 80 | 1,620 | 2,683 | 33.5 | 20.3 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 15.4 | 47.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 26.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 83.4 | 55.1 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 531 | 184 | 66 | 56 | 247 | 291 | |
| 25 |  | M. McGee | 0.6 | 71 | 726 | 1,206 | 17.0 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 51.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 36.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 60.0 | 55.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 160 | 76 | 38 | 4 | 83 | 141 | |
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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