nba league average ppg per position 1980-1981

Point guards scored 9.5 points per game in 1980-81.

POSITIONPPGPERSEASONGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Point Guard
9.5
13.8
1980-81
3,516
24.1
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
33,403
7,579
15,741
4,219
594
7,268
7,909
2
Shooting Guard
12.3
15
1980-81
3,771
24.6
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
46,252
9,477
10,679
4,048
931
7,035
8,140
3
Small Forward
12.8
16
1980-81
3,620
25.6
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
46,429
16,877
8,271
3,457
1,598
6,782
8,848
4
Power Forward
9.6
14.3
1980-81
3,791
23.4
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
36,537
22,011
6,370
2,841
2,739
6,572
10,914
5
Center
10.5
15.7
1980-81
3,915
24.6
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
41,265
26,066
6,973
2,399
4,174
7,146
11,454

More NBA News

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0