who scored the most points in the nba in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Alex English dropped the most points, with 21,018 points.

NAME PTS 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 Alex English
A. English
21,018
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
2 Moses Malone
M. Malone
19,082
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
3 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
18,157
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
4 Larry Bird
L. Bird
17,899
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
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16,246
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
6 Reggie Theus
R. Theus
14,729
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
7 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
14,557
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
8 Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
14,488
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
9 George Gervin
G. Gervin
14,216
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
10 Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
14,161
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
11 Robert Parish
R. Parish
14,043
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
12 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13,943
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
13 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
13,775
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
14 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
13,342
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
15 Julius Erving
J. Erving
13,263
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
16 Walter Davis
W. Davis
13,106
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
17 Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
12,896
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
18 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
12,862
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
19 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
12,830
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
20 Purvis Short
P. Short
12,740
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
21 World B. Free
W. B. Free
12,662
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
22 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
12,159
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
23 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
12,127
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
24 Bernard King
B. King
12,100
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
25 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
11,954
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

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
16
1
.941
2
Celtics Celtics
12
3
.800
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
9
6
.600
6.0
4
Magic Magic
9
7
.563
6.5
5
Heat Heat
6
7
.462
8.0
6
Pistons Pistons
7
10
.412
9.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Warriors Warriors
11
3
.786
2
Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
3
Lakers Lakers
10
4
.714
1.0
4
Rockets Rockets
11
5
.688
1.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
8
5
.615
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
7
.533
3.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
11/20
UTA UTA
@
SAS SAS
118-126
Wed
11/20
MIN MIN
@
TOR TOR
105-110
Wed
11/20
DET DET
@
CHA CHA
121-123
Tue
11/19
ORL ORL
@
LAC LAC
93-104
Tue
11/19
NYK NYK
@
PHX PHX
138-122

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
11/22
BKN BKN
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
11/22
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
11/22
GSW GSW
@
NOP NOP
7:30 PM
Fri
11/22
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
11/22
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM