1980-81 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1980-1981 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Utah Jazz, Adrian Dantley led the NBA with an average of 30.7 points in 80 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 1400 points.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1980-81 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Jazz) |
30.7 | 2,452 | 80 |
| 2 | (Rockets) |
27.8 | 2,222 | 80 |
| 3 | (Spurs) |
27.1 | 2,221 | 82 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
26.2 | 2,095 | 80 |
| 5 | (Nuggets) |
25.5 | 1,967 | 77 |
| 6 | (Kings) |
24.6 | 1,747 | 71 |
| 7 | (76ers) |
24.6 | 2,014 | 82 |
| 8 | (Cavaliers) |
24.5 | 2,012 | 82 |
| 9 | (Warriors) |
24.1 | 1,565 | 65 |
| 10 | (Nuggets) |
23.8 | 1,929 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Lakers) |
22.6 | 1,827 | 81 |
| 12 | (Warriors) |
21.9 | 1,771 | 81 |
| 13 | (Nuggets) |
21.9 | 1,749 | 80 |
| 14 | (Hawks) |
21.7 | 1,454 | 67 |
| 15 | (Nets) |
21.4 | 1,688 | 79 |
| 16 | (Celtics) |
21.2 | 1,741 | 82 |
| 17 | (Jazz) |
20.6 | 1,671 | 81 |
| 18 | (Bucks) |
20.3 | 1,541 | 76 |
| 19 | (Knicks) |
20.1 | 1,646 | 82 |
| 20 | (Knicks) |
19.7 | 1,560 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Clippers) |
19.3 | 1,585 | 82 |
| 22 | (Hawks) |
19.1 | 1,431 | 75 |
| 23 | (Kings) |
19.0 | 1,535 | 81 |
| 24 | (Celtics) |
18.9 | 1,552 | 82 |
| 25 | (Bulls) |
18.9 | 1,549 | 82 |
| 26 | (Warriors) |
18.9 | 1,547 | 82 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
18.8 | 1,543 | 82 |
| 28 | (Suns) |
18.8 | 1,486 | 79 |
| 29 | (Supersonics) |
18.7 | 1,530 | 82 |
| 30 | (Suns) |
18.0 | 1,402 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bulls) |
17.9 | 1,469 | 82 |
| 32 | (Bullets) |
17.8 | 1,439 | 81 |
| 33 | (Spurs) |
17.7 | 1,326 | 75 |
| 34 | (Pacers) |
17.5 | 1,436 | 82 |
| 35 | (Bullets) |
17.2 | 1,289 | 75 |
| 36 | (Trail Blazers) |
17.1 | 1,354 | 79 |
| 37 | (Lakers) |
17.1 | 1,350 | 79 |
| 38 | (Trail Blazers) |
17.0 | 1,345 | 79 |
| 39 | (Clippers) |
16.8 | 1,279 | 76 |
| 40 | (Bucks) |
16.8 | 1,290 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Rockets) |
16.7 | 1,266 | 76 |
| 42 | (Knicks) |
16.4 | 1,293 | 79 |
| 43 | (Knicks) |
16.4 | 1,292 | 79 |
| 44 | (Warriors) |
16.1 | 1,269 | 79 |
| 45 | (Rockets) |
15.9 | 1,301 | 82 |
| 46 | (Pacers) |
15.6 | 1,266 | 81 |
| 47 | (Clippers) |
15.6 | 1,278 | 82 |
| 48 | (Bullets) |
15.5 | 1,271 | 82 |
| 49 | (Supersonics) |
15.5 | 1,206 | 78 |
| 50 | (Celtics) |
15.2 | 1,234 | 81 |