1980-81 NBA Regular Season: Total Points Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total points in the 1980-1981 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total points in the 1980-81 Regular Season?
Playing for the Utah Jazz, Adrian Dantley led the NBA with a total of 2,452 points in 80 games.
Total Points Leaders - TOP 50
1980-81 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Jazz) |
2,452 | 30.7 | 80 |
| 2 | (Rockets) |
2,222 | 27.8 | 80 |
| 3 | (Spurs) |
2,221 | 27.1 | 82 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
2,095 | 26.2 | 80 |
| 5 | (76ers) |
2,014 | 24.6 | 82 |
| 6 | (Cavaliers) |
2,012 | 24.5 | 82 |
| 7 | (Nuggets) |
1,967 | 25.5 | 77 |
| 8 | (Nuggets) |
1,929 | 23.8 | 81 |
| 9 | (Lakers) |
1,827 | 22.6 | 81 |
| 10 | (Warriors) |
1,771 | 21.9 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Nuggets) |
1,749 | 21.9 | 80 |
| 12 | (Kings) |
1,747 | 24.6 | 71 |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
1,741 | 21.2 | 82 |
| 14 | (Nets) |
1,688 | 21.4 | 79 |
| 15 | (Jazz) |
1,671 | 20.6 | 81 |
| 16 | (Knicks) |
1,646 | 20.1 | 82 |
| 17 | (Clippers) |
1,585 | 19.3 | 82 |
| 18 | (Warriors) |
1,565 | 24.1 | 65 |
| 19 | (Knicks) |
1,560 | 19.7 | 79 |
| 20 | (Celtics) |
1,552 | 18.9 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (Bulls) |
1,549 | 18.9 | 82 |
| 22 | (Warriors) |
1,547 | 18.9 | 82 |
| 23 | (Suns) |
1,543 | 18.8 | 82 |
| 24 | (Bucks) |
1,541 | 20.3 | 76 |
| 25 | (Kings) |
1,535 | 19.0 | 81 |
| 26 | (Supersonics) |
1,530 | 18.7 | 82 |
| 27 | (Suns) |
1,486 | 18.8 | 79 |
| 28 | (Bulls) |
1,469 | 17.9 | 82 |
| 29 | (Hawks) |
1,454 | 21.7 | 67 |
| 30 | (Bullets) |
1,439 | 17.8 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 31 | (Pacers) |
1,436 | 17.5 | 82 |
| 32 | (Hawks) |
1,431 | 19.1 | 75 |
| 33 | (Suns) |
1,402 | 18.0 | 78 |
| 34 | (Trail Blazers) |
1,354 | 17.1 | 79 |
| 35 | (Lakers) |
1,350 | 17.1 | 79 |
| 36 | (Trail Blazers) |
1,345 | 17.0 | 79 |
| 37 | (Spurs) |
1,326 | 17.7 | 75 |
| 38 | (Rockets) |
1,301 | 15.9 | 82 |
| 39 | (Knicks) |
1,293 | 16.4 | 79 |
| 40 | (Knicks) |
1,292 | 16.4 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (Bucks) |
1,290 | 16.8 | 77 |
| 42 | (Bullets) |
1,289 | 17.2 | 75 |
| 43 | (Clippers) |
1,279 | 16.8 | 76 |
| 44 | (Clippers) |
1,278 | 15.6 | 82 |
| 45 | (Bullets) |
1,271 | 15.5 | 82 |
| 46 | (Warriors) |
1,269 | 16.1 | 79 |
| 47 | (Pacers) |
1,266 | 15.6 | 81 |
(Rockets) |
1,266 | 16.7 | 76 | |
| 49 | (Celtics) |
1,234 | 15.2 | 81 |
| 50 | (Cavaliers) |
1,230 | 15.2 | 81 |