1980-1981 NBA Total Points Leaders

Adrian Dantley led the NBA in total points in 1980-1981 with 2,452, 230 ahead of Moses Malone (2,222). It stands 38th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 2 times Adrian Dantley led in total points.

Led the NBA in 1980-1981 Adrian Dantley UTH

2,452 Total Points 230 clear of Moses Malone

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#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG
1	Adrian Dantley	UTH	2,452	80	42.7	30.7
2	Moses Malone	HOU	2,222	80	40.6	27.8
3	George Gervin	SAN	2,221	82	33.7	27.1
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	2,095	80	37.2	26.2
5	Julius Erving	PHL	2,014	82	35.0	24.6
6	Mike Mitchell	CLE	2,012	82	39.0	24.5
7	David Thompson	DEN	1,967	77	34.0	25.5
8	Alex English	DEN	1,929	81	38.2	23.8
9	Jamaal Wilkes	LAL	1,827	81	37.4	22.6
10	Bernard King	GOS	1,771	81	36.0	21.9
11	Dan Issel	DEN	1,749	80	33.0	21.9
12	Otis Birdsong	KCK	1,747	71	36.5	24.6
13	Larry Bird	BOS	1,741	82	39.5	21.2
14	Mike Newlin	NJN	1,688	79	36.8	21.4
15	DG Darrell Griffith	UTH	1,671	81	35.4	20.6
16	Bill Cartwright	NYK	1,646	82	35.7	20.1
17	Freeman Williams	SDC	1,585	82	24.1	19.3
18	World Free	GOS	1,565	65	36.5	24.1
19	Ray Williams	NYK	1,560	79	34.7	19.7
20	Robert Parish	BOS	1,552	82	28.0	18.9
21	Reggie Theus	CHI	1,549	82	34.4	18.9
22	Joe Barry Carroll	GOS	1,547	82	35.6	18.9
23	Truck Robinson	PHX	1,543	82	37.7	18.8
24	Marques Johnson	MIL	1,541	76	33.4	20.3
25	Scott Wedman	KCK	1,535	81	35.8	19.0
26	Jack Sikma	SEA	1,530	82	35.6	18.7
27	Dennis Johnson	PHX	1,486	79	33.1	18.8
28	Artis Gilmore	CHI	1,469	82	34.5	17.9
29	John Drew	ATL	1,454	67	31.0	21.7
30	Elvin Hayes	WAS	1,439	81	36.2	17.8
31	Billy Knight	IND	1,436	82	29.1	17.5
32	Eddie Johnson	ATL	1,431	75	35.9	19.1
33	Walter Davis	PHX	1,402	78	28.0	18.0
34	Jim Paxson	POR	1,354	79	34.2	17.1
35	Norm Nixon	LAL	1,350	79	37.5	17.1
36	MT Mychal Thompson	POR	1,345	79	35.3	17.0
37	JS James Silas	SAN	1,326	75	27.4	17.7
38	RR Robert Reid	HOU	1,301	82	36.1	15.9
39	Micheal Ray Richardson	NYK	1,293	79	40.2	16.4
40	Campy Russell	NYK	1,292	79	36.3	16.4
41	Junior Bridgeman	MIL	1,290	77	28.8	16.8
42	Kevin Grevey	WAS	1,289	75	34.9	17.2
43	Phil Smith	SDC	1,279	76	31.3	16.8
44	Swen Nater	SDC	1,278	82	34.3	15.6
45	GB Greg Ballard	WAS	1,271	82	31.8	15.5
46	Purvis Short	GOS	1,269	79	29.2	16.1
47	James Edwards	IND	1,266	81	29.3	15.6
48	Calvin Murphy	HOU	1,266	76	26.5	16.7
49	Cedric Maxwell	BOS	1,234	81	33.7	15.2
50	Kenny Carr	CLE	1,230	81	32.3	15.2

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