The 1980s
1053 player-team spells across 29 franchises qualify for the 1980s. Ratings are percentiles within the decade, so these players are measured against their own contemporaries rather than against the modern game.
The highest rated is Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, at 99, averaging 25.3 pts · 10.1 reb · 6.5 ast.
Top 25
99
Larry Bird
SF / PF / C · Boston Celtics · 1980s
25.3 pts · 10.1 reb · 6.5 ast
96
Magic Johnson
SG / SF · Los Angeles Lakers · 1980s
19.9 pts · 7.3 reb · 11.7 ast
95
Michael Jordan
PG / SG · Chicago Bulls · 1980s
32.8 pts · 6.3 reb · 6 ast
92
Charles Barkley
SF / PF / C · Philadelphia 76ers · 1980s
22.7 pts · 11.9 reb · 3.6 ast
90
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
C · Los Angeles Lakers · 1980s
20.2 pts · 7.2 reb · 2.6 ast
90
Clyde Drexler
PG / SG · Portland Trail Blazers · 1980s
20.3 pts · 6 reb · 5.6 ast
90
Julius Erving
SF / PF / C · Philadelphia 76ers · 1980s
21.3 pts · 6.3 reb · 3.7 ast
89
Alex English
SF / PF / C · Denver Nuggets · 1980s
26 pts · 5.5 reb · 4.4 ast
88
Adrian Dantley
SF / PF / C · Utah Jazz · 1980s
29.9 pts · 5.9 reb · 3.8 ast
88
Chris Mullin
SF / PF / C · Golden State Warriors · 1980s
20.6 pts · 4.1 reb · 3.9 ast
87
Patrick Ewing
C · New York Knicks · 1980s
22.9 pts · 9.3 reb · 2 ast
87
Marques Johnson
SF / PF / C · Milwaukee Bucks · 1980s
19.9 pts · 6.6 reb · 4.3 ast
87
Lafayette Lever
PG / SG · Denver Nuggets · 1980s
17 pts · 7.6 reb · 7.5 ast
87
Karl Malone
SF / PF / C · Utah Jazz · 1980s
24.9 pts · 10.6 reb · 2.6 ast
87
Larry Nance
SF / PF / C · Phoenix Suns · 1980s
17.3 pts · 7.8 reb · 2.6 ast
87
Larry Nance
SF / PF / C · Cleveland Cavaliers · 1980s
16.7 pts · 8.1 reb · 2.5 ast
87
Hakeem Olajuwon
C · Houston Rockets · 1980s
23.2 pts · 12.4 reb · 2.2 ast
87
Jeff Ruland
C · Washington Wizards · 1980s
18.7 pts · 10.8 reb · 3.3 ast
87
Jack Sikma
C · Seattle SuperSonics · 1980s
18.6 pts · 10.9 reb · 3.6 ast
86
Sidney Moncrief
PG / SG · Milwaukee Bucks · 1980s
17.7 pts · 5 reb · 4.1 ast
86
David Robinson
C · San Antonio Spurs · 1980s
24.3 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast
86
Mychal Thompson
C · Portland Trail Blazers · 1980s
17 pts · 8.9 reb · 3.5 ast
85
Tom Chambers
SF / PF / C · Phoenix Suns · 1980s
26.5 pts · 7.7 reb · 2.6 ast
85
Clark Kellogg
SF / PF / C · Indiana Pacers · 1980s
18.9 pts · 9.5 reb · 2.9 ast
85
Moses Malone
C · Houston Rockets · 1980s
29.5 pts · 14.7 reb · 1.8 ast