1983 NBA Total Points Leaders
Points scored
Adrian Dantley led the NBA in total points in 1983 with 2,418, 88 ahead of Mark Aguirre (2,330). It stands 45th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 2 times Adrian Dantley led in total points.
Led the NBA in 1983
Adrian Dantley
UTH
2,418
Total Points
88 clear of Mark Aguirre
Showing Total Points and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | PTS | GP | MPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Dantley | UTH | 2,418 | 79 | 37.8 | 30.6 |
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DAL | 2,330 | 79 | 36.7 | 29.5 |
| 3 | Kiki Vandeweghe | DEN | 2,295 | 78 | 35.1 | 29.4 |
| 4 | Alex English | DEN | 2,167 | 82 | 35.0 | 26.4 |
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NYK | 2,027 | 77 | 34.6 | 26.3 |
| 6 |
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SAN | 1,967 | 76 | 34.0 | 25.9 |
| 7 |
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BOS | 1,908 | 79 | 38.3 | 24.2 |
| 8 | Terry Cummings | SDC | 1,854 | 81 | 35.9 | 22.9 |
| 9 | Mike Mitchell | SAN | 1,839 | 79 | 36.1 | 23.3 |
| 10 | Rolando Blackman | DAL | 1,815 | 81 | 37.4 | 22.4 |
| 11 | Purvis Short | GOS | 1,803 | 79 | 37.3 | 22.8 |
| 12 |
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KCK | 1,794 | 82 | 35.6 | 21.9 |
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ATL | 1,750 | 81 | 36.6 | 21.6 |
| 14 |
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DET | 1,748 | 82 | 36.7 | 21.3 |
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PHL | 1,727 | 77 | 34.8 | 22.4 |
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POR | 1,722 | 81 | 33.2 | 21.3 |
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HOU | 1,720 | 82 | 32.8 | 21.0 |
| 18 |
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LAL | 1,717 | 80 | 32.8 | 21.5 |
| 19 | World Free | CLE | 1,669 | 75 | 31.7 | 22.3 |
| 20 | Jeff Ruland | WAS | 1,665 | 75 | 41.1 | 22.2 |
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MIL | 1,654 | 79 | 38.9 | 20.9 |
| 22 | Joe Barry Carroll | GOS | 1,639 | 80 | 37.0 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Darrell Griffith | UTH | 1,636 | 82 | 32.3 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Kelly Tripucka | DET | 1,618 | 76 | 32.8 | 21.3 |
| 25 | Moses Malone | PHL | 1,609 | 71 | 36.8 | 22.7 |
| 26 |
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PHL | 1,588 | 78 | 32.8 | 20.4 |
| 27 |
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SEA | 1,563 | 82 | 36.5 | 19.1 |
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PHX | 1,557 | 78 | 32.6 | 20.0 |
| 29 |
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MIL | 1,535 | 74 | 36.7 | 20.7 |
| 30 | Robert Parish | BOS | 1,520 | 80 | 35.8 | 19.0 |
| 31 |
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BOS | 1,511 | 82 | 31.4 | 18.4 |
| 32 | Clark Kellogg | IND | 1,506 | 79 | 33.9 | 19.1 |
| 33 | Dan Issel | DEN | 1,506 | 76 | 27.3 | 19.8 |
| 34 | Gus Williams | SEA | 1,497 | 80 | 35.2 | 18.7 |
| 35 | Quintin Dailey | CHI | 1,491 | 82 | 29.9 | 18.2 |
| 36 | Tom Chambers | SEA | 1,483 | 82 | 31.3 | 18.1 |
| 37 | Lewis Lloyd | HOU | 1,458 | 82 | 31.4 | 17.8 |
| 38 |
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PHX | 1,451 | 82 | 35.4 | 17.7 |
| 39 | Orlando Woolridge | CHI | 1,444 | 75 | 33.9 | 19.3 |
| 40 |
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UTH | 1,430 | 81 | 22.2 | 17.7 |
| 41 |
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DET | 1,422 | 82 | 34.9 | 17.3 |
| 42 | Norm Nixon | SDC | 1,391 | 82 | 37.2 | 17.0 |
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ATL | 1,380 | 73 | 35.8 | 18.9 |
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NJN | 1,365 | 69 | 31.4 | 19.8 |
| 45 |
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NJN | 1,357 | 81 | 29.8 | 16.8 |
| 46 | John Long | DET | 1,334 | 82 | 30.7 | 16.3 |
| 47 |
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NYK | 1,310 | 77 | 32.3 | 17.0 |
| 48 | Cliff T. Robinson | CLE | 1,301 | 73 | 32.9 | 17.8 |
| 49 |
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LAL | 1,294 | 75 | 33.4 | 17.3 |
| 50 | Sleepy Floyd | GOS | 1,291 | 77 | 33.2 | 16.8 |
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