1980 - 1981 Basketball Season Overview
1980 - 1981 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1980 - 1981 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Adrian Dantley | Utah | 80 | 909 | 632 | 2452 | 30 |
| Alex English | Denver | 81 | 768 | 390 | 1929 | 23 |
| Bernard King | Golden State | 81 | 731 | 307 | 1771 | 21 |
| Bill Cartwright | New York | 82 | 619 | 408 | 1646 | 20 |
| Dan Issel | Denver | 80 | 614 | 519 | 1749 | 21 |
| Darrell Griffith | Utah | 81 | 716 | 229 | 1671 | 20 |
| David Thompson | Denver | 77 | 734 | 489 | 1967 | 25 |
| George Gervin | San Antonio | 82 | 850 | 512 | 2221 | 27 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | Los Angeles | 81 | 786 | 254 | 1827 | 22 |
| John Drew | Atlanta | 67 | 500 | 454 | 1454 | 21 |
| Julius Erving | Philadelphia | 82 | 794 | 422 | 2014 | 24 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles | 80 | 836 | 423 | 2095 | 26 |
| Larry Bird | Boston | 82 | 719 | 283 | 1741 | 21 |
| Marques Johnson | Milwaukee | 76 | 636 | 269 | 1541 | 20 |
| Mike Mitchell | Cleveland | 82 | 853 | 302 | 2012 | 24 |
| Mike Newlin | New Jersey | 79 | 632 | 414 | 1688 | 21 |
| Moses Malone | Houston | 80 | 806 | 609 | 2222 | 27 |
| Otis Birdsong | Kansas City | 71 | 710 | 317 | 1747 | 24 |
| Ray Williams | New York | 79 | 616 | 312 | 1560 | 19 |
| World B. Free | Golden State | 65 | 516 | 528 | 1565 | 24 |