1980s · 10 seasons

The 1980s in the NBA.

League avg, the 1980s: 10.5 PPG 4.2 RPG 2.5 APG 47.5% FG 27.8% 3P most dominant of this era →

All-decade composite

Awards + championships across the decade
  1. 1 Magic Johnson 4× 🏆 3× MVP 2× FMVP 8× All-NBA 1st 8× All-Star 1024
  2. 2 Larry Bird 3× 🏆 3× MVP 2× FMVP 8× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 1002
  3. 3 Moses Malone 1× 🏆 2× MVP 1× FMVP 3× All-NBA 1st 8× All-Star 572
  4. 4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4× 🏆 1× FMVP 3× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 550
  5. 5 Isiah Thomas 2× 🏆 1× FMVP 3× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 402
  6. 6 Michael Cooper 4× 🏆 400
  7. 7 Michael Jordan 1× MVP 4× All-NBA 1st 5× All-Star 384
  8. 8 Kevin McHale 3× 🏆 1× All-NBA 1st 6× All-Star 342
  9. 9 Sidney Moncrief 1× All-NBA 1st 5× All-Star 332
  10. 10 Julius Erving 1× 🏆 1× MVP 3× All-NBA 1st 7× All-Star 326

Season-by-season

Champion · MVP · Finals MVP · scoring leader
Season Champion MVP Finals MVP Top scorer
1980-81 BOS Julius Erving Cedric Maxwell Adrian Dantley 30.6 PPG
1981-82 LAL Moses Malone Magic Johnson George Gervin 32.3 PPG
1982-83 PHI Moses Malone Moses Malone Adrian Dantley 30.7 PPG
1983-84 BOS Larry Bird Larry Bird Adrian Dantley 30.6 PPG
1984-85 LAL Larry Bird Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bernard King 32.9 PPG
1985-86 BOS Larry Bird Larry Bird Adrian Dantley 29.8 PPG
1986-87 LAL Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Michael Jordan 37.1 PPG
1987-88 LAL Michael Jordan James Worthy Michael Jordan 35.0 PPG
1988-89 DET Magic Johnson — Michael Jordan 32.5 PPG
1989-90 DET Magic Johnson Isiah Thomas Michael Jordan 33.6 PPG