1971-72 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1971-1972 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1971-72 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the NBA with an average of 34.8 points in 81 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1971-72 Regular Season
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Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
1 | (Bucks) |
34.8 | 2,822 | 81 |
2 | (Royals) |
28.2 | 2,145 | 76 |
3 | (Celtics) |
27.5 | 2,252 | 82 |
4 | (Supersonics) |
26.2 | 1,914 | 73 |
5 | (Lakers) |
25.9 | 2,127 | 82 |
6 | (Bulls) |
25.8 | 2,037 | 79 |
7 | (Lakers) |
25.8 | 1,985 | 77 |
8 | (Pistons) |
25.7 | 2,056 | 80 |
9 | (2 teams) |
25.2 | 1,938 | 77 |
10 | (Rockets) |
25.2 | 2,063 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
11 | (Hawks) |
24.7 | 1,899 | 77 |
12 | (Trail Blazers) |
24.5 | 2,009 | 82 |
13 | (76ers) |
23.3 | 1,744 | 75 |
14 | (Knicks) |
23.2 | 1,788 | 77 |
15 | (Celtics) |
23.1 | 1,825 | 79 |
16 | (Bullets) |
22.3 | 1,736 | 78 |
17 | (Bulls) |
22.0 | 1,719 | 78 |
18 | (Warriors) |
21.5 | 1,720 | 80 |
19 | (Warriors) |
21.4 | 1,673 | 78 |
20 | (Warriors) |
21.4 | 1,693 | 79 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
21 | (Pistons) |
21.3 | 1,665 | 78 |
22 | (Suns) |
21.0 | 1,598 | 76 |
23 | (Suns) |
19.7 | 1,619 | 82 |
24 | (Royals) |
19.2 | 1,399 | 73 |
25 | (Braves) |
18.9 | 1,457 | 77 |
26 | (Celtics) |
18.8 | 1,489 | 79 |
27 | (Lakers) |
18.8 | 1,503 | 80 |
28 | (Hawks) |
18.6 | 1,526 | 82 |
29 | (Rockets) |
18.5 | 1,501 | 81 |
30 | (Bucks) |
18.4 | 1,475 | 80 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
31 | (Rockets) |
18.2 | 1,491 | 82 |
32 | (Supersonics) |
18.0 | 1,438 | 80 |
33 | (Suns) |
17.5 | 1,403 | 80 |
34 | (Braves) |
17.3 | 1,352 | 78 |
35 | (Cavaliers) |
17.0 | 1,391 | 82 |
36 | (Knicks) |
16.7 | 1,283 | 77 |
37 | (Supersonics) |
16.6 | 1,210 | 73 |
38 | (Bulls) |
16.2 | 1,328 | 82 |
39 | (Braves) |
15.8 | 1,137 | 72 |
40 | (Suns) |
15.7 | 1,238 | 79 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
41 | (Suns) |
15.7 | 1,268 | 81 |
42 | (Knicks) |
15.4 | 1,233 | 80 |
43 | (2 teams) |
15.1 | 1,148 | 76 |
44 | (Knicks) |
15.1 | 1,177 | 78 |
45 | (Rockets) |
15.0 | 1,172 | 78 |
46 | (Cavaliers) |
15.0 | 1,232 | 82 |
47 | (Lakers) |
14.8 | 1,213 | 82 |
48 | (Trail Blazers) |
13.8 | 1,135 | 82 |
49 | (Celtics) |
13.8 | 1,134 | 82 |
50 | (2 teams) |
13.6 | 1,074 | 79 |