1972 NBA Playoffs: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1972 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1972 NBA Playoffs?
Playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the NBA with an average of 28.7 points in 11 games.
Note: * Minimums to be in this list: 3 games or 100 points.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1972 Playoffs
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Bucks) |
28.7 | 316 | 11 |
| 2 | (Hawks) |
27.7 | 166 | 6 |
| 3 | (Celtics) |
27.4 | 301 | 11 |
| 4 | (Bullets) |
26.7 | 160 | 6 |
| 5 | (Warriors) |
25.4 | 127 | 5 |
| 6 | (Hawks) |
25.0 | 150 | 6 |
| 7 | (Knicks) |
24.3 | 388 | 16 |
| 8 | (Lakers) |
23.8 | 357 | 15 |
| 9 | (Celtics) |
23.5 | 258 | 11 |
| 10 | (Lakers) |
22.9 | 344 | 15 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Warriors) |
21.6 | 108 | 5 |
| 12 | (Bucks) |
21.5 | 237 | 11 |
| 13 | (Lakers) |
19.1 | 286 | 15 |
| 14 | (Bulls) |
18.8 | 75 | 4 |
| 15 | (Knicks) |
18.6 | 297 | 16 |
| 16 | (Hawks) |
18.5 | 111 | 6 |
| 17 | (Bucks) |
17.9 | 197 | 11 |
| 18 | (Bullets) |
17.2 | 103 | 6 |
| 19 | (Knicks) |
16.6 | 266 | 16 |
| 20 | (Knicks) |
16.2 | 259 | 16 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Bulls) |
15.8 | 63 | 4 |
| 22 | (Celtics) |
15.5 | 170 | 11 |
| 23 | (Bulls) |
15.3 | 61 | 4 |
| 24 | (Warriors) |
14.8 | 74 | 5 |
| 25 | (Lakers) |
14.7 | 220 | 15 |
| 26 | (Warriors) |
14.2 | 71 | 5 |
| 27 | (Bulls) |
14.0 | 56 | 4 |
| 28 | (Bullets) |
13.8 | 83 | 6 |
| 29 | (Bulls) |
13.8 | 55 | 4 |
| 30 | (Lakers) |
13.5 | 202 | 15 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Celtics) |
13.2 | 145 | 11 |
| 32 | (Bucks) |
13.1 | 144 | 11 |
| 33 | (Bullets) |
12.3 | 74 | 6 |
| 34 | (Knicks) |
12.3 | 197 | 16 |
| 35 | (Celtics) |
11.6 | 128 | 11 |
| 36 | (Bulls) |
11.3 | 45 | 4 |
| 37 | (Hawks) |
11.0 | 66 | 6 |
| 38 | (Hawks) |
10.8 | 65 | 6 |
| 39 | (Warriors) |
10.8 | 54 | 5 |
| 40 | (Bucks) |
10.0 | 90 | 9 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Knicks) |
9.8 | 156 | 16 |
| 42 | (Bucks) |
9.5 | 104 | 11 |
| 43 | (Hawks) |
9.3 | 56 | 6 |
| 44 | (Bullets) |
9.0 | 54 | 6 |
| 45 | (Celtics) |
8.8 | 97 | 11 |
| 46 | (Bullets) |
7.8 | 47 | 6 |
| 47 | (Bucks) |
7.0 | 35 | 5 |
| 48 | (Hawks) |
6.8 | 41 | 6 |
| 49 | (Bulls) |
6.5 | 26 | 4 |
| 50 | (Lakers) |
6.4 | 45 | 7 |