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
| Points | ||||
| 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 |